American vision care non-profit moving to Manitoba as U.S. tariffs drive up costs | CBC News

American organizations that help people in need are now among those facing the sting of U.S. tariffs — and a non-profit that provides eye care to people in 68 countries is planning to move its production to Manitoba because of the uncertainty the tariffs have created.

Global Vision 2020 is a non-profit founded 15 years ago, with the goal of making glasses easily accessible, particularly in developing countries.

The organization says in the last seven years, it has helped nearly a million people in Africa, Asia and South America with vision issues, but earlier this month, decided it would be challenging to continue to work out of the United States. 

"For us … it's the chaos, it's the disruption, it's the unknowns that are really causing all of this," said Kevin White, Global Vision 2020's founder and executive director.

"We produce a really, really inexpensive product," but tariffs would...
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