Grow.
Innovate.
Connect.
Join us at Connect… Canada’s Pet Trade Expo. Celebrating and promoting the growth of the Canadian pet industry with manufacturers, specialty pets live, distributors and more. A business to business show like no other.
Coming May 22-23, 2025
Niagara Falls Convention Centre
Let's Connect.
Join us at Connect, the Canadian platform for collaboration and innovation in the pet industry!
We are dedicated to bringing together Canadian and global pet industry leaders—including manufacturers, retailers, and suppliers—to foster strong relationships and drive success.
At Connect, you'll find invaluable opportunities for networking, education, and dialogue, all designed to help pet businesses thrive in an ever-evolving market. Our Connect Tool Box vendors and expert speakers are here to share powerful insights and strategies to help you grow your business.
This event is more than just a gathering—it's a community committed to empowering retailers
with the knowledge, skills, and connections they need to succeed. We advocate for innovative solutions and ensure retailers have access to brands that truly support them.
Built by pet professionals, Connect values your input! We invite you to share your vision and insights to make this experience even more impactful for your business. Join us in shaping the future of the pet industry—let’s grow together!
Connect:
A B2B pet trade event celebrating the Canadian pet industry hosted and created with a team that is 100% built with individuals and vendors from the Canadian Pet Industry.
Attendees and Exhibitors alike enjoyed all the amenities of the Connect Lounge. A spacious seating area with beverages, charging stations and plenty of seating area for impromptu meetings.
Connect brought 2 days of educational talks to attendees. Visitors heard from Candace D'Agnolo, Pet Industry Network, Pet Retail Helper, Weruva, Instinct, eTail Pet POS and many more...
A highlight of the show was Connect's Fresh Food Showcase featuring a variety of frozen and gently cooked products from many of the Connect Exhibitors. Thanks to Habco for the great looking freezer setup.
Wednesday night featured Connect Live at the Marriott Hotel with the E.Z. Street Band. The evening kicked off with $10,000 in cash giveaways to retailers and exhibitors...oh along with a poutine bar!!
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Canada is hitting back against U.S. tariffs with a lengthy list of counter-tariffs of its own.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the measures — $155 billion worth — Saturday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing tariffs on Canadian (and Mexican) goods.
The government released a list Sunday of the first $30 billion in affected goods, marking the first phase of Canada’s response.
‘This is a lose-lose trade war’: Experts, U.S. senators weigh in on Trump tariffs
Among the U.S. goods affected by the Canadian government’s tariffs (a full list is available online):
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Poultry
Meat and edible meat offal
Milk and cream, yogurt, buttermilk, curdled milk, whey, butter and other milk-derived fats and oils, cheese and curd
Eggs and egg yolks
Natural honey
Tomatoes
Leguminous vegetables and nuts
Citrus fruit, melons, apricots, cherries, peaches, nectarines and plums
Coffee and tea
Pepper, vanilla, cinammon, cloves nutmeg, mace, cardamoms, anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin or caraway seeds, ginger, saffron, turmeric, thyme, and bay leaves.
Wheat and meslin
Rye, barley, oats, rice
Vegetable saps and extracts
Fish oils, ground nut oils, sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil, canola oil, palm oil, mustard oil
Margarine
Sausages and other prepared or preserved meat, blood or insects
Casein, albumins, and peptones
Crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic invertebrates
Sugar (cane, beet and other sugars, including confectionary)
Molasses, chocolate and malt extract
Pasta
Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, fruit and nut juices, prepared or preserved
Sauces, soups and broths
Ice cream
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Water, beer made from malt, wine, vermouth, other fermented beverages, undenatured ethyl alcohol
Unmanufactured tobacco, cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, as well as vaping products that contain tobacco, nicotine, or substitutes
Natural sands
Perfumes, makeup, hair and skincare products
Oral and dental hygiene preparations
Shaving products, deodorants and anti-perspirants, soap
Floor coverings and various other plastics
Bathtubs, sinks, toilets, and related items
Rubber tires
Saddles and harnesses for any type of animal
Trunks, suitcases and other bags and cases
Leather apparel and clothing accessories
Wood from a wide range of trees for various uses, particleboard, fiberboard, plywood, joinery and carpentry items, wood pulp
Paper and stationery
Toilet paper, paper towels, etc.
Cartons, boxes and other packing containers
Trudeau announces 25% counter tariffs on U.S. goods
Other printed matter including photographs
Carpets and other floor coverings
Coats, suits, shirts, jackets, pants, shorts, underwear, pyjamas, dresses, overalls, skirts, socks, pantyhose and other clothing
Baby clothes
Gloves and mittens, scarves and shawls,
Swimwear
Blankets and traveling rugs
Bed, table, bathroom and kitchen linens
Curtains and blinds
Sacks and bags used for packing goods
Tarps, tents, boat sails, canopies, and camping goods
Rags, twine, cords and rope
Waterproof footwear and other footwear with rubber, plastic or leather soles
Hats and other headgear
Ceramic sinks, wash basins, toilets, baths, bidets, and related items
Glassware
‘Buy Canadian’: Freeland suggests ‘boycott’ of US goods amid Trump tariffs
Diamonds, silver, platinum, jewelry and imitation jewelry
Stoves, ranges and cookers
Tools including saws, pliers, wrenches, other hand tools
Knives, razor blades and scissors
Cutlery
Padlocks and locks
Air or vacuum pumps, compressors, and fans
Vacuum cleaners
Refrigerators and freezers
Plant and laboratory equipment
Dishwashers, washing machines and dryers
Farm machinery
Shavers and hair clippers
Heaters
Motorcycles
Unmanned aircraft
Firearms, bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles
Seats, mattress supports, bedding items
Lights and fixtures
Video game consoles, casino games, and other coin-operated machines
Cigarette lighters
Paintings