Industry Collaboration Events
Plant-Based Foods of Canada, Protein Industries Canada and Pulse Canada
Plant Forward on the Prairies
Plant Forward brings together international leaders, innovators, and partners to drive collaboration and showcase the strength of Canada’s plant-based food ecosystem — from agriculture and ingredients to innovation and branded products.
PBFC members receive exclusive discounted registration rates.
Planting the Future: Growing Together
2026 PBFC Annual Conference
May 5, 2026
The 2026 Plant-Based Foods of Canada Annual Conference brought together leaders from across Canada’s plant-based food ecosystem for a full day of insight, collaboration, and meaningful connection.
Hosted at Copper Creek Golf Club, this year’s event welcomed manufacturers, ingredient companies, retailers, investors, service providers, researchers, and policy leaders from across the sector. The conference featured timely discussions on consumer trends, retail and shopper insights, investment, innovation, supply chain collaboration, AI-driven research, and the future competitiveness of Canada’s plant-based food industry.
With strong participation from industry, government, and the broader ecosystem, the event reflected the growing importance of collaboration in advancing Canada’s plant-based food sector.
Conference Highlights
125+ attendees from across the plant-based value chain
Participation from major retailers, investors, government, and industry leaders
Expanded networking and collaboration opportunities
New table-top displays and product showcase features
Insight-rich sessions focused on market trends, innovation, policy, and growth
Thank you to our speakers, sponsors, members, partners, and attendees for contributing to a successful and engaging event.
Information on future PBFC events and the 2027 Annual Conference will be shared in the coming months.a
