Aluminum tariffs leave Canadian brewers suffering from domestic can supply

For Canada's beer industry, the most difficult part of going local isn't the hops or the barley, it's the can. As the US tariffs on aluminum near their one-year mark, breweries say packaging has become one of the most stubborn and expensive obstacles in their supply chains.

The challenge is not rooted in the scarcity of raw material. Canada remains a major producer of primary aluminum. What's missing is domestic manufacturing capacity for certain widely used beer can formats, including the 473-millilitre tall can that dominates the craft beer market. That gap became evident during a recent