McDonald’s first Canadian restaurant opened in Richmond, British Columbia, in 1967.
The Richmond opening was a major branding milestone because it carried McDonald’s visual identity beyond the United States for the first time. The restaurant introduced Canadian customers to the company’s familiar name, arches, fast-service format, and product-focused advertising.
Richmond is part of the Metro Vancouver region, but it is a separate city. That distinction matters because sources may describe the surrounding area as Vancouver while identifying the restaurant’s actual municipality as Richmond.
The Canadian launch came during a period when McDonald’s was standardizing its international identity. Later overseas openings expanded the same recognizable brand system into Europe, Asia, Australia, and other regions.