Maple Products National Historic Event

Maple products were designated as a national historic event in 2007.

Historical importance: Canada has been world's leading producer and exporter of maple products since the early twentieth century. Maple products are also a symbol of the end of the Canadian winter.

Commemorative plaque: 510 Montée des Trente, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec^{Footnote 1}

Maple Products

Known and valued by Aboriginal peoples long before the arrival of European settlers, products from sugar maple trees have a rich history in Canada. Their production and trade have played an important role in the economy of the Maple Belt, notably by providing supplementary income that helped ensure the survival of many family farms. After breaking into the international market in 1929, Canada became the world’s leading maple products producer and exporter. With the tradition of sugaring-off in the spring, maple syrup symbolizes the end of winter and is associated with Canada’s national identity and way of life at home and abroad.

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