This is dairy, the Canadian way

Responsible, nutritious, and Canadian through and through.

Our values and vision

Simply put, we’re fellow Canadians doing what all Canadians do best: looking after one another. Driven by teamwork, integrity, and passion, we work hard each day to play our part in ensuring all Canadians have a chance to share a healthy, sustainable future.

Building a thriving Canada

We are committed to leading the way with innovative research, providing essential nutritional education, and promoting healthy living. We embrace opportunities to give back to our communities in classrooms, in athletic training centres, and in neighborhoods large and small, diverse and thriving. We look to do the very same things that every good Canadian does, we just do it with the strength of a nation of hands and hearts working in unison – a powerful force for good in everything we do.

Great people make it work

We’re a farmer-funded and farmer-run organization (not a government body), and we represent the interests of the hard-working men and women on almost 10,000 Canadian dairy farms, day in and day out. Indirectly, we also stand with the over 178,000 extended members of the dairy farmer community and workforce from coast to coast.

Who are we? We are dairy farmers. We’re also the dedicated and passionate employees of Dairy Farmers of Canada – policy experts, administrators, health professionals, marketers, researchers, and many more. Most importantly, we are you – because quality, nutritious Canadian dairy is a valuable legacy for all Canadians.

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The many reasons to be proud of Canadian dairy

Our commitment to quality goes far beyond the nutritious and delicious milk inside every carton. It extends to everything we do and how we do it. From humane treatment of our animals, to a respect for our environment and steadfast adherence to strict safety policies – no corners cut, no detail too small.

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Animal care

We do everything within our power to ensure that Canada’s dairy cows are some of the world’s happiest and healthiest by applying the highest standards of scientifically-supported sustainable and responsible care.

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Environment

We’re dedicated to operating sustainably, reducing our impact, and conserving the beauty of our natural environment, both on the farm and in our home communities. After all, we live here too.

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Food safety

We don’t put anything in our dairy that doesn’t belong there. All Canadian dairy is free of antibiotics and produced without the use of artificial growth hormones.

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Nutrition

We support the work of a large community of health professionals, policy makers, and researchers in providing comprehensive and up-to-date scientific reports on the role of dairy products in nutrition.