Canada’s packaging market in 2024 was shaped by sustainability, convenience and cost efficiency as brands responded to regulatory pressure and shifting consumer priorities. Flexible formats such as pouches were gaining share due to their lightweight design and resealable features, particularly in categories like baby food and seafood.
This Packaging in Canada report offers insight into key trends and developments in the industry. The report also examines trends and prospect for various pack types and closures: metal packaging, rigid plastic, glass, liquid cartons, paper-based containers; flexible packaging.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
This Packaging in Canada report offers insight into key trends and developments in the industry. The report also examines trends and prospect for various pack types and closures: metal packaging, rigid plastic, glass, liquid cartons, paper-based containers; flexible packaging.
Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.
Why buy this report?
- Get a detailed picture of the Packaging market;
- Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
- Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
- Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.
Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY- Packaging in 2024: The big picture
- 2024 key trends
- Plastic dominates food packaging, but sustainable alternatives are on the rise
- Innovation and premium design revolutionise beverage packaging
- Metal cans dominate while the bag-in-box format gains traction in alcoholic drinks
- Cartons lead sustainable beauty as brands embrace premium finishes and recyclability
- Refills and concentrates alternatives power the future of home care
- Large packs maximise value in pet food, while small formats unlock entry for new brands
- Canada advances towards zero plastic waste through national targets, refill models and investment in circular packaging systems
- Extended producer responsibility enables circular packaging by funding collection and recovery
- Clear labelling standards transform packaging transparency by banning misleading claims
- Table 1 Overview of Packaging Recycling and Recovery in Canada: 2022/2023 and Targets for 2024
