Canada’s agri-food industry - which includes all the enterprises that produce, sell and deliver food - is one of the country’s most important economic sectors and has generated about CAD$143 billion towards Canada’s GDP. At the same time, the value of food lost or wasted every year in Canada is estimated to be worth CAD$49 billion.
Much of this issue can be addressed by rethinking our conventional agriculture, fishing/aquaculture and food practices in ways that help to regenerate our natural resources and reduce food loss and waste, or where this is not possible, create new value from it. This line of thinking - also known as the circular economy model - is gaining traction across the globe as a way of building a more sustainable economy.
This paper is an introduction to existing circular food system solutions in Canada, and will help inform strategies and tactics that will build a circular food system across the country.
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