The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance is urging the sector to strengthen domestic production in the face of recent tariffs introduced by the Trump administration

It warns that families, communities and businesses in both Canada and the US will find accessing healthy, fresh protein harder, particularly as food prices have risen owing to years of inflation.

In response, Canada must focus on its domestic seafood production, says the alliance. Several key policy actions, particularly those taken by both federal and provincial governments, are stifling the growth of the Canadian seafood industry, it says.