Name: St. Jeanβs Cannery and Smokehouse
Products: Packaged fish
Manufactured In: Nanaimo, BC
Where to Buy: Online and select locations
Website: stjeans.com
Canadian Owned: Yes
The St. Jeanβs Cannery & Smokehouse was founded by Armand St. Jean 1961 on Vancouver island. His first product was home-smoked oysters that he cooked in the family kitchen and smoked in a smokehouse he built in his shed behind the garage. Because the oysters did not keep long in plastic bags, Armand began to can the oysters.
The company remained in the St. Jean family until 2015 when the majority ownership transferred to the Nuu-chah-nulth, five Indigenous nations with a long history as stewards of BCβs seafood economy.
St Jeanβs products can be ordered online or purchased from one of the three gift stores and depots.