May 2023
Just the facts: Our Vegan certification
Vegan Society of Canada News, May 9th 2023
Our certification process time varies greatly and depends broadly on the complexity of the product, number of factory and/or processing plants to certify and the number of products to certify...
December 2022
Just the facts: Are soft drinks vegan certifiable
Vegan Society of Canada News, December 7th 2022
Most soft drinks are likely not vegan certifiable in part due to sugar they contain. There are also various other potential issues that affect all beverages like filtering, as some businesses use various processing aids like fish or bovine gelatin for clarification which is not vegan certifiable.
May 2022
October 2021
Just the facts: What is veganism?
Vegan Society of Canada News, October 15th 2021
We define veganism in relation to the agreed upon vision of veganism as a way of life and philosophy that when practiced will result in the end of the exploitation of all animals, including human animals. We expand in more details in the following article on veganism.
January 2020
Just the facts: How much calcium do we really need?
Vegan Society of Canada News, January 23rd 2020
We have explored this question in our article titled “Demystifying our inflated calcium intake recommendations”. In summary, we recommend at least 400mg/day for people on a 100% plant-based diet whose sodium intake as at or below Health Canada’s recommendation of 1500mg/day. Otherwise, we recommend 500-700mg/day.
March 2019
Just the facts: Sponsorship program
Vegan Society of Canada News, March 26th 2019
We have various sponsorship levels and associated benefits depending on your preference. Types of benefits you will receive by sponsoring us may include mentions in various material like public speech, presentation, web site, festivals, etc...
Just the facts: Ambassador program
Vegan Society of Canada News, March 26th 2019
If you or your organisation would like to participate in furthering our mission and would like to inspire others, we would be happy to have you as our ambassador...
December 2018
Just the facts: Advertising with us
Vegan Society of Canada News, December 7th 2018
The short answer is that this is not possible, the long answer is maybe...
September 2018
Just the facts: Which sugar is not vegan certifiable
Vegan Society of Canada News, September 25th 2018
We have so far not certified any refined sugar as vegan, and it is likely many forms of sugars would not be vegan certifiable, due to various factors like the use of bone char, and therefore many end products containing added sugar as well...
Just the facts: Alcohol, health and which ones are not vegan certifiable
Vegan Society of Canada News, September 14th 2018
It may come as a surprise that the top wines sold in Canada are not vegan certifiable, and no amount of alcohol consumption is safe...
August 2018
Just the facts: Veganism and human rights
Vegan Society of Canada News, August 22nd 2018
We wanted to discuss veganism with regards to human rights...
Just the facts: Vitamin B12
Vegan Society of Canada News, August 12th 2018
We wanted to discuss vitamin B12 and dispel the wrong information we often see being repeated...