ca, the influence of different parts of Canada with immigration

Food service department

More than 1 out of every 4 workers in the food and beverage sector are immigrants.

11% of all immigrant workers who arrived in Canada between 2011 and 2016 were employed in the food and beverage sector, at which time the sector became the top employer for new immigrants.

Nationwide, immigrants make up more than half (53 percent) of business owners (with a salaried workforce) in Food and beverage section form.

In addition, new immigrants help grow the food service sector. In 2016, more than 3,200 immigrants nationwide owned a food or beverage business.