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title: "Pokeworks Celebrates Expansion into Canada with Four New Locations"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d7463915-6d21-45b8-a735-243555f74480
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20231115_pokeworks_celebrates_expansion_into_canada_with_four_new_locations.html
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2023-11-15T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:03:03.789Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1497366811353-6870744d04b2?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Pokeworks Celebrates Expansion into Canada with Four New Locations

**TL;DR:** Pokeworks is expanding into Canada with four new locations in Toronto, Burlington, Ottawa, and Toronto's The Well, opening between November 2023 and March 2024. The expansion is in partnership with franchise partners George and Alex.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-11-15. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20231115_pokeworks_celebrates_expansion_into_canada_with_four_new_locations.html).*

## Story

Slated to open between November and March of next year, the first four Pokeworks restaurants in Canada will include:

- **Toronto:** slated to open in mid-November 2023

- **Burlington:** opening planned for January 2024

- **Barrhaven (Ottawa):** opening planned for January 2024

- **The Well:** Front & Spadina, Toronto; opening planned for March 2024

“We are thrilled to introduce our handcrafted poke bowls to new guests north of the border in partnership with our dedicated franchise partners, George and Alex,” said Pokeworks CEO Regina Cheung. “We are committed to providing support to our franchise owners so the Pokeworks brand can stay at the culinary forefront.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Multi-Unit (sector)
- canada (location)
- franchise partnership (topic)
- Toronto (location)
- Pokeworks (company)
- canada expansion (topic)
- Ottawa (location)
- Burlington (location)
- Regina Cheung (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20231115_pokeworks_celebrates_expansion_into_canada_with_four_new_locations.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d7463915-6d21-45b8-a735-243555f74480).