<P> McDonald's Restaurants of Canada, Limited (French: Les Restaurants McDonald du Canada Ltée) 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 . The slogans used in Canada are "i'm lovin' it" (in English) and "c'est ça que j'm" (in French). </P> <P> McDonald's Canadian operations are based in Don Mills, Ontario, in North York . The current McDonald's Canada President is John Betts . </P> <P> The company was founded by Chicago - born George Cohon . The first store opened in 1967 as the Western Canadian franchisee and operated with the U.S. operations . Cohon was the Eastern Canadian franchise and opened his store in 1968 on Oxford Street West in London, Ontario . 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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