UNFI Canada Innovation Showcase 2025 took place on January 29 in Vaughan, Ontario, bringing together industry leaders and innovators. Ryan Benn, CEO of Alive Publishing Group, kicked off the morning session with a keynote address.

By supporting a local school garden, you can directly support a healthier generation of young students and contribute to your own community. Your donation of either treasure, time, or talent will not only nurture learners who’ll become leaders, but also deepen your connection to the community.

Alive Publishing Group (APG) is thrilled to announce the addition of Adam Rahiman as the new senior account executive, advertising sales. Adam joined the team in December 2024, bringing a wealth of experience and a dynamic approach to sales strategy.

Despite the cold, CHFA’s Calgary Industry Night Out brought together over 100 industry professionals including retailers, health practitioners, manufacturers, and businesses operating in the natural, organic, and wellness (NOW) space. The event was held at the Sub Rosa in downtown Calgary in February.

The National Summit on Health, Movement, and Community will be held on June 7 at Zoomer Media Studios in Liberty Village, Toronto, Ontario. The Summit will build on the Canadian Health and Fitness Institute’s (CHFI) groundbreaking 2024 Forum in West Vancouver, BC, which featured 21 distinguished experts including Canada’s first Minister of Physical Activity, Carla Qualtrough.

As we go to press, the US-imposed tariffs are ever evolving, causing confusion and concern in Canada, Mexico, and other US trading partners worldwide.

 CNHR reached out to some leading industry members to get their thoughts on what type of impact tariffs could have on the Canadian natural health industry.

Cristina Guglielmi, CanPrev’s national director of sales, health food, shared, “We all gathered for a Customer Appreciation Day event at Good Health Mart in Hanover in November 2024. It was a wonderful event with lots of great customers and reps coming together to support the store.”

We’re thrilled to celebrate a major milestone—10 years of providing natural health products to our valued members! Since 2014, Calgary Co-op’s Natural Choice has been dedicated to offering healthy, high-quality, and pioneering natural health products that support the well-being of our community.

It’s official: Nutters Everyday Naturals has a new store, this one in Creston, BC.

Community Natural Foods has announced the launch of its new membership program, delivered through a new app, designed to enhance consumers’ shopping experiences and promote healthy choices.

Spring is coming and, as an ongoing goal to nurture young minds, the Plant a Seed & See What Grows Foundation continues to offer its educational resources to Canadian primary grade students from kindergarten to grade 3.

The Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA) hosted a Parliamentary Day on November 19, 2024, garnering strong support from Members of Parliament (MPs) and senators to advance the organic sector.

Canada’s largest trade show dedicated to natural, organic, and wellness (NOW) products is back in Vancouver, BC, this year from April 25 to 27.

Natural product distributor Puresource launched its new website and introduced its new logo at CHFA NOW Toronto in September 2024. 

CNHR was on the ground at CHFA NOW Toronto 2024, capturing the exciting tradeshow. Held on September 21-22, 2024, this year’s tradeshow brought together more than 1,200 exhibitors and 8,000+ natural health industry professionals.