citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message mcdonald s restaurants of canada limited type subsidiary industry restaurant genre fast food founded richmond british columbia canada 1967 headquarters 1 mcdonald s place don mills toronto ontario canada number of locations 1 400 area served canada key people george cohon founder john betts president jacques mignault chief operating officer products master franchise number of employees 85 000 parent mcdonald s website www.mcdonalds.ca mcdonald s & canadian flags mcdonald s canada french les restaurants mcdonald du canada lt e is the canadian master franchise of the fast food restaurant chain mcdonald s owned by the american parent mcdonald s corporation . one of canada s largest fast food restaurant chains the franchise sells food items including hamburgers chicken french fries and soft drinks all across the country . mcdonald s is known for its high fat and calorie foods but it also has alternatives such as salads juices and milk . mcdonald s was previously canada s largest food service operator before being overtaken by tim hortons in 2005 . 1 the slogans used in canada are i m lovin it in english and c est a que j m in french . mcdonald s canadian operations are based in don mills ontario in north york . the current mcdonald s canada president is john betts . contents 1 history 2 products 3 executives 4 criticisms and controversies 4.1 tfwp abuse 5 gallery 6 references 7 external links history edit the company was founded by chicago born george cohon . the first store opened in 1968 as the western canadian franchisee and operated with the u.s. operations . cohon was the eastern canadian franchise and opened his store in 1968 . in 1971 cohon merged the two operations to one national operation . cohon was responsible for developing the eastern canadian franchises . the first mcdonald s restaurant in canada was opened in 1967 in richmond british columbia by western franchise owners . it was also the first mcdonald s restaurant outside of the united states . as of 2014 mcdonald s canada had 1 400 stores including walmart canada locations in canada and more than 85 000 canadian employees . there are mcdonald s restaurants in all of the provinces and territories with the exception of nunavut . the flagship location opened in 2013 near the yonge dundas square in toronto . products edit further information list of mcdonald s products executives edit as of august 2014 george a. cohon o.c. o.ont . b.sc . j.d. ph.d. hon. founder john betts president jacques mignault chief operating officer len jillard senior vice president people resources and chief people officer david j. hederson vice president and chief financial officer joel yashinsky vice president chief marketing officer richard p. ellis senior vice president communications and public affairs criticisms and controversies edit tfwp abuse edit mcdonald s canada faced severe criticism for its use and abuse of temporary foreign workers program tfwp . several of its franchises are under federal investigation for abuse of tfwp . after a public outcry mcdonald s canada stated that it would undertake a comprehensive review of its use of tfwp . 2 in a conference call to the franchisees about the program mcdonald s canada ceo john betts stated the fact of the matter is we are a big bad company corporate you know bad company . and these poor maligned employees are who they are ... this has been an attack on our brand ... this is an attack on our people . it s bullshit . he pointed out that he has spoken with employment minister jason kenney and the minister fully understands mcdonald s canada s concerns . 3 following this and other similar controversies the government halted the tfwp for the entire restaurant industry . gallery edit mcdonald s canada with a playplace in moncton new brunswick . mcdonald s canada at a walmart canada in toronto ontario . mcdonald s canada with a playplace in sault ste. marie ontario . mcdonald s canada at st. clair subway station in toronto ontario . mcdonald s canada with renovations done in summerside prince edward island . mcdonald s in the walmart supercentre of brockville ontario . mcdonald s drive through in ontario . mcdonald s in richmond hill ontario references edit wendy s confirms tim hortons ipo by march . ottawa business journal . 1 december 2005 . mcdonald s accused of favouring foreign workers . www.cbc.ca . cbc . 2014 . retrieved 2014 03 23 . mcdonald s canada ceo calls foreign worker controversy bullshit . www.cbc.ca . cbc . 2014 . retrieved 2014 03 23 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to mcdonald s canada . mcdonald s canada v t e mcdonald s history advertising ad programs countries with franchises legal cases product list international availability people richard and maurice 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