Buying a Franchise in Canada: Preparing Your Finance Application
Build a clear finance application covering your own contribution, supporting documents, repayments and the terms to check before you commit.
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Buying a Franchise in Canada: Choosing Independent Advisers
Choose independent legal and accounting advisers and agree the scope of their work so they can review your franchise purchase before you commit.
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Buying a Franchise in Canada: Checking Revenue Forecasts
Before buying a franchise, check where the advertised revenue figures come from and test the assumptions underpinning your budget.
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Buying a Franchise in Canada: Check the Advertising Fund
Before you buy, check how advertising contributions are used, which accounts you can access and which local costs you will still need to cover.
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Franchising in Canada: checking termination clauses
Before buying, identify the grounds for termination, the time allowed to remedy a breach and the consequences of ending the agreement early.
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Franchising in Canada: assessing a franchisor’s financial health
Before buying a franchise, examine the franchisor’s finances to assess its ability to support your business over the long term.
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Franchising in Canada: Setting Your Royalty Fees
Set sustainable royalty fees, define how they are calculated and test their impact on cash flow before offering your first franchise.
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Franchising in Canada: selecting your first franchisees
Set clear criteria, vet applicants and build a selection process that meets franchise disclosure requirements.
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Franchising in Canada: protecting your trade mark
Before franchising, check your trade mark rights and put clear rules in place for its use so you do not pass on a vulnerable brand identity.
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Franchising in Canada: writing your operations manual
Turn your working practices into usable procedures, then align your manual with the franchise agreement and disclosure requirements.
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Franchising in Canada: setting rules for mandatory refurbishments
Plan for mandatory franchisee refurbishments: triggers, costs, timing and disclosure before signing.
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Franchising in Canada: financing the transition to a franchise network
Plan the cash you need to become a franchisor without relying on initial fees from your first franchisees.
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Pizza Salvatoré: franchisee plans third restaurant in Lac-Saint-Jean
Viviane Nkaptchouang Djilo plans to open in Saint-Félicien on 15 December, following restaurants in Dolbeau-Mistassini and Roberval.
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Boston Pizza reports record third-quarter franchise sales
Boston Pizza reports C$257.5 million in franchise sales for the third quarter of 2026 and an eighth consecutive quarter of like-for-like sales growth.
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Franchising in Canada: four expansion announcements to watch
Dunkin’, Yolks, 7-Eleven and Dairy Queen have announced separate plans to expand their franchise presence in Canada.
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