“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”

― Ralph Waldo Emerson

We are accepting memberships for our 2025 calendar year.

The CFDE Membership brings a lot of great benefits:

Connect to buyers and other manufacturer/distributor partners in a social setting.
Use these events to talk to industry influencers and gain the latest industry insights.
It's a lot of fun! Come alone or bring your team. All you have to do is book your tickets and turn up.
Mentorship. Meet other members, learn from their experience, or for introductions to key contacts.
Early notification of all upcoming events. Space is often limited.
Access to several, low cost, informal, social events including presentations and panels with influential industry members.
Exclusive CFDE member pricing.
Members can attend CFDE board meetings and have a vote at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) each year shaping the future and focus of the association.
It's affordable. Events are priced to simply cover the cost of running the events and to raise money for our charities. All excess funds are donated to charity annually.
Charitable giving. Since its inception in 1974 the CFDE has donated over $1 million and thousands of pounds of food to charity.

If you are already a member and looking to renew, please login and you will be prompted to renew.

NOTE - we have had reported issues with INTERNET EXPLORER. Please use CHROME or SAFARI when completing the membership purchase.

All payments will be handled online.

One-Year Membership - $75.00 (CAD)

Subscription period: 1 year from purchase. No automatically recurring payments.