Resources

COVID-19 Recovery

Are you looking for guidance for your business during the COVID-19 pandemic?  There are many resources available to support businesses during this challenging time.  These links will lead you to programs, tools and resources to help you plan for recovery, build resilience and adapt your business to thrive in the new normal.

• BDO Canada (HTML)
• Bioscience Association of Manitoba (HTML)
• Business Development Bank of Canada (HTML)
• Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (HTML)
• Community Futures of Manitoba (PDF, 270.03 KB)
• Economic Development Winnipeg (HTML)
• Export Development Canada (HTML)
• Food and Beverage Manitoba (HTML)
• Manitoba Chambers of Commerce (HTML)
• Manitoba COVID-19 Food Processing Plant Guidelines (HTML)
• Manitoba COVID-19 Response Guidance for Abbatoirs (PDF, 294.77 KB)
• Province of Manitoba COVID-19 Roadmap to Recovery (HTML)
• Thompson Dorfman Sweatman (HTML)
• World Trade Centre Winnipeg (HTML) 

Directories and Listings

• Bioproduct Directory (XLS, 25 KB)
• Commercial Kitchens for Rent Listing (HTML)
• Contract Manufacturing and Co-Packer Listing (HTML)
• Food Ingredient and Product Directory (XLS, 101.0 KB)
• Food Warehousing and Distribution Directory (XLS, 31.0 KB)

Business

• Food and Beverage Processing in Manitoba - Basic Steps (PDF, 1.71 MB)
• Food Industry Glossary (PDF, 324.57 KB) 
• Industry Resources (PDF, 407.50 KB)
• Manitoba Economic Development and Jobs – Start and Grow Your Business (HTML)

Marketing 

• Is Your Food Company Ready for E-Commerce (PDF, 363.0 KB)
• Choosing the Right Distributor for Your Food Product (PDF, 895.08 KB)
• Direct Marketing Your Food Product (PDF, 1.42 MB)
• How to Make Buyers Notice Your Product - Creating an Effective Sell Sheet (PDF, 1.59 MB)
• How to Make Exhibiting at a Virtual Trade Show a Success (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Part 1 - Setting Your Price For Your Food Product - Webinar
• Part 2 - Setting Your Price For Your Food Product - Webinar
• Part 3 - Setting the Price for Your Food Product - Strategy - Webinar
• Part 4 - Setting the Price for Your Food Product - Promotions - Webinar
• What Food Manufacturers Need to Know to Sell to the Foodservice Industry (PDF, 310.55 KB)
• Writing a Marketing Plan for Your Food Business (PDF, 860.79 KB)
• Trade Show Checklist for Food Businesses (PDF, 16.03 KB)
• The Road to the Consumer Manual (PDF, 1.36 MB)

  • Attachments for The Road to the Consumer (HTML)

Packaging and Labelling 

• Food Labelling for Industry Tool (HTML)
• Food Labelling Requirements (PDF, 1.01 MB)
• Food Packaging (PDF, 1.16 MB)

Food Safety 

• A Roadmap for Food Safety Protocols (HTML)
• COVID-19 Guidance for Manitoba's Food Processing Sector (HTML)
• Food Safety Educational Materials and Fact Sheets (HTML)
• Provincial Abbatoir COVID-19 Response Guide (PDF, 294.77 KB)
• Selecting a Food Safety Consultant (PDF, 199.07 KB)

Permits and Licences 

• BizPal - Business Permit and Licence Information (HTML)
• Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Provincial Food Processing (HTML)
• Food Handling Establishment Inspections and Health Permits (HTML)
• My CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) (HTML)
• Navigating the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations - Webinar
• Notice to Home-Based Food Businesses (HTML)
• Preventive Control Plan Templates - Webinar
• Regulations for Marketing a Food Product in Manitoba - Webinar
• Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) (HTML) 

Operations and Processing

• Commercial Kitchens for Rent (HTML)
• Renting a Commercial Kitchen - A Checklist (PDF, 470.92 KB)
• Renting Out Your Commercial Kitchen - Things to Consider (HTML)
• Sample Commercial Kitchen Rental Agreement (HTML)
• Using a Contract Manufacturer or Co-Packer (PDF, 360.18 KB)

Labour and Immigration 

•  Human Resources for Food Manufacturers (PDF, 1.06 MB)

Trade

• Consolidator Services for Agri-Food and Perishables (PDF, 771.30 KB)
• Getting Ready to Export Your Food Product (PDF, 399.38 KB) 
• Getting Ready to Interprovinically Trade Your Food Product (PDF, 493.09 KB)
• Exporting to the United States - A Guide for Canadian Businesses (HTML)
• Selling via E-Commerce in the United States (HTML)

Investment

• Food and Value Added Agriculture Statistics (HTML)
• Manitoba: Your Investment Destination for Food and Agri-Product Processing (PDF, 1.18 MB) 

Industry Trends

• Cannabis Edibles, Extracts and Topicals (PDF, 74.29 KB)
• Manitoba Protein Advantage (HTML)