As a registered charitable organization, the Vegan Society of Canada is committed to our mission to make a meaningful impact through initiatives focused on protecting the environment and enhancing the health of human animals. Through our dual charitable purposes we contribute positively to the end of exploitation of animals, encompassing both non-human and human animals.
Employing diverse approaches such as public outreach, articles, and information sessions, the Vegan Society of Canada aims to fulfill its mission. The organization is also proud to be a member of the Vegan World Alliance (VWA), collaborating with others when deemed appropriate to further shared objectives.
Recognizing the comprehensive nature of our mission, we actively engage in efforts that address the diverse needs of animals. While donors often direct funding toward companion animals, the Vegan Society of Canada endeavors to fill a critical gap as a nationwide charitable organization. Our focus extends beyond a specific subset of animals, having the interest of all animals at heart, including human animals.
Join the Vegan Society of Canada in supporting our mission and help us shape the future of veganism.
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We offer low cost vegan certification of products, services, and free certification to qualified small businesses. Our certification processes and standards are rigorous and contains various techniques to ensure our vision to end animal exploitation can one day be a reality. Contact us for more details.
Linking the hundreds of individual communities throughout Canada to provide communion, communication and community among vegans as well as seamless transition for vegans on the move.
The Vegan Support Line is a free chat and email based mental health support line. All our volunteer responders self-identify as vegans and have work and/or volunteer experience in the field of mental health, clinical health, or social work.
We are developing vegan financial services like daily banking and investments ETF. Contact us and add your name to the waiting list and be notified as funds become available. It is our mandate to ensure that our savings are used as loans for people and businesses that are compatible with the vegan philosophy as stated above.
On a deadline to file a piece and need quick turnaround on a vegan related topic? Don’t hesitate to contact us and we will do our best to assist you. To ensure a prompt response, please inform us of your deadline when you contact us.
We are implementing new requirements to insure events align with our vision and mission. If you are an event organizer and want to be added to our list please contact us.
As we strive to fulfill our charitable purposes, we warmly welcome volunteers and supporters from any country. We have consistently emphasized the importance of supporting organizations that align with one's values, and we are committed to translating these words into actions by being a home to everyone in need.
We are actively seeking individuals to fill various roles within our organization, including positions such as social media posters, committee members, outreach program coordinators, journalists, editors, translators (Arabic, French, Korean), farmers, researchers, MSc. & PhD. students in the broad fields of psychology and neuroscience, administrative assistants, executive assistants, legal professionals, news publications contributors, public relations specialists, public speakers, graphic designers, artists, and more.
If your ideal role is not on this list, or if you have a separate idea you'd like to explore, we are open to your suggestions. The fundamental principle is that if people want to help, we will find something that aligns with their interests and benefits everyone. Join us in shaping the future of veganism.
ContactWe want to thank all our generous donors so far. The Vegan Society of Canada has been running on 100% volunteer power since the beginning. All donations are used only for the benefit of the organization. No volunteers, including directors, receive salaries or any other forms of payment. We are a registered charity with Revenue Canada.
There is no donation too big or too small. Whenever possible please use our PayPal Giving Fund page since there are no fees, or if not possible CanadaHelps. For legacy giving, paper checks, wire transfers or donation above 10,000$ please contact us.
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When the new Canadian food guide made water their beverage of choice, we were glad that scientific evidence and common sense prevailed over profit and disease. Let’s review the current scientific evidence with regard to the health risks of dairy...
After doing some more extensive research, our initial conclusion on the new Canadian food guide is largely unchanged.
However, while crunching numbers, we came upon some interesting results with regards to similarities between the new Canadian food guide and the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet...
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