How to identify Canadian food - inspection.canada.ca
In a nutshell, the tiers are:
- Product of Canada - Very best - Produced here and 98% of ingredients are from Canada.
- Made in Canada - 2nd best - "Made in Canada means the last substantial transformation of the product occurred in Canada"
Others:
- "Roasted and blended in Canada" to describe coffee since the coffee beans are always imported
- "Distilled in Canada" to describe bottled water that was distilled in Canada
- "Canned in Canada" to describe a food that was canned in Canada
- "Processed in Canada" to describe a food which has been entirely processed in Canada
- "Prepared in Canada" to describe a food which has been entirely prepared in Canada
- "Packaged in Canada" to describe a food which is imported in bulk and packaged in Canada
Check the link for the full details.
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Very helpful page, lots of information! I came across it yesterday and thought about sharing but never got around to it... I'm glad you did!
Any of those options would be better (i.e. employs more Canadians and returns more money to the Canadian economy) than a "Proudly Canadian Company" that imports everything from elsewhere.
Just yesterday I saw a brand lauded as Canadian. I turn the package around, "Product of the USA". Put that shit right back on the shelf in embarrassment.