Cafes & coffee shops in Canada

2026-08-12

CPP is being cut for the first time. It is worth about $2 per $1,000 of payroll

If you have staff, your CPP bill is about to go down. Not by much, and not automatically. Here is the exact size of it on a real payroll, why your payroll software is right to still say 5.95%, and why the wage floor rise in October will take back more than January hands you.

2026-07-14

Ontario's minimum wage goes to $17.95 in October. The 35 cents is not the problem.

If you run a cafe or restaurant in Ontario, here is your headline: the general minimum wage goes from $17.60 to $17.95 an hour on 1 October 2026, up 35 cents, about 2%. That is a small rise, and it is smaller still once you see how it works. The useful part is not the number. It is that Ontario told you in April and does not start charging it until October, and it goes up like this every year. Here is what the increase actually costs you on your own roster, and how to make the six-month head start pay for itself instead of quietly eating your margin.