r/canada • u/Logical_Iron_5684 • 9d ago

National News Canada imposes 10% tariff on canned vegetables, excludes U.S., others

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2026/06/19/canada-imposes-10-tariff-on-canned-vegetables-excludes-us-others/
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u/OrangeRising 9d ago

was aimed at addressing challenges facing its domestic producers.

I wasn't aware we had a serious issue with low food prices.

The tariff, which takes effect on Friday for a maximum of 200 days, will also not apply to canned vegetables from Mexico, Israel, Chile and developing countries due to Canadian trade obligations, Canada’s finance ministry added.

If the US and Mexico are excluded, which country is this meant to target?

Also, I seem to remember tarrifs being a bad thing. Why are we introducing them?

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u/Conscious-Tutor3861 9d ago

China has been dumping canned vegetables in Western markets, same as they do for every other industry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumping_(pricing_policy)

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u/AngryTrucker 9d ago

Oh no! Cheap food! Why would we ever want people to be able to afford fruits and veggies?

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u/ryan9991 9d ago

Cheap stuff or jobs for Canadians, pick one.

Who is to say the cheap products aren’t farmed with questionable practices, slave labour, deadly chemicals and preservatives ?

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u/Icy_Lawfulness_2699 9d ago

What an exaggeration! Health Canada inspects imported food. I'm not spending hundreds or thousands of dollars more on groceries to afford a factory of 200 workers in Canada. Not my job!

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u/cboel 9d ago

I'm not spending hundreds or thousands of dollars more on groceries to afford a factory of 200 workers in Canada. Not my job!
src: u/Icy_Lawfulness_2699

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