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Canadian Government Information

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
The Canadian Coffee Industry: Sub-Sector Profile
  • All Statistics Canada data for the Canadian tea and coffee industry is aggregated under the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) 31192 and consists of establishments primarily engaged in roasting coffee, manufacturing coffee and tea extracts and concentrates, including instant and freeze dried, blending tea, and manufacturing herbal tea.
  • Not included in this category are establishments that bottle or can iced tea or coffee, which are included under NAICS 31211 - Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing
Health Canada is responsible for establishing standards for the safety and nutritional quality of all foods sold in Canada. The department exercises this mandate under the authority of the Food and Drugs Act and pursues its regulatory mandate under the Food and Drug Regulations.

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
All health and safety standards under the Food and Drug Regulations are enforced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The CFIA is also responsible for the administration of non-health and safety regulations concerning food packaging, labeling and advertising.

CFIA issues allergy alerts and health hazard alerts related to food and beverages:
CFIA enforces 2 acts:

  • Food and Drugs Act (R.S., 1985, c. F-27) 
    • The Food and Drug Regulations set out conditions regarding health, quality, composition and labeling requirements that would apply to coffee manufacturers as well as other food and beverage manufacturers so that consumers will have confidence in the safety of the products they purchase.
  • Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (R.S., 1985, c. C-38) 
    • The Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act requires that prepackaged food products that are imported or made in Canada must not bear any false or misleading information regarding origin, quality, performance, net weight or quantity.

Demographic Information


Statistics Canada. Study: Beverage consumption by children and adults. 

  • After water, the beverage choices Canadians make are tied closely to age. By the age of 14 to 18, regular soft drinks ranked third as a beverage choice for boys, and fourth for girls. On any given day, 53% of boys in this age range and 35% of girls had regular soft drinks. 
  • At ages 19 to 30, after water, milk was the beverage most commonly reported, with 49% of men and 54% of women drinking milk on any given day. Regular soft drinks ranked third for men, 47% of whom report consumption. For women, coffee took third place, with 39% drinking it. 
  • Among people 50 and older, coffee was the most common beverage choice after water. About three-quarters of men and women drink coffee on any given day. As a result, more than 20% of men and 15% of women aged 31 to 70 exceeded the recommended maximum of 400 milligrams of caffeine per day. 
Industry Canada. Canadian Industry Statistics: Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (NAICS 31192) 

  • Benchmarking statistics: Provides total revenues, expenses (cost of sales, operating expenses,), net profit/loss. 
  • Manufacturing statistics: Manufacturing revenues, manufacturing costs, manufacturing intensity ratio (calculated by dividing manufacturing value-added by manufacturing revenues), costs of energy, water, fuel. 
  • Employment statistics: Number of employees, nature of jobs within industry, annual average salaries. 
  • Establishments: Establishments by employment type and region, establishments by employment size category and region, changes in establishment counts.
  • International trade: Exports, imports, trade balance (difference between exports and imports of goods between the country (Canada) and one (or more) of its international trading partners.) 
Canadian Regulations

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International Regulations 

Food and Agriculture Association of the United Nations  
    International Trade Center
    Certification, market profile, Q&A

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration

    Fair trade Regulations
    • Fairtrade International
      • Fair trade practices involve a partnership between producers in underprivileged countries and the consumers that buy their products. The prices that are paid for the product and the work are fair and there is a minimum price. In order to obtain a fair trade certification, producers and traders must prove that they have met fair trade standards.
    • FLO-CERT
      • Independent fair trade certification organization.
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