CHFA NOW Toronto 2024
Subscription Exhibitors
Subscription Visitors
CHFA NOW Toronto is the largest natural, health and organic products show in Eastern Canada. At the 2023 event, there were over 1,070 exhibitors and 2,800 visitors. This is a must-attend event for companies interested in developing the retail market segment in these product categories.
This year, two options are available for members who wish to participate:
1- **NEW** PAVILION OPTION
Participate in this trade show in the Group Export Agri-Food pavilion and benefit from the following advantages:
- Group Export support in booth planning :
- Centralization of orders for your booth through Group Export and automatic application of applicable subsidies;
- On-site event coordination by a Group Export representative;
- Consolidation of goods shipment coordinated by Group Export;
- 100 square feet booth including : 8-food high draped back wall, 3-foot high draped side walls, carpet, 4 exhibitor badges;
- It is your responsibility to become a member of CHFA directly with the show organizers.
Prices:
- 100 sq ft booth space : $1,800
- Corner 100 sq ft booth space : $1,950
2- OUTSIDE THE PAVILION OPTION
Participate in this trade show outside of the pavilion and benefit from the following advantages:
- By opting for the outside the pavilion option, you secure the available subsidies, but it is your responsability to coordinate your participation and reserve your booth directly with the CHFA organizers. You are also responsible for the administrative follow-up required to claim applicable subsidies post-event within the deadlines;
- Consolidation of goods shipment coordinated by Group Export;
- It is your responsability to become a member of CHFA directly with the show organizers.
Price:
- Participation fees for a participation outside of the pavilion : $200
The number of available booths and reimbursements is very limited. Don’t delay in reserving your spot—first come, first served!
Financial assistance for participants
Participation in the pavilion
A financial assistance of 50% per company with no maximum in eligible expenses for the following items:
- Additional setup costs (electricity, rental of rigid structure, refrigerator, etc.)*;
- Sample shipping costs (consolidation with Group Export) and handling*;
- *Subsidies are automatically applied when orders are placed through Group Export;
Participation outside the pavilion
Financial assistance of 50% up to a maximum of $6,000 eligible expenses per company for the following items:
- Booth rental fees;
- Additional setup costs (carpet rental, electricity, rental of rigid structure, refrigerator, etc.);
- Sample shipping costs (consolidation with Group Export) and handling fees;
- These expenses will be subsidized upon presentation of invoices, proof of payment, and cashing. You are responsible for the administrative follow-up required to claim applicable subsidies post-event within the deadlines.
Participation in and outside the pavilion
Reimbursement of a travel lump sum of $850 per person, for a maximum of two lump sums per company.
- To benefit from the lump sum, the company must absolutely provide proof of travel (e.g. airline, train, bus ticket, etc. with complete itinerary or gas receipt near destination) AND proof of accommodation (e.g. official hotel invoice, AirBNB, etc.).
- To obtain two travel lump sum reimbursements, the same proof mentioned above is requested for each reimbursement.
- If the two people share the same transportation (e.g. carpooling), two separate proofs of accommodation will be required and the name of the company or traveler must appear on them (e.g. two hotel bills).
- If the two people share the same accommodation, two separate proofs of transportation will be required (e.g. two airline tickets).
- You will be entitled to an extra $500 per lump sum if your company is located in one of the following regions: Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Côte-Nord, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec.
- Group Export reserves the right to request any additional supporting documentation.
Financial assistance for visitors
Reimbursement of a travel lump sum of $850 per company. You will be entitled to an extra $500 per lump sum if your company is located in one of the following regions: Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Côte-Nord, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec.
- To obtain one travel lump sum reimbursement: the company must imperatively provide proof of travel (e.g., an invoice of flight, train, bus, etc. with complete itinerary or receipt for the purchase of gas near the place of destination) AND a proof of accommodation (e.g., official hotel invoice, AirBNB, etc.). Accommodation must have been paid for; redemptions of bonus points of any kind remove the right to this subsidy.
- The Group Export reserves the right to request any additional supporting documents.
By registering to this event, you agree to complete and return the activity report which will be forwarded to you shortly. You will have 60 days following the event to send us back the completed report, otherwise you may be required to reimburse the subsidies received for this activity. The data that will be compiled is for the sole purpose of evaluating the economic benefits of this activity.
Cancellation policy
The Group Export Agri-Food is a non profit organization who manages export financial programs from the ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec and from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
As an administrator of government programs, Group Export had to implement a cancellation policy which applies for trade show participation. Policy’s details are as follows:
When a participation or registration form is completed by a representative of a company, this company becomes liable to the Group Export Agri-Food, as this form is a contract between the company and the Association.
- In the five days following registration, the company must pay, as a deposit, 50% of participation fees. This amount can either be paid by check, direct deposit or credit card by contacting the Group Export’s financial department at 450-649-6266.
- Direct deposits are preferred.
- The remaining 50% of participation fees must be paid at least 60 days before the activity.
- If the company does not respect these terms, Group Export Agri-Food has the right to cancel the company’s participation.
- When a company is cancelling its participation:
- If the company or Group Export Agri-Food finds a replacing participant, the full amount will be reimbursed, except for a $200 administration fee, as soon as the replacing participant has paid in full the amount due.
- In case a substitute cannot be found, all other incurred charges, including 100% of the invoice for a space reservation, would be charged to the company.
All cancellations must be made in writing and be addressed to the person in charge of the trade show, whose name appears on the registration form.
This policy was endorsed by the Group Export Agri-Food’s Board of Directors, on February 14, 2008.
Eligibility for Exhibitors and Visitors
To qualify as an exhibitor or visitor, the company must:
- Meet all eligibility criteria for provincial subsidies applicable to this activity.
- Hold a license number from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency under the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) or demonstrate that it is not required for its type of business.
The Group Export reserves the right to refuse any registration for this activity.
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