Topper's Pizza Canada is a Canadian chain of
pizzerias
A pizzeria is a restaurant focusing on pizza.
A pizzeria may offer take-away, where the customer orders their food either in advance or at the restaurant and then takes the prepared food with them in a pizza box. A pizzeria may deliver food to ...
. The chain was launched in 1982 in Sudbury, Ontario by Ron Toppazzini as Mr. Topper's Pizza. The chain has more than 35 locations throughout Ontario.
Human rights case
On September 14, 2013, Toppers Pizza in
Georgetown fired an employee after discovering she was pregnant. The
Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario () is an administrative tribunal in Ontario, Canada that hears and determines applications brought under the '' Ontario Human Rights Code'', the provincial statute that sets out human rights in Ontario prohibit ...
determined this was illegal and ordered the store manager to complete a training course on human rights. Toppers was ordered to pay the woman $20,000.
In a statement following the hearing, the company said this was "an isolated incident", claiming it took equal employment policy very seriously and took the necessary precautions for the future.
On May 5, 2022, Ronald Toppazzini, founder of Toppers pizza was charged with sexual assault and sexual exploitation of minor, dating back to a claim from 1989.
See also
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List of pizza chains
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Pizza chains of Canada
Companies based in Barrie
Companies based in Greater Sudbury
Pizza franchises
Regional restaurant chains in Canada
Restaurants established in 1982
1982 establishments in Ontario