Resiliency strategies to overcome challenges facing the Canadian grape and wine sector

Resiliency strategies to overcome challenges facing the Canadian grape and wine sector Resiliency strategies to overcome challenges facing the Canadian grape and wine sector. Wines have been made in Canada for over 200 years, but the current industry – focused largely on European Vitis vinifera varieties like Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc, to name a few — only developed in the past 50 years. (1) Today, the economic impact of Canada’s grape and wine sector is estimated at $11.6 billion CAD, supporting more than 45,000 jobs across the country in agriculture, grape and wine processing, tourism, transportation, research, restaurants, and retail on 31,000 acres. (2) Grape and wine are significant components of Canada’s overall agriculture and agrifood sector, which generated $149.2bn CAD in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024. (3)