Sarah T
@sarsbar.bsky.social
Not perfect but aspiring to sustainable lifestyle. Local textiles, local foods. Writer, knit pattern designer.
For yarns from Canadian mills, Canadian fibres, the designation "Product of Canada" definitely applies!
February 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For yarns from Canadian mills, Canadian fibres, the designation "Product of Canada" definitely applies!
Wash-card-spin-ply is definitely substantial transformation! But key may be "last substantial"... and dyeing is transformative and an end-stage transformation. I'd be interested to hear what a govt. policy manager had to say on this matter.
February 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Wash-card-spin-ply is definitely substantial transformation! But key may be "last substantial"... and dyeing is transformative and an end-stage transformation. I'd be interested to hear what a govt. policy manager had to say on this matter.
Dyeing would be the last substantial transformation. And it could be argued that dyeing, packaging, marketing has high enough costs to account for 51% of costs. At that point, though, I'd expect a qualifier... Made in Canada with imported yarn. Or Made in Canada with imported fibres.
February 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Dyeing would be the last substantial transformation. And it could be argued that dyeing, packaging, marketing has high enough costs to account for 51% of costs. At that point, though, I'd expect a qualifier... Made in Canada with imported yarn. Or Made in Canada with imported fibres.
But how should we interpret "Made in "? ... by definition "the last substantial transformation of the good occurred in Canada; at least 51% of the total direct costs of producing or manufacturing the good have been incurred in Canada; and... is accompanied by an appropriate qualifying statement"
February 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
But how should we interpret "Made in "? ... by definition "the last substantial transformation of the good occurred in Canada; at least 51% of the total direct costs of producing or manufacturing the good have been incurred in Canada; and... is accompanied by an appropriate qualifying statement"
For "Product of .." designation, "the last substantial transformation of the good occurred in Canada; and all or virtually all (at least 98%) of the total direct costs of producing or manufacturing the good have been incurred in Canada. " So it's a much stronger designation than Made in Canada.
February 13, 2025 at 6:43 PM
For "Product of .." designation, "the last substantial transformation of the good occurred in Canada; and all or virtually all (at least 98%) of the total direct costs of producing or manufacturing the good have been incurred in Canada. " So it's a much stronger designation than Made in Canada.