Merci, monsieur Gravel.
What I can do at this time is give you a sense of the rules that govern the labelling of products that can be described as products of Canada and the rules about describing the country of origin.
Statements such as “made in Canada” and “product of Canada” can be applied when the food is manufactured in this country. But as we recognize, these statements do not necessarily mean that all the ingredients used in the production of that food are domestic.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency applies standards, and they come from Industry Canada, in assessing a declaration that claims Canada to be the country of origin of the goods that have incorporated foreign raw materials or components. And these rules are that the last substantial transformation of the goods must have occurred here in Canada and that at least 51% of the total direct cost of producing or manufacturing the goods is Canadian.
For example, peanuts that have had their shells removed and have been roasted, oiled, salted, and packaged here in Canada could qualify to be labelled as a product of Canada. And I think you used the example of olives.
Some Canadian-produced foods are not required to indicate that they are Canadian. However, we do have a requirement for some imported agricultural products to indicate the country of origin. For example, imported dairy, fresh fruit and vegetables, and meat and fish, if not from Canada, must indicate the country of origin.