Happy hour times in Canada follow a twice-a-day pattern at most big chains: as of November 11, 2026, 19 of the 27 restaurant chains DinersDeals tracks in 2 or more provinces run an afternoon happy hour, usually from 2 or 3 PM, and a late-night one, usually from 8 or 9 PM to close. All 27 are dine-in only, and the lowest published starting price is $3.99 at The Canadian Brewhouse.
Key facts (as of November 11, 2026)
- 27 restaurant chains with locations in 2 or more provinces run a verified happy hour: 35 live deals, all dine-in only, none needing an app or loyalty account, checked on official websites November 7 to 11, 2026.
- Of the 27 chains, 13 start afternoon happy hour at 2 PM, 8 at 3 PM and 2 at 4 PM; St. Louis Bar & Grill starts at opening, and 3 chains leave it to each location.
- Of the 19 chains with a late-night window, 3 start it at 8 PM (Kelseys, MR MIKES and Ricky's), 14 at 9 PM, and 2 (Elephant & Castle and LOCAL Public Eatery) vary by city or branch.
- All 27 chains list happy hour Monday to Friday; 24 also list Saturday and 23 Sunday.
- The lowest starting price is $3.99 at The Canadian Brewhouse, then $4 at St. Louis Bar & Grill, CRAFT Beer Market and Ricky's (snacks); 13 chains start at $5.
- The cheapest drink plus snack is $7.98 at The Canadian Brewhouse, then $8 at St. Louis and $9 at CRAFT.
- Across the 71 cities DinersDeals covers, 223 restaurants (46 chains, 177 independents) run 271 live happy hour deals; Thursday has the most (236), Sunday the fewest (157), and Toronto leads the cities with 45.
Happy hour times in Canada: how do 27 chains compare by day, hour and price?
Ranked by lowest published starting price (CAD before tax, ties alphabetical); Original Joe's $10 cap and the 5 chains with no listed price come last. "Varies" means each location sets it.
| Chain | Days | Afternoon | Late night | From | Catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Canadian Brewhouse | Mon to Sat | 2 to 6 PM | 9 PM to close | $3.99 | Food needs a drink; no late window in Banff |
| CRAFT Beer Market | Every day | 2 to 5 PM | 9 PM to close | $4 | Times vary by location |
| Ricky's All Day Grill | Every day (confirm) | 2 to 5 PM | 8 PM to late | $4 snacks, $6 drinks | Participating locations |
| St. Louis Bar & Grill | Every day | Open to 5 PM | 9 PM to close | $4 | Participating locations |
| Boston Pizza (Appy Hour) | Varies | Varies | Varies | $5 drinks | Participating locations |
| Cactus Club Cafe | Every day | 2 to 5 PM | 9 PM to close | $5 | 10 PM Fri and Sat at some |
| Chop Steakhouse & Bar | Every day | 3 to 6 PM | 9 PM to close | $5 | Lounge and patio only |
| Earls Kitchen + Bar | Every day | 3 to 6 PM | 9 PM to close | $5 food, half-price select drinks | Lounge, bar and patio only |
| Fionn MacCool's | Every day | Varies | Varies | $5 drinks, $6 snacks | Times set by each pub |
| Kelseys Original Roadhouse | Every day | 3 to 5 PM | 8 PM to close | $5 drinks, apps from $10 | Hours may vary |
| Milestones Grill + Bar | Every day | 3 to 6 PM | 9 PM to close | $5; 3 starters for $39 | Late night not at every branch |
| Moxies | Every day | 2 to 5 PM | 9 PM to close | $5 | Hours vary by location |
| MR MIKES Steakhouse Casual | Every day | 2 to 5 PM | 8 PM to close | $5 | Participating locations |
| The Old Spaghetti Factory | Every day | 2 to 5 PM | Edmonton Downtown only | $5 drinks, apps from $8 | Not at the Toronto location |
| The Rec Room | Every day | 4 to 7 PM | n/a | $5 drinks, $10 apps | Granville (Vancouver) only |
| Shark Club Sports Bar & Grill | Weekdays (Winnipeg every day) | 2 to 5 PM (Winnipeg 3 to 6 PM) | 9 PM to close | $5 | Not on special event days |
| State & Main Kitchen + Bar | Every day | 2 to 5 PM | 9 PM to close | $5 drinks | Pricing varies by location |
| Elephant & Castle | Weekdays | 3 to 5 or 6 PM | 9, 10 or 11 PM by city | $6 | Differs by city |
| Jack Astor's Bar & Grill | Every day | 2 to 5 PM | 9 PM to close | $6 drinks | Not at Front St (Toronto) |
| The Keg Steakhouse + Bar | Every day | Varies | Varies | $6 beer, $7 bites (GTA) | Bar and lounge; hours by location |
| Red Lobster | Weekdays | 3 to 6 PM | n/a | $7 drinks, $2 off starters | No To Go or delivery |
| Original Joe's Restaurant & Bar | Every day | 2 to 5 PM | 9 PM to close | $10 or less | Red Deer 3 to 6 PM |
| 3 Brasseurs | Weekdays | 3 to 7 PM | n/a | Not listed | Participating locations; no stacking |
| Browns Socialhouse | Every day | 2 to 5 PM | 9 PM to close | Not listed | Prices vary by location |
| JOEY Restaurants | Every day | 3 to 6 PM | 9 PM to close | Not listed | Lounge, bar and patio only |
| LOCAL Public Eatery | Every day | 2 to 5 PM | Varies | Not listed | Times vary by branch |
| St-Hubert | Varies | 4 to 7 PM | n/a | Not listed | Dining rooms only |
What time is happy hour at chain restaurants in Canada?
At most Canadian chains, happy hour runs from 2 or 3 PM until 5 or 6 PM, then again from 9 PM to close. Of the 27 chains above, 13 end the afternoon window at 5 PM, 6 at 6 PM and 3 at 7 PM; Elephant & Castle and Shark Club end at 5 or 6 PM depending on the city, and Boston Pizza, The Keg and Fionn MacCool's leave it to each location.
On published weekday times, an afternoon happy hour is still on at 5:30 PM at The Canadian Brewhouse, Chop, Earls, Milestones, JOEY, Red Lobster, Elephant & Castle in Calgary and Winnipeg and Shark Club Winnipeg (all until 6 PM), and at 3 Brasseurs, St-Hubert and The Rec Room Granville (until 7 PM).
The longest fixed weekday windows are 4 hours, at The Canadian Brewhouse (2 to 6 PM) and 3 Brasseurs (3 to 7 PM); St. Louis runs from opening to 5 PM, and Shark Club Winnipeg 12 to 5 PM on weekends. Branch-by-branch Earls times are on the Earls happy hour deal page.
FeaturedEarls happy hour runs daily, usually 3–6 PM and 9 PM–close, with half-price select cocktails and wine bottles, $3 off beer and food from $5.
- Valid days: Every day
- Hours: 3–6 PM & 9 PM–Close
- 37 locations
Verified Source: earls.ca (opens in a new tab)
FROM $5Happy hour food
View DealWhich chains have a late-night happy hour, and when does it start?
19 of the 27 chains run a late-night happy hour, and 14 of them start it at 9 PM. The Kelseys happy hour and MR MIKES start late night at 8 PM and run to close, and Ricky's All Day Grill runs 8 PM to "late"; Kelseys specials by day covers Kelseys' other weekly deals.
Elephant & Castle sets a different weekday start in each of its 3 cities (9 PM in Winnipeg, 10 PM in Toronto, 11 PM in Calgary), and LOCAL Public Eatery's varies by branch.
Weekends often start later: JOEY, several Earls branches and some Cactus Club locations begin late night at 10 PM on Friday and Saturday. Moxies' late window starts at 10 PM at Dixon Road and 8 PM in Saskatoon. Chop Coal Harbour and South Surrey, JOEY's Ottawa branches and Browns Uptown (Saanich) run late night Sunday to Thursday only.
Five chains publish no late-night happy hour: 3 Brasseurs, Red Lobster, St-Hubert, The Rec Room Granville and The Old Spaghetti Factory (except Edmonton Downtown, 8:30 to 10:30 PM). City by city, see late night happy hour in Vancouver or the late-night deals page.
FeaturedMR MIKES' Happiest Hours run every day from 2–5 PM and 8 PM to close, with bites and drinks from $5 at participating locations.
- Valid days: Every day
- Hours: 2–5 PM & 8 PM–Close
- 10 locations
Verified Source: mrmikes.ca (opens in a new tab)
FROM $5Happy hour bites & drinks
View DealWhich chain happy hours run every day, and which are weekdays only?
22 of the 27 chains list happy hour every day, 4 limit it to weekdays at all or most of their locations, and The Canadian Brewhouse runs it Monday to Saturday. Weekdays only: 3 Brasseurs, Elephant & Castle, Red Lobster, and Shark Club in Kamloops and Saskatoon (Shark Club Winnipeg runs 7 days, with 12 to 5 PM on weekends).
"Every day" has a caveat at 4 of those 22: Boston Pizza and St-Hubert let each restaurant set its days, The Keg's vary by location, and Ricky's menu does not list days. That leaves 18 chains with a published 7-day happy hour. Across the directory, Thursday has the most live happy hour deals (236 of 271): see Thursday restaurant deals across Canada.
FeaturedMonday to Friday from 3 to 7 PM, 3 Brasseurs serves draft beer in the next size up for the smaller size's price, plus discounted wine and sangria.
- Valid days: Weekdays
- Hours: 3 PM – 7 PM
- 12 locations
Verified Source: 3brasseurs.ca (opens in a new tab)
HAPPY HOURBigger beers, smaller price
View DealWhich chain has the cheapest happy hour?
The Canadian Brewhouse has the lowest published starting price of the 27 chains: happy hour food and drinks from $3.99, Monday to Saturday. St. Louis Bar & Grill's $4 happy hour and CRAFT Beer Market are next at $4.
A starting price is one item, not the bill. The cheapest drink plus the cheapest snack, at chains whose listing prices both:
| Chain | Drink from | Snack from | Pair from |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Canadian Brewhouse | $3.99 | $3.99 | $7.98 |
| St. Louis Bar & Grill | $4 | $4 | $8 |
| CRAFT Beer Market | $5 | $4 | $9 |
| Ricky's All Day Grill | $6 | $4 | $10 |
| Fionn MacCool's | $5 | $6 | $11 |
| Elephant & Castle Toronto | $6 | $6 | $12 |
| The Old Spaghetti Factory | $5 | $8 | $13 |
| The Keg (17 GTA locations) | $6 | $7 | $13 |
| Kelseys Original Roadhouse | $5 | $10 | $15 |
| The Rec Room Granville | $5 | $10 | $15 |
The Canadian Brewhouse's $3.99 items are a 315 ml Bud Light stein and chips and queso, Kactus chips or tacos; its happy hour page says food specials require a beverage purchase, so the pair is the real minimum there. St. Louis prices a 12 oz domestic draught, sliders and fries at $4. CRAFT's $4 tacos are sold in twos.
Three chains price differently: Milestones' Share & Save is 3 starters for $39 ($13 each), Original Joe's caps happy hour drinks and snacks at $10, and Red Lobster pairs $7 drinks with $2 off select starters on weekdays.
FeaturedThe Canadian Brewhouse runs happy hour Monday to Saturday from 2–6 PM and again from 9 PM to close, with food and drinks from $3.99.
- Valid days: Mon–Sat
- Hours: 2–6 PM & 9 PM–Close
- 26 locations
Verified Source: thecanadianbrewhouse.com (opens in a new tab)
FROM $3.99Happy hour food & drinks
View DealWhich chains have happy hour on Sunday or Monday, and which run all day?
All 27 chains list happy hour on Monday and 23 on Sunday, and CRAFT Beer Market runs an all-day Sunday happy hour at 5 of its 10 locations, in Calgary, Kelowna, Vancouver and Victoria. Some Prairie Keg locations also run it all day on Sundays. On Sunday you lose The Canadian Brewhouse, 3 Brasseurs, Elephant & Castle and Red Lobster, and Shark Club runs one only in Winnipeg (12 to 5 PM).
Midweek, The Canadian Brewhouse West Springs (Calgary) runs happy hour all day on Thursdays, and participating Quebec Boston Pizza locations pour $4.99 domestic pints all day on Wednesdays (more in Boston Pizza specials by day).
Grey Cup Sunday is November 15: game-day specials are on the Grey Cup wing deals page, other offers on Sunday restaurant deals across Canada, and Shark Club's happy hour does not apply on special event days.
Happy hour prices run all day on Sundays at five CRAFT Beer Market locations in Calgary, Kelowna, Vancouver and Victoria.
- Valid days: Sundays
- Hours: All day
- 5 locations
Verified Source: craftbeermarket.com (opens in a new tab)
FROM $4All day Sunday
View DealIs happy hour dine-in only, and does it change by location?
Yes: as of November 11, 2026, all 271 live happy hour deals in the directory are dine-in only, including every chain here. Some limit it to the bar side: Chop (lounge and patio), Earls and JOEY (lounge, bar and patio) and The Keg (bar and lounge).
Location matters more:
- Participating locations only: Boston Pizza's Appy Hour, MR MIKES, St. Louis, Ricky's, Fionn MacCool's, 3 Brasseurs, Red Lobster and The Keg outside the GTA.
- Branches left out: Jack Astor's Front St (Toronto), The Old Spaghetti Factory Toronto and The Canadian Brewhouse's late window in Banff.
- Prices by branch: The Keg lists beer from $6 and bites from $7 at 17 locations in Toronto (all 10 we track), Mississauga, Brampton, Oakville and Burlington, most from opening to 6 PM and 9 PM to close. Browns Socialhouse does not publish prices online.
- Regional rules: Milestones' $5 Club in Quebec excludes highballs and draught beer.
- Blackout days: Shark Club excludes special event days, JOEY Lansdowne excludes REDBLACKS game days, Earls excludes select holidays and events, and LOCAL may vary or exclude statutory holidays.
- No stacking: 3 Brasseurs, Red Lobster and The Rec Room Granville do not combine happy hour with other offers.
How did DinersDeals count these happy hours?
How we counted: we took every live happy hour deal in the DinersDeals directory on November 11, 2026, at chains with listed locations in 2 or more provinces across the 71 Canadian cities we cover: 27 chains (13 in 5 or more provinces, 14 in 2 to 4) and 35 deals, each verified on the chain's official website, menu or promotion page between November 7 and 11, 2026. Times are what each chain publishes, often for one reference branch; prices are the lowest published, in CAD before tax, and pair totals are our arithmetic. The other 19 chains with a happy hour (such as The WORKS and Shoeless Joe's) list locations in one province, and 177 independents run one too.
Where can you see every live happy hour in Canada?
The happy hour deals page lists all 271 live happy hour deals and drops any that end. By city, as of November 11, 2026, Toronto has the most (45), ahead of Calgary (40) and Vancouver (33): see Toronto happy hour deals, Calgary happy hour deals and Vancouver happy hour deals.
- Featured
Kelseys happy hour runs twice daily, 3–5 PM and 8 PM to close, with $5 select beer, wine and mixed drinks and appetizers from $10.
- Valid days: Every day
- Hours: 3–5 PM & 8 PM–Close
- 48 locations
Verified Source: kelseys.ca (opens in a new tab)
FROM $5Drinks; apps from $10
View Deal - Featured
Daily happy hour (usually 3–6 PM) and late night (9 PM–close) with $5 Bellinis, highballs, local draught and garlic parmesan fries, plus $7 tacos.
- Valid days: Every day
- Hours: 3–6 PM & 9 PM–Close
- 39 locations
Verified Source: milestonesrestaurants.com (opens in a new tab)
FROM $5Drinks & snacks
View Deal - Featured
Earls happy hour runs daily, usually 3–6 PM and 9 PM–close, with half-price select cocktails and wine bottles, $3 off beer and food from $5.
- Valid days: Every day
- Hours: 3–6 PM & 9 PM–Close
- 37 locations
Verified Source: earls.ca (opens in a new tab)
FROM $5Happy hour food
View Deal - Featured
Select wine, draught beer, classic cocktails, mixed drinks and seltzers from $6 every day 2–5 PM and 9 PM to close; not offered at Front St.
- Valid days: Every day
- Hours: 2–5 PM & 9 PM–Close
- 29 locations
Verified Source: jackastors.com (opens in a new tab)
FROM $6Select drinks
View Deal - Featured
The Canadian Brewhouse runs happy hour Monday to Saturday from 2–6 PM and again from 9 PM to close, with food and drinks from $3.99.
- Valid days: Mon–Sat
- Hours: 2–6 PM & 9 PM–Close
- 26 locations
Verified Source: thecanadianbrewhouse.com (opens in a new tab)
FROM $3.99Happy hour food & drinks
View Deal - Featured
Original Joe's happy hour runs twice a day, every day, with drinks and snack-size plates at $10 or less; most branches run 2–5 PM and 9 PM–close.
- Valid days: Every day
- Hours: 2–5 PM & 9 PM–Close
- 21 locations
Verified Source: originaljoes.ca (opens in a new tab)
$10 OR LESSHappy hour drinks & snacks
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