[wildzzz]

Whole refers to the fat content and homogenized refers to a process used to better suspend the fat in the milk to prevent separation. Almost all milk you buy is probably homogenized. They don't technically mean the same thing but if the only thing you see is homogenized on the container, it's probably whole milk.

[gucci-on-fleek]

You are correct that all milk undergoes a homogenization process, but for whatever reason, only 3.25% milk is labelled as "homogenized" in Canada. Even the ingredients/fine-print are like this too, so it's not just a marketing thing [0] [1].

This could be a regional thing though: out east milk typically comes in bags [2], but I'm in the west and have only ever seen milk in bottles, so it wouldn't surprise me if the term for 3.25% milk was different in the east too.

[0]: https://www.obviouslygoodmilk.ca/en/products/milks/lucerne-3...

[1]: https://www.obviouslygoodmilk.ca/en/products/milks/lucerne-2...

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_bag#Canada

[phatskat]

Dating someone in eastern Canada and seeing bagged milk was wild to my American brain - who puts milk in a _bag???_