| Over the past decade the Canadian bottled water | | | | companies in Canada that have flooded the market |
| industry has grown at a rapid pace. This is due to the | | | | with over 75 brands of water products. There are |
| fact that Canadians drink bottles drinking on a regular | | | | also few water bottling companies in Ontario catering |
| basis and the country is home to many top bottled | | | | to this boom in consumption of packaged water. |
| drinking companies. | | | | In Canada a bottles drinking company is regulated by |
| According to the Polaris Institute, a Canadian NGO, up | | | | the Food and Drugs Act and Regulations. The act |
| to 17.5% of Canada's population consumes bottled | | | | maintains standards, provides labeling requirements |
| drinking not far behind the United States where 20% | | | | and determines various safety criterion for water and |
| of the population uses bottled sources. Not only in | | | | food products in Canada. The Canadian Food |
| Canada and the U.S., the sales for every bottled | | | | Inspection Agency (CFIA) inspects and monitors |
| drinking company worldwide have increased manifold | | | | packaged drinking water manufactured in or imported |
| during this decade. | | | | to Canada. |
| For bottles drinking companies in Canada this | | | | Bottled water products are categorized on the basis |
| segment is no more a niche market but a | | | | of their balance, hardness, mineral strength, |
| mainstream industry since it is now a staple product | | | | orientation, pristine quality and vintage. Bottled water |
| for most Canadians. This increased demand has now | | | | are of various types, such as still, effervescent, light |
| created a long list of water bottling companies in the | | | | sparkling, medium sparkling and high sparkling. |
| country. Today, there are various water bottling | | | | |