Determining how Canadian a product is can be so much of a minefield that experts say anyone attempting to support homegrown options will need to do their research and prepare to make tough choices.
Figuring out an item’s origins is complicated because there is a vast array of confusing messaging companies use to portray items as Canadian when they may be made here with ingredients from elsewhere or made with some Canadian products but owned by an international parent company.
“It is extremely tricky and it is harder to buy Canadian than you may think,” said Mike von Massow, a University of Guelph professor and food economist….