BC’s Breweries concerned over steel & aluminum tariffs – Global TV Interview

Posted June 9, 2025
U.S. president Donald Trump announcing a 25 per cent increase in steel and aluminum tariffs this week, raising the total to 50 per cent. Ken Beattie, Executive Director of the BC Craft Brewers Guild joins Global News Morning BC to discuss more on potential impacts to Canada’s brewing industry.  June 7, 2025

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The BC Craft Brewers Guild has been working collaboratively with the provincial government for a year on proposed changes to tax policies for craft breweries. On February 5, 2025, the BC Craft Brewers Guild issued a press release expressing support for Premier Eby’s commitment to protecting B.C. businesses and urging the provincial government to fast-track markup tax reforms for the craft beer sector.

“Our proposal is revenue neutral, will level the playing field between locally owned and foreign-owned breweries, and would provide much needed relief for B.C. craft breweries, particularly given added financial pressure due to U.S. tariffs. We will continue engaging with local MLAs and key political decision-makers to advocate for a fair markup policy.”

To date, nothing has changed and two more breweries have announced closures or sales making the total number 17 in the past 12 months.

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