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Saturday March 2^nd saw a large crowd gathered at the Lowertown Brewery in Ottawa for the presentation ceremony for the 2018 Canadian Fairtrade Awards. 

Victoria-based company Rumble is introducing their new Dutch Cocoa Supershake - made with Fairtrade Sourced Cocoa - as part of a range of tasty, healthy drinks in environmentally-friendly packaging.

Canada’s 7^th National Fair Trade Conference will be held in Ottawa, Ontario this year. 

"Humber North has shown true commitment to creating a sustainable and socially responsible campus. 

More than 50,000 Canadians have signed a new petition demanding that Canada takes action on child labour, modern slavery, and other human rights violations in corporate supply chains, according to a coalition of Canadian NGO’s including Fairtrade Canada, World Vision, Save the Children and UNICEF Canada. 

New Fairtrade Canada licensee Two Bears Coffee has recently launched Fairtrade certified nitro cold brew in 5 flavours on the Canadian market.

The annual Canadian Fairtrade Awards evaluation process is now underway, with our independent panel of judges carefully reviewing dozens of applications across the 14 awards categories. The winners will be kept a closely guarded secret until the presentation of the awards in Ottawa on March 2^nd.

Farmer organizations will be guaranteed a higher price for cocoa sales on Fairtrade terms, as part of Fairtrade’s strategy towards enabling living incomes.