Canadian Federal Government Trade Policy Regarding Wine Industry

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THE CANADIAN WINE INDUSTRY : FEDERAL TRADE POLICY AND THE EFFECT OF THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES ON THE CANADIAN WINE INDUSTRY

The Canadian wine industry is a small industry as compared to the major wine producing industries of the European Union or the United States of America . It is essentially a niche market and most of the wine produced in the country is meant for the domestic market . The country is also a major importer of wine from the European

Union and the United States as well as other countries such as South Africa . The major wine producing areas in the country are British Columbia , Nova Scotia and southern Ontario . The Okanagan Valley in British Columbia and the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario are the largest wine producing regions in the country . Other regions include the HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Similkameen " \o "Similkameen " Similkameen valley , southern HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Fraser_River \o "Fraser River " Fraser River valley , southern HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Vancouver_Island " \o "Vancouver Island Vancouver Island and the HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Gulf_Islands " \o "Gulf Islands " Gulf Islands in British Columbia and the shores of HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Lake_Erie " \o "Lake Erie " Lake Erie and Prince Edward County in Ontario . There are small-scale productions of grapes and wine in HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org /wiki /Nova_Scotia \o "Nova Scotia " Nova Scotia and southern HYPERLINK "http /en .wikipedia .org...