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This week, we’re taking a look at some of the food and beverage tradeshows taking place in Canada throughout the remainder of 2023. There may be other sector- or region-specific tradeshows taking place across the country. 

Atlantic Canada 

Responsible Seafood Summit 

Oct. 2 – 5, 2023 

Saint John Delta 

Saint John, NB 

FBA Conference & Awards 

Oct. 24 – 25, 2023 

Light House Arts Centre 

Halifax, NS 

Quebec 

BÉNÉFIQ 2023 

Oct. 4 - 5, 2023 

Centre des congrès de Québec 

Quebec City, QC 

Ontario 

Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show 2023 

Sept. 25 – 28, 2023 

Toronto Congress Centre 

Toronto, ON 

Food Accelerator Celebration 2023 

Oct. 3, 2023  

YSpace Markham 

Markham, ON 

RCC’s Retail Sustainability Conference 

Oct. 3, 2023 

The International Centre 

Mississauga, ON 

Canadian Institute: Inaugural Advanced Summit on Food Law and Regulation Canada 

Oct. 4 – 5, 2023 

Sandman Signature Mississauga Hotel 

Mississauga, ON 

Toronto Global Forum 2023 

Oct. 11 – 13, 2023 

Fairmont Royal York 

Toronto, ON 

The Meating Place Conference 2023 

Oct. 20 - 21, 2023 

JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa 

Minett, ON 

Grocery Innovations Canada 2023 

Oct. 24 – 25, 2023 

Toronto Congress Centre, 

Toronto, ON 

Startup Canada Tour - Brampton 

Oct. 26, 2023 

The Rose Brampton 

Brampton, ON 

Small Business Forum 

Oct. 30, 2023 

Metro Toronto Convention Centre 

Toronto, ON 

CIFST Interface 2023 

Nov. 7, 2023 

The International Centre 

Mississauga, ON 

CIFST Ontario Section: 33rd Annual Suppliers' Night Tabletop Exhibition 

Nov. 7, 2023 

The International Center 

Mississauga, ON 

ADM Pack Expo Toronto 2023 

Nov. 7 – 9, 2023 

Toronto Congress Centre 

Toronto, ON 

8th Annual SAAS North 

Nov. 15 – 16, 2023 

Shaw Centre 

Ottawa, ON 

AWC EAST 2023 

Nov. 19 - 23, 2023  

Sheraton Fallsview 

Niagara Falls, ON 

GroceryConnex 

Nov. 20, 2023 

Fairmont Royal York 

Toronto, ON 

OPMA Annual Gala and Awards 

Nov. 24, 2023 

Bellevue Manor 

Vaughan, ON 

Prairies Canada 

Terroir Symposium 2023 

Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2023 

John Ware Building 

Calgary, AB 

British Columbia 

#IGNITE: Accelerating your Path to Commercialization 

Sept. 25, 2023 

Vancouver Convention Centre West Building 

Vancouver, BC 

entrepreneurship@UBC Immersion Week (EIW): Let’s take action together! 

Sept. 26 - 28, 2023 

The University of British Columbia 

Vancouver, BC 

Placemaking Summit 2023 

Oct. 3, 2023 

Fairmont Hotel Vancouver 

Vancouver, BC  

Frontier Summit 2023 

Oct. 4 - 5, 2023 

Lowtide Properties 

Vancouver, BC  

BCFB Awards 2023 

Oct. 11, 2023 

Rocky Mountaineer Station 

Vancouver, BC 

Charitable Impact: TechPong 2023 

Oct. 19, 2023 

Science World 

Vancouver, BC  

RCCs Retail West Conference 

Nov. 2, 2023 

The Westin Bayshore  

Vancouver, BC 

Is there a major food and beverage tradeshow taking place this year that we’ve missed? Reach out to your Regional Innovation Director to let us know! 

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