If you see the Canada Grade A symbol on an egg carton in the grocery store, you can be confident you’re buying Canadian eggs. While a small amount of eggs may be imported from the USA due to trade regulations, they must still meet Canada’s Grade A standards for quality and freshness, as set by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and be labelled with their country of origin (e.g., Product of USA).
In Ontario grocery stores, most eggs bearing the Canada Grade A symbol come from local Ontario egg farms. When they don’t, the eggs usually come from a neighbouring province.
Regardless of whether your eggs are from Ontario or another province, you can trust that they are fresh, meet Canada’s Grade A standards for quality, and come from family-run farms.