Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 9/28/2007

**GAIN Report Number:** CA7047

CA7047

**Canada**

**Fishery Products**

**Annual**

**2007**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Lisa Anderson

Office of Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

George Myles

**Report Highlights:**

Canada's commercial catch for all seafish and shellfish in 2005 reached
1,072,288 metric tons (MT) live weight, down 5.1 % from the revised 2004
level of 1,130,260 MT. After two years of successive decline, the total
Canadian farmed-raised production of finfish and shellfish was higher
during 2005. Total aquaculture production reached 153,995 MT, up more
than 6% from the year earlier. For the first time in five years, the
value of Canadian imports of U.S. fish and seafood during 2006
registered a year-to-year decline, slipping almost 2% to \$665 million
from \$678 million in 2005.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: Yes

Annual Report

Ottawa \[CA1\]

\[CA\]

Table of Contents

[**Executive Summary 3**](#executive-summary)

[Section I. Production; Commercial Catch
4](#section-i.-production-commercial-catch)

[Canada's Commercial Catch 5](#canadas-commercial-catch)

[Landings, By Species, 2005 6](#landings-by-species-2005)

[Section II. Aquaculture 6](#section-ii.-aquaculture)

[Aquaculture Production By Type 8](#aquaculture-production-by-type)

[Section III. Consumption 9](#section-iii.-consumption)

[Per Capita Consumption 9](#per-capita-consumption)

[Section IV. Trade 10](#section-iv.-trade)

[The Canadian Import Market for Fish & Seafood
10](#the-canadian-import-market-for-fish-seafood)

[Total Imports 11](#total-imports)

[Total Imports by Quantity 12](#total-imports-by-quantity)

[The Composition of Canadian Imports of U.S. Fish & Seafood
13](#the-composition-of-canadian-imports-of-u.s.-fish-seafood)

[Total Exports 14](#total-exports)

[Section VI. Marketing 15](#section-vi.-marketing)

[Distribution of Retail Fish and Seafood Sales
15](#distribution-of-retail-fish-and-seafood-sales)

[Section VII. Trade Matrices 16](#section-vii.-trade-matrices)

[Groundfish 16](#groundfish)

[Groundfish Fillets 17](#groundfish-fillets)

[Flatfish 18](#flatfish)

[Roe 19](#roe)

[Lobster 20](#lobster)

[Salmon, Whole / Eviscerated 21](#salmon-whole-eviscerated)

[Canned Salmon 22](#canned-salmon)

[Policy 23](#policy)

[Acts and Regulations (linked) 23](#acts-and-regulations-linked)

[Marketing 24](#marketing)

[Fish and Seafood 24](#fish-and-seafood)

[Canadian Importers Database 24](#canadian-importers-database)

# Executive Summary

THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONTAIN OFFICIAL USDA DATA

\* Canada's commercial catch for all seafish and shellfish in 2005
reached 1,072,288 metric tons (MT) live weight, down 5.1 % from the
revised 2004 level of 1,130,260 MT. Most of the decline was attributable
to a lower shellfish catch.

\* After two years of successive decline, the total Canadian
farmed-raised production of finfish and shellfish was higher during
2005. Total aquaculture production reached 153,995 MT, up more than 6%
from the year earlier reflecting a moderate increase in total finfish
output. Salmon production rose to 98,441 MT, 2% above 96,774 MT a year
earlier. Farm-raised shellfish production during 2005 reached 38,195 MT,
up 1% from 37,925 MT tons during 2004.

\* For the first time in five years, the value of Canadian imports of
U.S. fish and seafood during 2006 registered a year-to-year decline,
slipping almost 2% to \$665 million from \$678 million in 2005. Despite
the decline, Canada remained the No. 3 export market for U.S. fish and
seafood exports.

\* In 2006, Canadian fish and seafood importers sourced more Asian
product than ever before. During that year, the volumes imported from
China, Thailand, and Vietnam increased 7%, 9%, and 18% respectively from
the year earlier levels.

\* Competition from Asian suppliers reduced the U.S. share of the
Canadian import market for fish and seafood to 31% in the January to
June period of the current year from a recent historical share of about
45%.

\* Total Canadian fish and seafood exports in 2006 failed to keep up the
record pace established during 2005, slipping 1% to 620,912 MT during
2006 from 626,759 MT in 2005. Canadian sales to the three top export
markets over that period, the U.S., China, and Japan were all lower.
Much of the decline, a trend that is continuing in the current year, can
be partly attributed to the sharp appreciation in the Canadian dollar
over the period.

# Section I. Production; Commercial Catch

Fisheries and Oceans Canada's current data availability covers Canada's
total commercial fish and shellfish catch up to 2005. The total Canadian
commercial catch for all fish and shellfish species in 2005 reached
1,072,288 MT live weight, down 5.1 % from the revised 2004 level of
1,130,260 MT. Most of the decline was attributable to a lower shellfish
catch particularly for scallops, which registered a sharp decline during
2005, but the pelagic and other finfish catches were also lower.

The chart below illustrates how during the last ten years, the Canadian
shellfish catch has overtaken each of the groundfish and pelagic fish
catches. Despite the fact that the shellfish catch was lower in 2005,
the average annual growth rate (AAGR) for the Canadian shellfish catch
since 1996 is 4%. This compares to an AAGR of 1.0% for groundfish and
0.4% for pelagic over the same time period.

![](media/image2.wmf)

##  Canada's Commercial Catch

![](media/image3.wmf)

## Landings, By Species, 2005

# 

# ![](media/image4.wmf)  {#section-1 .unnumbered}

# Section II. Aquaculture

Canadian aquaculture statistics are available up to 2005. The Department
of Fisheries and Oceans anticipates the 2006 production totals to be
available during the final quarter of calendar year 2007. After two
years of successive decline, the total Canadian farmed-raised production
of finfish and shellfish was higher during 2005. Total production
reached 153,995 MT, up more than 6% from the year earlier reflecting a
moderate increase in total finfish output. Salmon output rose to 98,441
MT, 2% above 96,774 MT a year earlier. Farm-raised shellfish production
during 2005 reached 38,195 MT, up 1% from 37,925 MT tons during 2004.

![](media/image5.wmf)

## Aquaculture Production By Type

Canadian aquaculture production is dominated by the production of
farmed-raised salmon, mussels and oysters, which combined, accounted for
87% of total farmed-raised production in 2005. On a regional basis,
British Columbia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island accounted for
48%, 24%, and 12% respectively of total farmed-raised output.

![](media/image6.wmf)

# Section III. Consumption

![](media/image7.wmf)According to Statistics Canada, total Canadian fish
and seafood per capita consumption during 2006 rose fractionally from
the year earlier level to 9.36 kg. Despite the small gain, the per
capita level in 2006 was 4.5% below the record level set in 2003. The
StatCan figures show that per capita shellfish consumption has declined
annually over the five year period ending 2006 while the consumption of
fresh and frozen seafish and freshwater fish increased.

## Per Capita Consumption

# Section IV. Trade

For the first time in five years, the value of Canadian imports of U.S.
fish and seafood during 2006 registered a year-to-year decline, slipping
almost 2% to \$665 million from \$678 million in 2005 (see table, next
page). Despite the decline, Canada remained the No. 3 market for U.S.
fish and seafood exports. Using trade statistics compiled by the U.S.
Bureau of Census, Canada was third after the EU25 and Japan and
accounted for 17 % of all U.S. fish and seafood exports valued at \$4.0
billion in 2006. Further information about the U.S. seafood trade
situation with Canada and the composition of Canadian imports of U.S.
fish and seafood is presented elsewhere in this Trade Section.

## 

## 

## 

## ![](media/image2.wmf)  {#section-5 .unnumbered}

## The Canadian Import Market for Fish & Seafood

### Total Imports

On a value basis, spurred partly by increasing demand and by the
stronger purchasing power of a rising Canadian dollar, total Canadian
imports of fish and seafood climbed a further 8% percent during the
first half of 2007 from the record level for that period set one year
ago. However, the value of imports from the United States was down
during 2006 for the first time in several years and continued to be
lower during the first half of 2007. As shown in the table below,
competition from China and other countries increased sharply and reduced
the U.S. share of the Canadian import market for fish and seafood to 31%
in the January to June period of the current year from a recent
historical share of about 45%. For more information on Canadian fish and
seafood imports from China, see last year's report CA6047 and the
section entitled *China Emerges as a Major Supplier in the Canadian
Seafood Market*.

![](media/image3.wmf)

### Total Imports by Quantity

Total Canadian imports of fish and seafood (excluding live) by volume
are shown below. The table excludes imports of live imports for which
only value figures are collected. While the size of the Canadian import
market for fish and seafood increased during 2006, lower volumes were
imported from the United States as Canadian seafood importers turned
increasingly to offshore offerings. This development is partly a
reflection of a strengthening Canadian dollar and partly an indication
that importers in Canada are sourcing more Asian produced species to
meet retail demand.

![](media/image4.wmf)

## The Composition of Canadian Imports of U.S. Fish & Seafood

On a value basis, Canadian imports of lobster were the leading import of
U.S. fish or seafood in 2006, followed by frozen (whole) fish and fish
fillets as illustrated on the graph below. However, according to a 2002
study by L.B.C. Consulting Services, commissioned by the Office of
Agricultural Affairs, only about 20% of the fresh or frozen whole fish
that Canada imports from the United States is re-sold \"as is\" to
retail or foodservice channels. The balance is imported by Canadian
processors for further processing, and L.B.C. reports that a significant
share is then exported as Canadian product.

![](media/image5.wmf)

## Total Exports

Total Canadian fish and seafood exports in 2006 failed to keep the
record pace established during 2005, slipping 1% to 620,912 MT during
2006 from 626,759 MT in 2005. Sales to the three top export markets over
that period were lower: to the U.S., down 5%, to China, down 2%, and to
Japan, down 33%. Much of the decline, a trend that is continuing in the
current year, can be attributed to the sharp appreciation in the
Canadian dollar over the period. From its level at January 2005 of
US\$0.816, the Canadian dollar rose 16.7% to US\$0.952 by July 2007. In
contrast, on a value measure, Canadian fish and seafood exports
increased 3.4% to \$1.9 billion in the first seven months of 2007 but
the fall in volume was 6% as shown on the following table. Note: Since
July 2007, the Canadian dollar appreciated further to US\$0.990.

![](media/image6.wmf)

# Section VI. Marketing

## Distribution of Retail Fish and Seafood Sales

According to the 2002 report by L.B.C. Consulting Services of Montreal
(contracted by the Office of Agricultural Affairs, see CA2078), the
foodservice sector at that time accounted for an estimated 64% of total
Canadian retail sales of fish and seafood. While there has been no
published update since that time, there is general consensus in the
industry that, over the past five years, the foodservice share has
advanced to about two-thirds, by value, reflecting the popularity of
more Asian and other ethnic meals served in restaurants that contain
fish and seafood.

![](media/image7.wmf)

# Section VII. Trade Matrices

## Groundfish

![](media/image8.wmf)

![](media/image9.wmf)

## Groundfish Fillets

![](media/image10.wmf)

![](media/image11.wmf)

## Flatfish

![](media/image12.wmf)

![](media/image13.wmf)

## Roe

![](media/image14.wmf)

![](media/image15.wmf)

## Lobster

![](media/image16.wmf)

![](media/image17.wmf)

## Salmon, Whole / Eviscerated

![](media/image18.wmf)

![](media/image19.wmf)

## Canned Salmon

![](media/image20.wmf)

![](media/image21.wmf)

# Policy

## 

On behalf of the Government of Canada, the Department of Fisheries and
Oceans (DFO) is responsible for developing and implementing policies and
programs in support of Canada's scientific, ecological, social and
economic interests in oceans and fresh waters.

The Department's guiding legislation includes the *Oceans Act*, which
charges the Minister with leading oceans management and providing coast
guard and hydrographic services on behalf of the Government of Canada,
and the *Fisheries Act*, which confers responsibility to the Minister
for the management of fisheries, habitat and aquaculture. The Department
is also one of the three responsible authorities under the *Species at
Risk Act*.

## Acts and Regulations (linked)

[***Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring
Act***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/ShowTdm/cs/A-14/en/en?command=home&caller=SI&search_type=all&shorttitle=Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act&day=15&month=2&year=2007&search_domain=cs&showall=L&statuteyear=all&lengthannual=50&length=50)

[***Canada Shipping Act***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-9/index.html)

[Aids to Navigation Protection
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-9/C.R.C.-c.1403/index.html)

[Boating Restriction
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-9/C.R.C.-c.1407/index.html)

[Competency of Operators of Pleasure Craft
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-9/SOR-99-53/index.html)

[Eastern Canada Vessel Traffic Services Zone
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-9/SOR-89-99/index.html)

[Pleasure Craft Sewage Pollution Prevention
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-9/SOR-91-661/index.html)

[Private Buoy
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-9/SOR-99-335/index.html)

[Sable Island
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-9/C.R.C.-c.1465/index.html)

[Small Vessel
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-9/C.R.C.-c.1487/index.html)

[Vessel Traffic Services Zone
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-9/SOR-89-98/index.html)

[***Canada Shipping Act,
2001***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-10.15/index.html)

[***Coastal Fisheries Protection
Act***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-33/index.html)

[Coastal Fisheries Protection
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-33/C.R.C.-c.413/index.html)

[***Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Act***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-15/index.html)

[***Financial Administration
Act***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-11/index.html)

[***Fisheries Act***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/index.html)

[Aboriginal Communal Fishing Licences
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-93-332/index.html)

[Alberta Fishery Regulations,
1998](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-98-246/index.html)

[Atlantic Fishery Regulations,
1985](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-86-21/index.html)

[British Columbia Sport Fishing Regulations,
1996](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-96-137/index.html)

[Fish Health Protection
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/C.R.C.-c.812/index.html)

[Fish Toxicant
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-88-258/index.html)

[Fishery (General)
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-93-53/index.html)

[Foreign Vessel Fishing
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/C.R.C.-c.815/index.html)

[Manitoba Fishery Regulations,
1987](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-87-509/index.html)

[Marine Mammal
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-93-56/index.html)

[Maritime Provinces Fishery
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-93-55/index.html)

[Management of Contaminated Fisheries
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-90-351/index.html)

[Metal Mining Effluent
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cr/SOR-2002-222)

[Newfoundland and Labrador Fishery
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-78-443/index.html)

[Northwest Territories Fishery
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/C.R.C.-c.847/index.html)

[Ontario Fishery Regulations,
1989](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-89-93/index.html)

[Pacific Fishery Management Area
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-82-215/index.html)

[Pacific Fishery Regulations,
1993](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-93-54/index.html)

[Pulp and Paper Effluent
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-92-269/index.html)

[Quebec Fishery Regulations,
1990](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-90-214/index.html)

[Saskatchewan Fishery Regulations,
1995](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/SOR-95-233/index.html)

[Yukon Territory Fishery
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-14/C.R.C.-c.854/index.html)

[***Fisheries Development
Act***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-21/index.html)

[***Fisheries Improvements Loan
Act***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cs/F-22)

[***Fishing and Recreational Harbours
Act***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-24/index.html)

[Fishing and Recreational Harbours
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-24/SOR-78-767/index.html)

[***Freshwater Fish Marketing
Act***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/F-13/index.html)

[***Great Lakes Fisheries Convention
Act***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/ShowTdm/cs/F-17/en/en?command=home&caller=SI&search_type=all&shorttitle=Great Lakes Fisheries Convention Act&day=15&month=2&year=2007&search_domain=cs&showall=L&statuteyear=all&lengthannual=50&length=50)

[***Oceans Act***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/O-2.4/index.html)

[Basin Head Marine Protected Area
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/O-2.4/SOR-2005-293/index.html)

[Eastport Marine Protected Area
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/O-2.4/SOR-2005-294/index.html)

[Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Area
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/O-2.4/SOR-2003-87/index.html)

[Gilbert Bay Marine Protected Area
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/O-2.4/SOR-2005-295/index.html)

[Gully Marine Protected Area
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/O-2.4/SOR-2004-112/index.html)

[Musquash Estuary Marine Protected Area
Regulations](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/showtdm/cr/SOR-2006-354)

[***Species at Risk
Act***](http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/S-15.3/index.html)

## 

## 

# Marketing

## Fish and Seafood

Fish and fish products are subject to the Fish Inspection Act and
Regulations, which contain requirements for wholesomeness, labeling,
packaging, grading, and health and safety. Enforcement is carried out by
the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The CFIA also enforces
Canada's Food and Drugs Act and Regulations as they pertain to fish and
seafood in the Canadian marketplace.

There is no requirement under current regulations for imported fish
products to be accompanied by a health certificate. However, the person
who imports fish into Canada must hold a fish import license, must
provide written notification to the CFIA for each imported shipment of
fish and must make the fish available for inspection. Product
inspections are conducted at frequencies that depend on the product\'s
risk and the exporter\'s history of compliance. The normal inspection
frequency for fresh fish such as wild caught salmon from an exporter
with a good history of compliance would be 2%. More information
regarding the requirements to import fish into Canada can be found on
the CFIA web site in the document titled Guide to Canadian Regulatory
Requirements and Examination Procedures for Imported Fish.
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/fispoi/import/importe.shtml

Labeling requirements for packaged fish must include all mandatory
information normally found on consumer packages such as:

-   country of origin

-   common name of the fish;

-   name and address of the manufacturer;

-   day, month and year of processing; and

-   quantity (metric or imperial units)

Information regarding the labeling of fish products is available on the
CFIA web site at:

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/guide/tab15e.shtml

### Canadian Importers Database

Industry Canada's (IC) Importers Database provides U.S. fish and seafood
companies a useful tool for identifying major fish and seafood importers
in Canada. Electronic searches can be made via HS codes or product
descriptions. Listed below is a sample of the database showing the
search results for frozen fish fillet importers. The IC web page is:

http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/sc_mrkti/cid/engdoc/index.html

Product: 030420 - FISH FILLETS AND OTHER FISH MEAT - FROZEN

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Market Concentration                          
  Summary - All Canada                          
  (2005)                                        
  --------------------- ----------------------- --------------------------
  **Number of           **Value of Imports      **Cumulative % of
  Importers**           (\$CDN)**               Imports**

  3                     76,871,897              36.29

  6                     103,821,740             49.02

  10                    123,650,931             58.38

  15                    140,970,056             66.56

  20                    152,930,399             72.20

  25                    162,904,483             76.91

  29                    169,739,521             80.14

  **All**               **211,805,954**         **100.00**
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------

**Major Canadian Importers 1/ in 2005**

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Company Name (alphabetical order)**  **City**        **Province   **Postal
                                                         2/**         Code**
  -------------------------------------- --------------- ------------ ----------
  AQUA STAR                              Woodbridge      Ontario      L4L 4H7

  ARCTIC SEAS LLC                        Little Compton  Rhode Island  

  BLUEWATER SEAFOODS INC./ FRUITS DE MER Lachine         Quebec       H8T 2N1
  BLUEWATER INC.                                                      

  CALKINS & BURKE LIMITED                Vancouver       British      V6G 2Z6
                                                         Columbia     

  COMMERCE SOLINE LTEE                   Saint-Laurent   Quebec       H4S 1V1

  D. JAY ENTERPRISES INC.                Bellingham      Washington    

  EXPORT PACKERS COMPANY INCORPORATED    Brampton        Ontario      L6T 5K5

  EXPORT PACKERS COMPANY LIMITED         Brampton        Ontario      L6T 5K5

  F P I -USA                             Riverport       Nova Scotia  B0J 2W0

  FAMILY TRADITION FOODS INC             Wheatley        Ontario      N0P 2P0

  GLACIER FISH COMPANY LLC               Seattle         Washington    

  HAI YANG INTERNATIONAL INC             Toronto         Ontario      M4S 2Z2

  HENRY H MISNER LIMITED                 Port Dover      Ontario      N0A 1N0

  INTEGRA FOODS INTERNATIONAL CORP.      Shawnigan Lake  British      V0R 2W0
                                                         Columbia     

  JANES FAMILY FOODS LTD.                Mississauga     Ontario      L4V 1C7

  MCLEAN BROTHERS FISHERIES INC          Wheatley        Ontario      N0P 2P0

  NATIONAL SEA PRODUCTS                  Lunenburg       Nova Scotia  B0J 2C0

  OCEAN FISHERIES LIMITED                Vancouver       British      V5L 1A4
                                                         Columbia     

  PACIFIC SUNRISE INTERNATIONAL CORP     Mercer Island   Washington    

  PREMIUM SEAFOODS LIMITED               Arichat         Nova Scotia  B0E 1A0

  PRESTEVE FOODS LIMITED                 Wheatley        Ontario      N0P 2P0

  S.M. PRODUCTS (B.C.) LTD.              Delta           British      V4K 3N2
                                                         Columbia     

  SOGELCO INTERNATIONAL INC              Montréal        Quebec       H2Y 2H7

  TAI FOONG INTERNATIONAL LTD/TAI FOONG  Toronto         Ontario      M1X 1E6
  INTERNATIONAL LTEE                                                  

  TJ DISTRIBUTION                        Calgary         Alberta      T2G 1Y6

  TOPPITS FOODS LTD                      Woodbridge      Ontario      L4L 4S5

  TRADEX FOODS INC.                      Port Alberni    British      V9Y 4A3
                                                         Columbia     

  TRIDENT SEAFOOD CORPORATION SEATTLE    Seattle         Washington    
  WASHINGTON                                                          

  WESTFAIR FOODS LTD.                    Calgary         Alberta      T2P 2H9
  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

**Notes:**

**1** - The \'Major Importers\' listed comprise those which collectively
account for the top 80% of all imports (in terms of \$C value) of the
selected product for all of Canada. This list does not include
individuals. The importer is not necessarily the end-user of the
product.\
**2** - In the case of non-resident importers with addresses outside of
Canada, the U.S. state is displayed if applicable and the postal code is
left blank.

**Source: Industry Canada, based on 2005 data collected by the then
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (Revenue Canada)**