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Social justice is our fight here at Fairtrade Canada, but the fight is large and has SO many angles. Anti-racism is not our expertise. This is where others step in.  Sometimes the best you can do is listen and give space.

2019 was a year of big bets and leaps forward. Our bet that we could run a successful Fairtrade banana campaign, shaping the way forward for more Fairtrade fruit on shelf.

Discover delicious award-winning, vegan, cashew-based cheeses from London, Ontario based manufacturer, Nuts For Cheese. 

A pioneer in the organic dairy movement in Canada, Organic Meadow has taken an extra step in ethical sourcing by now including Fairtrade cocoa and sugar in their chocolate milk and ice cream.

On World Fair Trade Day, Fairtrade International announced the launch of a “Fairtrade Producer Relief Fund” and establishment of a “Fairtrade Producer Resilience Fund” in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The two funding mechanisms, with initial investments of €3.1 million, are intended to meet immediate needs of farmers, workers and their communities, while also establishing a foundation for longer-term economic recovery efforts.

Fairtrade and organic cotton sheet sets and towels are now available from Takasa, a socially and environmentally responsible retail business, selling homewares that are organic as well as ethically sourced and manufactured.

Fairtrade and organic t-shirts are now available online from The Good Tee. You can purchase sustainably produced clothing in a wide range of options for women, men and children and baby.

Fairtrade is gathering updates from around the world about how COVID-19 is affecting producer organizations, family farmers, and workers.