Denied Cross-Border Shoppers, Some U.S. Companies Opt to Export to Canada Instead

A Canada Border Services Agency officer hands documents back to a motorist entering Canada at the Douglas-Peace Arch border crossing, in Surrey, B.C., on Aug. 9, 2021. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

WASHINGTON—In the before times, Katie McCarron could count on her best Canadian customers to make the trip to her store in Portland, Oregon, to stock up on their favourite high−quality, human−grade pet food.