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Yes, but they will be on the shelves late(r) it seems (Maybe different for eastern provinces?). In BC I only saw them late August/early Sept this year I think and since it's end of the season for other suppliers, no good deals.
Mexico is usually already June if not earlier, even some deals to be had, usually found them to be easier to spot a good one and on average were better than US ones so I've been avoiding US even before turd2.
Edit: FWIW I mostly either see Mexican or some other foreign workers on farms, so I have my doubts they are treated particularly well. Ive seen some of the accommodations they have on farms (like those portable container size boxes at constructions, foremen? use as offices), they usually go to shop in groups, so I guess not much freedom or high enough pay to do what they want. I therefore don't feel super inclined to buy only "Canadian" in that department. Meanwhile there are plenty of mansions being built up at various farms around lower mainland...
I love the BC melons. I seek it out when it's available because it's the closest to what I remember having when I was growing up
The BuyBC website confirms that they're available in August/September
https://buybc.gov.bc.ca/commodities/melons/