• Perfect Your Pitch and Let’s Talk Numbers Workshops

    Download poster here! Our focused workshops offer an opportunity to delve deeper into key topics to help you grow your sales to Food & Beverage retailers.   Perfect your Pitch – Full-day workshop Two options to participate: June 5th – 9am-4pm – Calgary, Deerfoot Inn and Casino June 7th – 9am-4pm – Leduc, Royal Hotel Edmonton […]

  • Real Time Labour and Business Information

    Rapid Results Register by May 19, 2023 Ready to solve your labour challenges, understand the impacts of immigration and get to the bottom of inflation, rising costs & supply chain issues? Food Processing Skills Canada is recruiting employers, senior leaders and HR professionals in Canada’s food and beverage manufacturing industry to participate on a national […]

  • AB OHS Code Changes

    Effective March 31, 2023 Are you compliant?

  • Just Released – Made in Alberta

    Check out our announcement online.

  • Ecostrat Wants Your Food/Organic Waste and Waste Water

    Find out more by clicking to download flyer.

  • Freson Bros. Food Fair

    Join us for this incredible opportunity to present your Alberta products to Freson Bros. buyers. April 18, 2023 10–4pm Stony Plain Download Flyer or bianca@afpa.com to express your interest to participate. 

  • AFPA Hires!

    AFPA is pleased to announce the hiring of two new employees to help establish the groundwork for the organization’s future as it gears up for its largest growth phase in 10 years! Read more here!

  • Food Futures – Student Wage Subsidies

    AFPA has received funding to support Work Integrated Learning placement for up to 90 students per year. Wage subsidies of 50% (maximum subsidy $5,000 – opportunity may be available for an additional $7,000) For complete program details!

  • Membership Renewal Time!

    First and foremost we would like to take this opportunity to thank you. This has been and continues to be a time for recovery in our province. Having you as a member and a part of our community is something that we have always honoured and valued. Over the past year, AFPA has been working […]

  • AFPA Ask Us Anything

    Wouldn’t it feel good to be able to ask an expert questions and learn from others in a casual conversation? AFPA is beginning a series of free, casual learning sessions for food processors and those who support the industry. Guided by experts in legal affairs, HR and hiring, co-packing, cost-reduction, funding and more, these chats are […]

  • Are Hiring Temporary Foreign Workers a Solution for My Business? Where Do I Start?

    This is the first blog in a series on hiring foreign workers to meet your employment needs. This post is part of a sponsored series by Immigration Care. You have a labour shortage. You have heard from other employers that hiring foreign workers can be a good tool to mitigate the impacts labour shortages have on […]

  • Canada Digital Adoption Program Funding

    Just launched the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP).. – MORE HERE GROW YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE – BOOST YOUR BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY How Canadians do business has changed. To stay competitive and grow, small and medium-sized businesses need to adopt new digital tools. In Budget 2021, the Government of Canada announced the $4 billion Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) to […]