The strongest argument is simply more operating days per year for a business that pays the same fixed costs, rent, staff and utilities, whether or not the patio is usable. Every additional week of outdoor seating is close to pure incremental revenue once the structure itself is already built.
There is a spillover argument too. A commercial strip that feels active later into the fall and earlier in spring supports foot traffic for neighbouring shops, and that kind of street-level vitality is one of the things a Saskatchewan REALTORS Association comparable-sale adjustment can pick up in nearby residential values, alongside the citywide benchmark of $444,700, over time.
None of that requires a shed built to survive a full prairie winter, just a longer, better-supported shoulder season. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.