Which McDonald's restaurant became the first company location outside the United States in 1967?

The McDonald's restaurant in Richmond, British Columbia, became the first company location outside the United States in 1967.

The Canadian opening marked McDonald's first major international expansion. Richmond is part of the Vancouver metropolitan area, and the restaurant introduced the familiar McDonald's visual identity and service system to a market beyond the United States.

Canada became especially important to the company's branding history because it was the first country where McDonald's established a sustained international presence. The Canadian business developed local menu and marketing practices while retaining the arches and the McDonald's name.

This opening is often confused with the first McDonald's in Canada more generally. The Richmond location was the first Canadian restaurant in the company's expansion history, not merely the first in British Columbia. Canada later became one of McDonald's largest markets outside the United States.