Published Date: February 7, 2025

Loblaw is a proudly Canadian company – employing more than 220,000 people across the country and supporting thousands of Canadian businesses large and small.

Over the past week, we’ve heard from our customers about their significant concerns around the potential tariffs on products from the US. Beyond the expected increase in prices this will cause, customers are anxious about the decision and are actively seeking ways to support Canadian companies.

Our goal is to minimize the impact, and to reassure customers about the products they’re buying. We are taking the following steps immediately:

1. We’re securing as much food as possible that is grown and made/prepared in Canada. We’re talking with our current Canadian vendors to source more products from them and looking into new and alternative vendors. Today, a fair amount of food is grown and processed in Canada.

2. We’re showcasing products prepared in Canada in our stores. We hope this will help make purchasing decisions easier for customers.

3. We’re broadening our supply chain beyond the US. Where we have products historically prepared or grown in the US with limited Canadian options, we will look for alternatives from other countries.

4. We’re advocating for Canadians. We’re talking with government and industry to ensure the potential consequences of this situation for Canadian consumers are well understood.

Canadians have been through a lot over the past few years. We know affordability, including the cost of food, has been a challenge. These tariffs, combined with the historically low Canadian dollar, have the potential to put significant pressure on food prices.

We will continue to do what we can, and to advocate on behalf of Canadians as a proud Canadian company.