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HALIFAX — Restaurants in Canada are being slammed with a daunting mix of soaring costs, staffing issues and capacity problems, making a slow start to the critical summer patio season a near crisis for some eateries across the country, industry expert

Restaurants in Canada are being slammed with a daunting mix of soaring costs, staffing issues and capacity problems, making a slow start to the critical summer patio season a near crisis for some eateries across the country, industry experts say.

HALIFAX - Restaurants in Canada are being slammed with a daunting mix of soaring costs, staffing issues and capacity problems, making a slow start to ...

Restaurants in Canada are being slammed with a daunting mix of soaring costs, staffing issues and capacity problems, making a slow start to the critical summer patio season a near crisis for some eateries across the country, industry experts say.

Restaurants in Canada are being slammed with a daunting mix of soaring costs, staffing issues and capacity problems, making a slow start to the critical summer patio season a near crisis for some eateries across the country, industry experts say.

With inflation stacked onto labour shortages, many restaurants in Nova Scotia are either losing money or barely breaking even. Profit margins haven't returned to pre-pandemic levels and are expected to drop in 2023.

Restaurateurs say a shortage of staff is hindering their ability to stay afloat in the face of rising costs.

The Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia believes staff shortages have reached a critical level.