Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) has become an important pulse crop in Saskatchewan where both the large-seeded (kabuli) and small-seeded (desi) market classes are grown. In North America, kabuli chickpea is mainly used for canning and in salad bars. Both the genotype and the environment affect the canning quality. This study was conducted to determine the effect of genotype, environment and genotype × environment interactions on canning quality traits of three kabuli chickpea cultivars. The three cultivars were grown in 17 environments in Saskatchewan and Alberta during 1996, 1997 and 1998. The genotype, environment and genotype × environment interactions were significant for most canning quality traits. Significant genotype × environment interactions suggest that chickpea cultivars did not perform consistently relative to each other in different environments. This suggests that breeders must give due consideration to quality traits of both the dry and the canned product during the selection process. The results make apparent the magnitude of genotype × environment interactions that chickpea breeders must confront and indicate that extensive testing of chickpea for canning quality traits over different environments is required. Key words: Cicer arietinum, kabuli chickpea, genotype, environment, canning quality