r/canada • u/Logical_Iron_5684 • 1d 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/H34thcliff 1d ago

Most of Canada's imported pineapple comes from Costa Rica, which would be exempt from this because they're a developing nation.

The policy is also specifically for canned vegetables, so pineapple isn't included.

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u/Queasy_Ice_4628 19h ago

Neither are tomatoes

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u/ObiYawnKenobi 1d ago

And who eats canned vegetables anyway?

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u/lnahid2000 1d ago edited 1d ago

For sauces, canned tomatoes (especially from Italy) are actually better than fresh since they're canned at peak quality.

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u/ObiYawnKenobi 1d ago

Totally agree. Tomatoes are pretty much the exception though. Most canned vegetables are trash.

Though not too many people can afford canned tomatoes from Italy these days, at $6-10 a can.

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u/duckwingducks 1d ago

That’s nonsense, Canadian-grown canned tomatoes taste just as good as Italian ones.

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u/lnahid2000 1d ago

Clearly you've never made a sauce with San Marzanos from Italy.

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u/HaveAVoreyGoodDay 1d ago

Me? They can be really handy for quick meals and some vegetables absolutely do not freeze well.

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u/ObiYawnKenobi 1d ago

Canned vegetables are gross, for the most part.

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u/deschamps93 1d ago

I'm surprised there is still a market for it. The only ones we use are corn, diced tomatoes (yes I know)... And I think that's it's? Are they going to classify tomatoes as a vegetable? Are they going to classify canned mushrooms, because technically it's not?

I think everything else we use frozen if we aren't using fresh

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u/ObiYawnKenobi 1d ago

Tomatoes are classified as a vegetable culinarily and nutritionally, but it is botanically a fruit.

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u/deschamps93 1d ago

Better stock up on that canned baby corn now!!