National non-profit certification and public education organization
Fairtrade Canada
Company type
Non-profit organization
Founded
1997; 27 years ago (1997)
Headquarters
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Website
www.fairtrade.ca
Fairtrade Canada, formerly TransFair Canada, is a national non-profit certification and public education organization promoting Fairtrade certified products in Canada to improve the livelihood of developing world farmers and workers. It is the Canadian member of FLO International, which unites 24 fair trade producer and certification initiatives across Europe, Asia, Latin America, North America, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
FairtradeCanada, formerly TransFair Canada, is a national non-profit certification and public education organization promoting Fairtrade certified products...
Fair Trade certification body (i.e. the Fairtrade Foundation in the United Kingdom, TransFair Canada in Canada etc.) describing an area which is committed...
National Fairtrade Organisations exist in 16 European countries as well as in Canada, the United States, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Fairtrade International...
2015-12-15. "International Tea Day: Consumers Demand a Fair Cuppa". FairtradeCanada. 2010-01-11. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-12-15...
has been produced according to Fairtrade political standards. The Fairtrade Mark is owned and protected by Fairtrade International (FLO), on behalf of...
Fairtrade Fortnight is an annual promotional campaign which happens once every year, organized and funded by the Fairtrade Foundation to increase awareness...
Fairtrade Town is a status awarded by a recognized Fairtrade certification body (i.e. The Fairtrade Foundation in the UK, TransFair Canada in Canada etc...
fair trade may give an unfair advantage to some producers over others. Fairtrade researcher Alastair Smith argues that while some criticisms are grounded...
several recognized fair trade certifiers, including Fairtrade International (formerly called FLO, Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International), IMO, Make...
Grocer of the Year Awards". Food in Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2016. "CanadianFairtrade Awards". www.fairtrade.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-20. Choices website...
2011, the product gained Fairtrade accreditation in the UK and Ireland by sourcing all their cocoa and sugar under Fairtrade Terms. In 2016, Maltesers’...
should not be confused with commodity certification systems, such as Fairtrade certification, where only a component of the product is covered. The WFTO...
Fairtrade bananas was a marketing initiative which focused on increasing the price paid to small banana growers and the wages of agricultural workers...
four-finger variety of Kit Kat would use Fairtrade chocolate (at least in Britain and Ireland) from January 2010. The Fairtrade Kit Kat promotion was extended to...
sales with products that carry labels such as Fairtrade Max Havelaar, Bio Suisse, USDA Organic, COR Canada Organic, UTZ or Carbon Neutral Product. The company...
2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010. "Fairtrade Cadbury Dairy Milk Goes Global as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand take Fairtrade Further Into Mainstream". Archived...
Austria, Luxembourg, Italy, the United States, Canada and Japan), or carrying a national name: "Fairtrade Mark" in the UK and Ireland, "Rättvisemärkt" in...
those communities. Only 1 out of 10 Lavazza production companies have the fairtrade certification according to their 2020 sustainability report. The company...
least 50p is donated to Emmaus. In 2009, the company also started selling Fairtrade cotton bags for 99p. The company does not give out any bags free in order...
population of 6,779. Garstang is famous for being the world's first ever Fairtrade Town. Garstang is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Cherestanc...
point. Unilever decided on the scheme over Fairtrade, because according to the company's analysis, Fairtrade might "lack the scale and the organizational...
Indonesia which had been hit hard by the disaster. VIS also operates a Fairtrade group aiming to promote the purchase of products that tries to guarantee...
Christian Science Monitor. Published April 24, 2009. Ethical consumers give Fairtrade a boost. Financial Times. Published April 16, 2009. A year in review -...
(Catholic) Bishop of Arundel and Brighton. On 6 July 2004, Arundel was granted Fairtrade Town status. People born in Arundel are known locally as Mullets, due...