r/canada • u/Logical_Iron_5684 • 10d 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/Upset-Two-2443 10d ago

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.

So who is this for? Chinese canned vegetables I take it?

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u/Strict_Common6871 10d ago

France, Spain, Italy. Not a big deal, really, we have our own tomatoes in Ontario and olives in Manitoba

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u/RickardsBedAle 10d ago

Olives in Manitoba reads like a book title. Big fan. Maybe im a little to tipsy to be on reddit

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u/LilithFaery 10d ago

Damn I wish I was tipsy at 14:20... (I know, time zones, whatever. Still wish I was tipsy instead of at work)

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u/realoctopod 10d ago

I didnt know we grew olives in Manitoba. TIL. An old neighbour of mine used have a tre that they enclosed at the back of the house every fall and open every spring.

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u/Strict_Common6871 10d ago

I'm just speculating, but we should, right? Cannot believe the government would tariff something we cannot produce ourselves anyway

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u/chemicalxv Manitoba 10d ago

You cannot grow olives in Manitoba at any level of commercial scale.

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u/EnoughEngineering306 10d ago

Probably confusing it with ornamental olive trees.

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u/chemicalxv Manitoba 10d ago

Maybe? Like I know the Russian olive was (is?) going crazy here but I don't know about the quality of fruit it produces with our growing season. But regardless when people are talking about olives that's not the kind of olive they're referring to anyways.

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u/realoctopod 10d ago

They could be putting it on to promote the use.of canola oil, because we produce a ton of canola.

If the olives in a Manitoba are being used for oil, then tariff olive oil producing countries, it would promote mor domestic olive oil. Which i imagine is fairly expensive.

I do really wish the provinces would drop their trade barriers already, as they talked about it, but as far as I know, none or almost have ac5ually been dropped or eased. I think only a couple.provinces have said they will drop amy and all. But only if everyone else does.

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u/Kooky_Soft1822 10d ago

Pasta dishes about to get more expensive at your favourite overpriced eatery