True North Dog Wash Designs Human-Grade, Cruelty-Free, and Eco-Conscious Pet Care for Pets Who Are Family
A Canadian Brand Redefining Pet Care with Purpose – Setting a New Standard True North Dog Wash, designs human-grade, cruelty-free, and eco-conscious pet care for pets who are family. At True North Dog Wash Inc., every bottle tells a story — one of compassion, craftsmanship, and care. Founded in Ottawa, Ontario, by Carole Lair, the […]
Hill’s Pet Nutrition is Hiring a Business Account Manager to Join Their Dynamic Team
The Omni-Channel Business Account Manager (BAM) will manage the head office relationship with key Pet Specialty chain customers that operate both brick and mortar operations, as well as eCommerce websites. Toronto, ON – October 13, 2025 – Hill’s Pet Nutrition is hiring a Business Account Manager to join our key accounts team at their headquarters […]
Puppy Love Pet Products – Addressing a Recent Public Health Notice
“Our commitment to our customers has always been our priority.” As part of our ongoing commitment to quality and safety, we have initiated a voluntary recall to all our retailers on some potentially affected products out of an abundance of caution due to a possible Salmonella contamination. Why Was a Public Health Notice Issued?This notice […]
Double Your Impact for Pets Facing Wildfires & Weather Catastrophes
Pets Canada is proud to spotlight Happy Days Sanctuary, which leapt into action during this wildfire season—delivering food, blankets, cages, and other essentials to shelters nationwide. Toronto, ON – August 21, 2025 The so-called “100-year storm” seems to be happening more like four or five times every year as of late, and it’s not showing […]
From Treats to Transparency: Navigating Canada’s Pet Care Market
Join NIQ and Pets Canada for an exclusive webinar exploring the evolving landscape of the Canadian pet care market. With total pet food and treat sales surpassing $6.2 billion and nearly 25% of purchases now happening online, this session will unpack the forces reshaping consumer behaviour, from inflation and tariffs to digital commerce and health-conscious […]
Paws, Price, and Policy: Navigating the Economic Realities of Affordable Pet Food
During a recent Question Period in the House of Commons, MP Ryan Williams spoke about a significant rise in pet food when asking the Prime Minister about the increasing cost of living. Like most industries the price to produce goods has gone up since the pandemic. For pet food, this includes raw materials, processing, staffing, […]
Pets Canada takes on Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill is full of pet lovers! This year marks our very first Hill Day advocacy event on Parliament Hill. Pets Canada put together a team of fourteen delegates made up of association members to engage federal decision-makers on two very important topics brought to us by our members: removing the GST on pet food products and including pets in the National Adaptation Strategy, with respect to evacuation planning.
Help Remove the GST from Pet Food
We are thrilled to share some exciting news that was announced during the Pets Canada Industry Shows – our commitment to two crucial advocacy issues that will shape the future of our industry and the lives of our beloved pets; Removing GST from Pet Food Products and the inclusion of pets in the National Adaption […]
Petcurean – Philanthropy Award Winner
Leadership, mentorship, community, and advocacy work. These are the pillars that inspired the John and Kelly Ayres Philanthropy Award and the tenets of all the Canadian Pet Community Awards. Just over a year ago, we introduced the John and Kelly Ayers Philanthropy Award in our ongoing campaign to highlight the outstanding work our Pets Canada […]
PIJAC CanadaTurns 35!
It all started with a fight, followed by a crazy idea Three and a half decades ago a group of embattled business owners came together to fight a piece of unfair business legislation targeting the pet sector and they won. Bolstered by their success and support from PIJAC (US) The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council […]
