Canada: Food Processing Ingredients Annual

The Canadian food and beverage processing sector is the largest manufacturing sector in Canada in terms of both GDP and employment, representing over 16 percent of Canada's manufacturing GDP and 17 percent of Canada's manufacturing jobs. Food and beverage processing sales totaled $116 billion USD in 2024, with the majority of facilities located in Ontario and Quebec. Canada's food and beverage processing industry is deeply integrated with the United States, as Canada's processors import food products, ingredients, and essential inputs for further processing and then reexport final products back into the United States. As a result of recent trade tensions, the Government of Canada is working with the sector to promote voluntary "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada" claims on food labels to make it easy for Canadian consumers to spot products with Canadian input.