Buying Fairtrade

Fairtrade-certified avocados, grapefruit and pineapple are starting to be seen in Canadian supermarkets while the Fairtrade banana takes the lead as Canada’s fastest growing Fairtrade fruit. 

Buying Fairtrade chocolate makes a huge difference to the lives of cocoa farmers and their families around the world.

Choosing Fairtrade coffee means helping coffee farmers around the world to get a fair deal.

Buying Fairtrade can help improve wages and puts investment into tea-growing communities.

Canadian consumers and companies choosing Fairtrade sugar sent more than $115,000 in Fairtrade Premium back to sugar cane smallholders last year.

Whatever the occasion, you can say it with Fairtrade flowers – and it helps thousands of farmers and workers get a better deal.

From cosmetics made with shea butter to soya sauce or rich coconut milk, Canadians are seeing an increased variety of Fairtrade products in their local health and supermarket stores. 

Many of us care about how we look – and buying clothes made with Fairtrade cotton means we can be a follower of fashion and at the same time help low paid cotton farmers around the world.

Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Football, Rugby… all beloved games played by Canadians yet the work involved in the making of these balls is far removed from the joy of the game.

Globally, herbs and spices are cultivated by thousands of small-scale farmers, often dispersed in remote areas of the world. They face challenges that include fluctuating prices and changing weather patterns that makes creating a sustainable livelihood difficult.

Fairtrade certified Gold is the world's first independent ethical certification system for gold.

Buying Fairtrade wine helps ensure that farmers and workers are receiving a fair price – as well as an additional premium to help their community invest in essential services such as education, sanitation and health care.