EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPEN!

Join us on September 22 for Franchise Law Day!

With plenaries, workshops and sessions hosted by Canada’s foremost franchise lawyers, this conference is designed to help busy franchisors keep up to date with the latest franchise-related legislative developments.

You’ll explore important lessons learned by leading case laws and the practical measures that can be taken to protect your business and minimize legal risk.

SMART GROWTH STRATEGY & EXECUTION SEMINAR!

During previous CFA Smart Growth Webinars, The Franchise GrowthLab taught you the three must have habits needed to scale past 25 units. Now the rubber hits the road, and through the GrowthLab’s interactive, group workshop session, we will help you build your very own personalized roadmap to scale your business and still love franchising, all while earning CFE Credits!

FRANCHISING MEETS THE MONEY: GROWTH & EXIT STRATEGIES

Whether you are experienced or new to the world of franchising, and the market for the purchase and sale of franchise companies or multi-unit franchisees, the CFA’s Franchising Meets the Money:

Growth & Exit Strategies conference will help you! By attending the virtual conference, franchisors and multi-unit franchisees can ensure that someday down the road you’ll be able to make the most of your efforts and maximize your opportunities.

REGISTER NOW: Fran-Guard (In-person) | Earn 300 CFE Education Credits | October 21, 2022

Date: Friday, October 21, 2022, 9 am – 3 pm

Location: Enercare Centre, 1-100 Princes’ Blvd, Toronto ON

Speakers:

Join us on October 21, 2022, for a live session of the Fran-Guard course. Joseph Adler and Tanya Keggin will take you through the franchise sales management and compliance process. This compliance and legal primer will give you tools to manage your compliance program to avoid costly mistakes that can potentially wreck your franchise.

The Canadian Franchise Association’s (CFA) Fran-Guard course is based on the International Franchise Association’s (IFA) Fran-Guard program and is a mandatory component of the CFE Program This will be recognized for 300 CFE Education credits.

To register for this in-person session, please click here.

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LOOKING TO HIRE?

Advertise your available positions through the CFA’s Career Board! 

You’ll have the opportunity to share an unlimited number of job postings for internship, part-time and full-time positions (for you and/or your franchisees), FREE for members until October 31, 2022!

Interested? Send your job description and an application link to aschopp@cfa.ca to get started!

NEW MEMBER ONBOARDING WEBINAR 

New to the CFA? Join us for our onboarding webinars where we’ll cover everything you need to know about joining the CFA. Our Onboarding webinars run on the second Tuesday of every month. Register now for our October 11th Webinars:

Franchise System Registration

Franchise Support Service Registration

FRANCHISE CAREER DAY!

Are you a CFA Member looking to hire exceptional talent for your company? 

The CFA’s Franchise Career Day on October 13th is your chance to raise brand awareness, connect directly with students looking for work, AND scout new employees for any open positions within your franchise system.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity—Purchase a booth at the CFA Franchise Career Fair today!

VANCOUVER MEET & GREET

Come out and connect with the franchise community in Vancouver during our Meet & Greet, sponsored by Boston Pizza, on November 10th.

Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to connect face-to-face and build new relationships within your local Franchise Community! 

CFA HOLIDAY SOCIAL 

Mark your calendars—The CFA is hosting an ‘Ugly Sweater’ Holiday Social on November 24th, 2022! 

Join us in November to celebrate the holidays and to meet, connect, & network with your franchise community. See you there!

Do You Know a Franchise or a Supplier that Should Join CFA?

Your Referral will help us grow the CFA Franchise Community! #CFAGrowingTogether

• More members – adds strength to the collective voice of Franchising for the CFA’s advocacy and government relations
• It means we have even greater buying power for our Members Savings Program
• It means a broader network for you to connect with

For any questions in regards to this program, please contact Lou Gervasi at LGervasi@cfa.ca

SHARE YOUR NEWS

CFA serves as a resource to journalists, editors and other members of the media and the Franchise Canada website (FranchiseCanada.Online) is often the first place to which they refer when looking for story ideas about franchising. Franchise Canada can help expand your PR reach to media who are looking for franchising information. Our Industry News section (found on the website and in Franchise Canada magazine) provides the latest CFA member media releases and published online news to both media as well as prospective franchisees who are researching franchising.

We source news items for these sections from media releases submitted by CFA members. Media releases can be about a CFA member company’s developments, promotions, charity work, recent accomplishments, or anything else you’d like to share!

If you are using a public relations company, make sure that they are aware of these editorial opportunities and are sending your news and media releases to CFA. Editorial coverage is free and exclusive to CFA membership.

Send us your media releases via e-mail to editor@cfa.ca. For more information about editorial opportunities in CFA publications, contact Lauren Huneault, Editor, at lhuneault@cfa.ca.

ECONOMIC IMPACT & RESOURCES

Canada sheds jobs for third month, unemployment rate jumps to 5.4%

Canadian employment levels unexpectedly fell for a third straight month in August and the jobless rate jumped, a potential signal interest-rate hikes have started to cool the tight labour market. READ MORE.

OTHER NEWS

Poilievre wins Tory leadership

After seven months of waiting, the most expected thing in Canadian politics was finally made official: Pierre Poilievre is the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. READ MORE.

Do Canadians get a holiday to mourn the Queen? It depends

The federal government has announced that Sept. 19, the date of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, will be a holiday for federal government employees. READ MORE.

NEWS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

U.S. inflation rate cools slightly to 8.3%

The U.S. inflation rate cooled slightly to 8.3 per cent last month, down for the second month in a row after hitting a 40-year high of 9.1 per cent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics reported. READ MORE.

US News: IFA leads push for referendum on AB 257 (FAST Act in California)

Following the passage of Assembly Bill 257 or the FAST Act in California, IFA led a coalition of restaurant owners on a first step toward blocking the law by filing a referendum against the law on Wednesday. READ MORE.

US News: IFA Sounds Alarm Over Proposed Joint Employer Rule Change

The International Franchise Association monitors joint-employer rules and lobbies strenuously against regulatory changes that expand the types of businesses that are covered by those rules. READ MORE.

FRANCHISE FUNDAMENTALS 

No matter your reason for breaking into the world of franchising, the Canadian Franchise Association’s (CFA) Franchise Fundamentals Event will introduce you to the basics and benefits of franchising, along with the key people you’ll meet on the path to business ownership. Through this educational three-week series, you can assess whether franchising is the right path to help you turn your business dreams into a reality. 

FRANCHISE CANADA SHOWS ARE BACK!

Canada’s ultimate franchise exhibition is back in your favourite cities! The CFA’s Franchise Canada Show is the place to meet and connect with prospective franchisees looking to start their dream of opening a local business with a reputable national brand like yours in Montreal, Calgary, Toronto or Vancouver!

You can now register for all 4 Franchise Canada Shows! Click on the icons to discover each show.