OTTAWA, Ontario (November 4, 2025) – On November 4th, leaders from the Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA) met in Ottawa to urge the federal government to significantly increase supports in the...
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COTA leads the effort to provide estimates on the number of certified organic operators (producers, livestock operations and processors) and acreage for the Canadian organic sector. Annual Organic...
On October 15 and 16, 2018 COTA hosted our annual Organic Policy Conference and Parliament Day. We had a wonderful group of COTA Members and key industry stakeholders come together to share, learn and...
Tia Loftsgard, COTA's Executive Director, penned an opinion piece calling on the Federal Government to take responsibility as the owner of the Canada Organic logo: To sustain the growth of organics...
OTTAWA, September 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA) is proud to announce during this Organic Week (Sept. 8-16) that the Canadian organic market share has reached...
OTTAWA, August 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA) is delighted that government and industry are successfully collaborating to meet the 2020 deadline for updating...
On February 24, the Canadian Fair Trade Network is set to speak at the 5th Annual Fair Trade Conference, taking place February 24-26 in Halifax. Its session on Fair Trade, Organic Agriculture and...