Grocery business to have first code of conduct by end of 2023: Agriculture minister

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The new set of rules could mute the power of Canada\u0027s grocery oligopoly. Find out more.

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If it comes into force as proposed, the new set of rules could mute the power of the country’s grocery oligopoly, which for years has been accused of bullying food producers into paying hefty fees and fines to be able to get products on shelves. “I’m confident that yes, we will see the code of conduct put in place this year,” Bibeau said. “We’ve made a lot of progress.”

In 2020, the federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers — an influential body known as the FPT —

 

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