Capilano University first heard about fair trade in October 2015 and our Food & Beverage Services Committee has been working hard ever since to ensure our campus food and beverage services offer Fairtrade certified products. Food Services at Capilano University is provided by Chartwells, and we value their commitment and Read more…
Kicking off the year in style, Wilfrid Laurier University celebrated its new designation, as Canada’s 20th Fair Trade Campus. To celebrate the new designation, the school hosted an open house on Jan. 25th from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at BYTE 75, the coffee shop in Lazaridis Hall in Waterloo. Read more…
Here at the Canadian Fair Trade Network, we believe that it is important to understand agriculture and how we come to see products on our grocery store shelves. Fair trade must be linked to this understanding, by meeting and talking with the actual people who either grow or make the Read more…
Want to impress somebody special this holiday season? Here’s a dessert that tastes even better than it looks, which is pretty incredible. With layers of rich hazelnut dacquoise and mocha buttercream covered in a silky layer of dark chocolate ganache, this is one cake that is sure to make a Read more…
November 18, 2016 | Oka, Quebec. Celebrating the 10th anniversary of its World Shop, Oka High School has become the 12th Fair Trade School in Canada and the 7th in Quebec. The World Shop at Oka Secondary School is a small social economy enterprise run entirely by high school students. Read more…
St John’s, NL | September 28, 2016. As the cornerstone event of Fair Trade Campus week 2016, Memorial University of Newfoundland celebrated their new designation as Canada’s 19th Fair Trade Campus. “It’s great that student groups pushed for Fair Trade products on campus and that we are able to bring together Read more…
VISIT Nicaraguan co-operatives producing Fairtrade-certified coffee, cashews, sesame, and peanuts CONNECT with producers and see the benefits of fair trade in their communities GAIN an in-depth understanding of the complexities and realities of fair trade LOCATION: Nicaragua PROPOSED DATES: April 30 to May 6, 2017 HOST: Canadian Fair Trade Network Read more…
October 12, 2016 | Montreal, Quebec. Pensionnat du Saint-Nom-de-Marie has become Quebec’s 6th Fair Trade designated School! They are joining a growing number of Canadian schools who are driving a powerful global movement for change by demonstrating a strong commitment to fair trade among its administrators, teachers, and students. At Read more…
September 22, 2016 | Mississauga, Ontario. “Fair Trade”, declares Vicky Jezierski, Director of Hospitality & Retail Services at UTM, “is not just about providing products but about educating students about the social and economic issues from around the globe.” Andrea De Vito, Assistant Director of Hospitality & Retail Services states that Read more…
The Canadian Fair Trade Network believes that connecting with producers firsthand is essential in changing how we think about and look at the products that we purchase each day. We believe that it is important to understand agriculture and how we come to see products on our grocery store shelves, Read more…