Apple 2.0 (1994-present)

**Important note**

These releases were never produced in Canada on the LP format, they were almost always readily imported by local shops and record chains, mostly from the EU, and some from the USA. They were, though, originally pressed in Canada on other formats (cassette or CD) up until 2012. It seems that once Universal purchased EMI Records in September 2012, no Beatles reissue CDs were released in Canada anymore (although some new albums were issued as a Canadian release up until 2016), these being imported only from the EU or USA. For example, the Anthology CDs were reissued (silently) in 2024 but they used the old "Made in Holland" or "UK" artwork; these were nonetheless new Universal pressings made at Optimal in Germany. (see the Anthology sections for details)

In recent years though (2017 to present), a number of "foreign" vinyl pressings have a "Made in Canada" sticker or print on the shrink wrap. It seems that Universal Music subcontracted pressing plants across the world to fill orders, and sent plates and/or artwork to Canada and other countries. These do not qualify as "Canadian variations": They have been manufactured in Canada, but they were not published in Canada. These new "Canadian pressings" seem, more often than not, to be of lesser quality than other current European pressings; these subcontracted runs are often made with newer small operations that do not necessarily have the experience of the older corporate plants.