{"id":5428,"date":"2025-04-03T14:42:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/?p=5428"},"modified":"2025-04-03T14:42:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T18:42:58","slug":"governments-decision-to-exempt-food-from-new-retaliatory-tariffs-will-protect-canadian-jobs-food-affordability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.restaurantscanada.org\/fr\/governments-decision-to-exempt-food-from-new-retaliatory-tariffs-will-protect-canadian-jobs-food-affordability\/","title":{"rendered":"Government\u2019s decision to exempt food from new retaliatory tariffs will protect Canadian jobs, food affordability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

While Canada still faces significant challenges from U.S. tariffs, Restaurants Canada is pleased by the federal government\u2019s decision to exempt food from any additional retaliatory tariffs. This will help the foodservice industry regain some much-needed stability and protect the 1.2 million Canadians it employs amid the current economic uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe appreciate the federal government\u2019s and Prime Minister Carney\u2019s willingness to listen to us on this issue,\u201d said Kelly Higginson, Restaurants Canada President and CEO. \u201cOur food supply chains are highly integrated, and many food items we import from the U.S. are not available from other sources in the quantities or timeframes required for our industry. As a result, the impact would have been felt entirely on our side of the border.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In consultation with the government on Canada\u2019s response to U.S. tariffs, Restaurants Canada shared a list of 39 priority items, including food, food-safe packaging and cleaning supplies, that are critical for the foodservice industry and can\u2019t be easily procured domestically or from other markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Restaurants Canada has advocated for support measures that will mitigate impacts of a prolonged trade dispute with the U.S.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n