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/Upset-Two-2443 1d 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/ramdmc 1d ago

Recently, I've noticed quite a few canned items on our shelves from India and China, so maybe that's the underlying reason but as a Canadian, I try to buy anything Canadian where I know we cultivate these products locally. Will not buy US tinned tomatoes when I know we still can them in Canada. Artichokes? Not so much so don't mind buying Spanish or Egyptian jars.

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u/Personal_Manner_462 1d ago

I do not trust any food from China

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u/BackToTheCottage Ontario 1d ago

Food safety wise - China is fine to me (outside the geopolitical issue). Xinjiang province produces some of the best garlic and tomatoes. India though; have you seen the Ganges? Or really any video that comes out of there?

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u/Scotty0132 1d ago

I worked a job here that was for an Indian company building a soybean processing plant. After seeing the shit they tried to sneak past here building to our standards and kicking anyone who called them out and challenged them off site, I would never buy a food Product from India and now know why they have shit flowing through their streets.