McGill, now a Silver Designated Fair Trade Campus
Fairtrade Canada has awarded this status to our downtown campus in recognition of our extensive campus-wide collaboration and dedication to the availability of Fair Trade products and engagement in Fair Trade education. As the first campus in Quebec achieve this status, McGill continues to be committed to offering our community products that help farmers and workers get fair wages and living conditions.
As the Fair Trade movement continues to grow, McGill’s Student Housing and Hospitality Services is proud to be a leader in Fair Trade purchasing and to inspire other Canadian universities to follow suit.
You can always find sugar and shredded coconut in the dining halls. Look for Fair Trade coffee, teas, and chocolates wherever they’re sold on campus.
Our Fair Trade Journey to Silver
- 2023 Awarded as a
- 2019 receives Fair Trade Campus designation.
- 2017 Led the World’s Largest Fair Trade Bake Sale. The proceeds of the bake sale went to flood relief projects at the Norandino coffee co-operative in Northern Peru, an Origin Trip to Peru for two University students, and Fair Trade education and outreach campaigns on Canadian university campuses.
- 2016 Awarded the 2016 against 21 campus competitors.
- 2016 Launched out very own unique Fair Trade coffee blend, .
- 2016 Opened a Starbucks location in Carrefour Sherbrooke Residence, offering Fair Trade coffee.
- 2015 Won the at 3,121 liters. The bananas were Fair Trade and the strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries were all grown in Quebec.
- 2014 Prepared the , weighing an impressive 4,400 pounds.
- 2013 Fairtrade Canada recognized Ï㽶ÊÓƵ’s commitment to Fair Trade purchases and awarded McGill with the Fair Trade Campus designation.