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Canadian Nutrition Facts label generator in
English and French

Enter values or a recipe and get the bilingual Nutrition Facts table with Canadian Daily Values and rounding, and see whether your product needs the front-of-package nutrition symbol.

Bilingual Nutrition Facts plus the front-of-package check.

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Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, United States, Standard verticalNutrition Facts about 4 servings per container Serving size 4 tbsp (60mL) Amount per serving Calories 210 % Daily Value* Total Fat 0g 0% Saturated Fat 0g 0% Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 10mg 0% Total Carbohydrate 53g 19% Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Total Sugars 48g 96%† Protein 0g Vitamin D 0mcg 0% Calcium 80mg 6% Iron 0.1mg 0% Potassium 170mg 4% * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. † One serving adds 48g of sugar to your diet and represents 96% of the Daily Value for Added Sugars.
United States · Standard vertical Readiness: Needs review

The sample’s serving is set for Canada; the maker asks you to check it for this market.

Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Great Britain, TableNutrition information Typical values per 100 ml Energy 1520 kJ/358 kcal Fat <0.5 g of which saturates <0.1 g Carbohydrate 89 g of which sugars 80 g Fibre 0 g Protein <0.5 g Salt 0.04 g
Great Britain · Per 100 g Readiness: Ready
Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Germany (EU), TableNährwertdeklaration je 100 ml Energie 1 520 kJ/358 kcal Fett <0,5 g davon gesättigte Fettsäuren <0,1 g Kohlenhydrate 89 g davon Zucker 80 g Ballaststoffe 0 g Eiweiß <0,5 g Salz 0,04 g
Germany (EU) · In German Readiness: Ready
Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Bilingual standard 3.1 (8 pt)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) Calories 210 * % Daily Value * % valeur quotidienne Fat / Lipides 0 g 0 % Saturated / saturés 0 g + Trans / trans 0 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 53 g Fibre / Fibres 0 g 0 % Sugars / Sucres 48 g 48 % Protein / Protéines 0 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg Sodium 10 mg 0 % Potassium 175 mg 5 % Calcium 75 mg 6 % Iron / Fer 0.1 mg 1 % 0 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot * 5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup
Canada · English and French Readiness: Ready

No “High in” symbol needed on the front of pack The product is a sweetening agent sold as such (sugar, honey, maple syrup, agave, molasses …).

Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Australia, Nutrition information panelNUTRITION INFORMATION Servings per package: 4.2 Serving size: 60 mL Average Quantity per Serving Average Quantity per 100 mL Energy 912 kJ 1520 kJ Protein LESS THAN 1 g 0.1 g Fat, total LESS THAN 1 g 0.1 g —saturated LESS THAN 1 g LESS THAN 1 g Carbohydrate 53.5 g 89.2 g —sugars 48.2 g 80.4 g Sodium 10 mg 16 mg
Australia · Per serving and per 100 g Readiness: Ready
Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, New Zealand, Nutrition information panelNUTRITION INFORMATION Servings per package: 4.2 Serving size: 60 mL Average Quantity per Serving Average Quantity per 100 mL Energy 912 kJ 1520 kJ Protein LESS THAN 1 g 0.1 g Fat, total LESS THAN 1 g 0.1 g —saturated LESS THAN 1 g LESS THAN 1 g Carbohydrate 53.5 g 89.2 g —sugars 48.2 g 80.4 g Sodium 10 mg 16 mg
New Zealand · Per serving and per 100 g Readiness: Ready

What the Canadian Nutrition Facts table shows

The Canadian table is headed Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive (the sample maple syrup’s table is in the label card at the top of this page) and gives every amount per serving of stated size, written in both languages: “Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) / pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL)”. The serving follows Health Canada’s Table of Reference Amounts for Food: the maker maps your food to its reference amount and suggests the household measure Canada expects (for maple syrup, 4 tbsp (60 mL)).

The rows and their order are fixed by the Food and Drug Regulations (table to B.01.401). Four things stand out: sugars have a %DV (100 g), saturated and trans fat share one %DV (20 g), potassium, calcium and iron are given in milligrams with a %DV, and there is no added sugars row. The footnote reads “5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot”.

The Canadian table’s rows in order, in English and French, with the Daily Values the maker uses
Row on the label Unit Daily Value Note
Calories Calories Calories (kJ optional) — No %DV
Fat Lipides g 75 g
Saturated saturés g — No %DV
+ Trans trans g — No %DV
Saturated + Trans saturés + trans %DV only 20 g One %DV for the two fats together
Carbohydrate Glucides g — No %DV
Fibre Fibres g 28 g
Sugars Sucres g 100 g
Protein Protéines g — No %DV
Cholesterol Cholestérol mg 300 mg A %DV is optional; the maker leaves it out, as the Directory figures do
Sodium Sodium mg 2,300 mg
Potassium Potassium mg 3,400 mg
Calcium Calcium mg 1,300 mg
Iron Fer mg 18 mg

Daily Values: Health Canada Table of Daily Values (2022-10-20). Row names: Directory of Nutrition Facts Table Formats, Figure 3.1(B). Read from the maker’s Canadian rule data.

Bilingual by default

Mandatory label information in Canada is bilingual, and so is the table. The maker draws bilingual tables only: one table in which every heading and row carries its English and French names (“Fat / Lipides”), in the standard, horizontal and linear versions of the Directory. Separate English and French tables, and the narrow unilingual exceptions (local or test-market foods in some areas, some specialty foods), are not offered.

French is not a word-for-word copy. The serving line becomes “pour …” with a French household measure (“c. à soupe”, “tasse”), which you can edit. French-only lines use a decimal comma. The names below are the maker’s output for the sample maple syrup:

English and French text of the sample maple syrup table, as the maker prints it
EnglishFrench
Nutrition FactsValeur nutritive
Per 4 tbsp (60 mL)pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL)
% Daily Value*% valeur quotidienne*
FatLipides
Saturatedsaturés
+ Transtrans
Saturated + Transsaturés + trans
CarbohydrateGlucides
FibreFibres
SugarsSucres
ProteinProtéines
CholesterolCholestérol
SodiumSodium
PotassiumPotassium
CalciumCalcium
IronFer
0.1 mg0,1 mg
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot*5% ou moins c’est peu, 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

Canadian vs US labels: what changes

Here is one product, the sample granola at 1 cup (60 g), run through the maker’s US and Canadian rules. Same recipe, same serving, different labels:

Sample granola, 1 cup (60 g): the US and Canadian labels the maker prints
RowUS Nutrition FactsCanadian Nutrition Facts
Serving1 cup (60g)Per 1 cup (60 g) / pour 1 tasse (60 g)
Calories290290
Fat13g · 17%13 g · 17 %
Saturated fat1g · 5%1 g
Trans fat0g0 g
Saturated + trans %DVnot on the label5 %
Cholesterol0mg · 0%0 mg
Sodium90mg · 4%90 mg · 4 %
Carbohydrate38g · 14%38 g
Fibre / fiber5g · 18%5 g · 18 %
Sugars12g12 g · 12 %
Added sugarsIncludes 11g Added Sugars · 22%not permitted in the table
Protein7g7 g
Vitamin D0mcg · 0%only when voluntary or added
Potassium220mg · 4%225 mg · 7 %
Calcium50mg · 4%50 mg · 4 %
Iron2mg · 10%2 mg · 11 %
Daily Values that differ (US 21 CFR 101.9(c); Canada Table of Daily Values)
NutrientUSCanada
Fat78 g75 g
Saturated fat20 g20 g for saturated + trans together
Sugarsnone (added sugars: 50 g)100 g
Fibre / fiber28 g28 g
Sodium2,300 mg2,300 mg
Potassium4,700 mg3,400 mg
Calcium1,300 mg1,300 mg
Iron18 mg18 mg
Vitamin D20 mcg20 µg (only when declared)

Rounding differs too. Below 0.5 g, Canada rounds fat to the nearest 0.1 g unless the food is “free of fat”, where the US prints 0 g; potassium and calcium between 50 and 250 mg go to the nearest 25 mg in Canada (225 mg potassium for the granola, against 220mg in the US). Both tables are in the Canadian rounding rules guide.

Already have a US label? Choose Copy a label in the maker, type in the numbers from your US panel, and add Canada: the maker converts what can be converted safely and lists what Canada still needs from you. The other way round, see the US Nutrition Facts label page.

The front-of-package 'High in' symbol

Since 1 January 2026, most prepackaged foods that meet or exceed Health Canada’s threshold for saturated fat, sugars or sodium must carry the black-and-white “High in” magnifying-glass symbol on the front of the pack. The maker runs this check for every Canadian label, always, and shows one of four outcomes: required (with the nutrients), not required (with the reason), not permitted, or needs review (when an answer only you can give is missing, or a value sits right on a threshold).

The threshold is a share of the Daily Value per reference amount (or per serving, when that is larger):

“High in” thresholds (FDR B.01.350), with the amounts they equal
FoodWhenThresholdSaturated fatSugarsSodium
Small reference amountReference amount of 30 g or 30 mL or less10% DV2 g10 g230 mg
Most foodsReference amount over 30 g or 30 mL15% DV3 g15 g345 mg
Main dishesPrepackaged main dish with a reference amount of 200 g or more30% DV6 g30 g690 mg

Three samples, three outcomes, each worked out by the maker’s front-of-package module:

  • Symbol required

    Chocolate Chip Cookies (30 g)

    Required: high in saturated fat and sugars (threshold 10% (reference amount of 30 g or less)). Saturated fat 23.55% and sugars 12.97% of the daily value per reference amount. Symbol 2(BH) (format 3.2(BH)), 45 × 23.6 mm for a principal display surface > 250 to ≤ 450 cm², with at least 1.9 mm of clear space on every side (included in the artwork file).

    • Compared per reference amount (30 g), which is at least the serving of stated size (30 g).
    • Saturated fat: 23.55% of the DV (at or above the threshold)
    • Sugars: 12.97% of the DV (at or above the threshold)
    • Sodium: 5.67% of the DV
    Example label: Chocolate Chip Cookies, Canada, front-of-package “High in” symbol
    Health Canada’s official symbol 3.2(BH), placed by the maker 48.8 × 27.4 mm (1.92 × 1.08 in)

  • Not required

    Granola, 1 cup (60 g)

    Not required: below the 15% threshold. Saturated fat 5.46%, sugars 10.59% and sodium 3.51% of the daily value per reference amount.

    • Compared per 55 g reference amount (interim policy for dense ready-to-eat cereals with a 1 cup serving).

  • Needs review

    Pure Maple Syrup, before one answer

    Needs review: sugars is at or above the 15% threshold, but your product may be exempt (a sweetening agent sold as such (sugar, honey, maple syrup, agave, molasses …)). Answer the front-of-pack questions to finish the check.

    • The maker asks: “Is it a sweetening agent sold as such (sugar, honey, maple syrup, agave, molasses …)?”
    • Answered “yes”, the outcome becomes: Not required: the product is a sweetening agent sold as such (sugar, honey, maple syrup, agave, molasses …).

The symbol itself is Health Canada’s official artwork, used unaltered. The maker embeds the official symbol files from Health Canada’s Compendium of Nutrition Symbol Formats in the preview and in your downloads, at the official size for your principal display surface, and never redraws or recolours them. The assessment applies the published thresholds to the values you entered; exemptions that depend on facts the maker can’t see (how the food is sold, for example) are asked as questions. The size depends on the principal display surface:

Official symbol sizes by principal display surface
Bilingual symbol sizes (Directory of Nutrition Symbol Specifications)
Principal display surfaceHorizontalVerticalClear space
> 600 cm²62.9 × 33 mmNot used at this size2.7 mm
> 450 to ≤ 600 cm²54 × 28.3 mmNot used at this size2.3 mm
> 250 to ≤ 450 cm²45 × 23.6 mm21.7 × 41 mm1.9 mm
> 100 to ≤ 250 cm²36 × 18.9 mm17.5 × 33.1 mm1.5 mm
> 30 to ≤ 100 cm²28 × 14.2 mm13.7 × 26 mm1.1 mm
≤ 30 cm²28 × 14.2 mm / 25 × 12 mm / 25 × 8.5 mm13.7 × 26 mm / 13.7 × 20.5 mm / 13.7 × 15 mm1.1 mm

Read the full rules, exemptions and placement in front-of-package symbol rules.

Worked example

Pure Maple Syrup, a 250 mL bottle with a 4 tbsp (60 mL) serving. The values per 100 g come from USDA data; the maker turns them into a 60 mL serving with the syrup’s density (1.33 g/mL), rounds each row once with the Canadian rules and works out each %DV from the rounded amount. Front of pack: not required, because the product is a sweetening agent sold as such (sugar, honey, maple syrup, agave, molasses …).

Pure Maple Syrup, per serving: Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) / pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL)
RowUnroundedLabel%DV
Calories / Calories207.5 Cal210
Fat / Lipides0.04788 g0 g0 %
Saturated / saturés0.005586 g0 g
+ Trans / trans0 g0 g
Saturated + Trans / saturés + trans0.005586 g0 %
Carbohydrate / Glucides53.5 g53 g
Fibre / Fibres0 g0 g0 %
Sugars / Sucres48.25 g48 g48 %
Protein / Protéines0.03192 g0 g
Cholesterol / Cholestérol0 mg0 mg
Sodium / Sodium9.576 mg10 mg0 %
Potassium / Potassium169.2 mg175 mg5 %
Calcium / Calcium81.4 mg75 mg6 %
Iron / Fer0.08778 mg0.1 mg1 %

Values per 100 g: the sample’s USDA FoodData Central recipe. Printed values read back from the maker’s Canadian table.

Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Bilingual standard 3.1 (8 pt)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) Calories 210 * % Daily Value * % valeur quotidienne Fat / Lipides 0 g 0 % Saturated / saturés 0 g + Trans / trans 0 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 53 g Fibre / Fibres 0 g 0 % Sugars / Sucres 48 g 48 % Protein / Protéines 0 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg Sodium 10 mg 0 % Potassium 175 mg 5 % Calcium 75 mg 6 % Iron / Fer 0.1 mg 1 % 0 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot * 5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup
The maker’s table for Pure Maple Syrup (sample) 54.4 × 79.4 mm (2.14 × 3.12 in)

For contrast, the sample Chocolate Chip Cookies do need the symbol, high in saturated fat and sugars (threshold 10% (reference amount of 30 g or less)). Saturated fat 23.55% and sugars 12.97% of the daily value per reference amount. The maker adds Health Canada’s symbol 3.2(BH) to the front-of-pack files at 45 × 23.6 mm for the cookie bag’s principal display surface (> 250 to ≤ 450 cm²).

Example label: Chocolate Chip Cookies, Canada, Bilingual standard 3.1 (8 pt)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 1 cookie (30 g) pour 1 biscuit (30 g) Calories 150 * % Daily Value * % valeur quotidienne Fat / Lipides 8 g 11 % Saturated / saturés 4.5 g + Trans / trans 0.2 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 19 g Fibre / Fibres 1 g 4 % Sugars / Sucres 13 g 13 % Protein / Protéines 2 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 20 mg Sodium 130 mg 6 % Potassium 50 mg 1 % Calcium 10 mg 1 % Iron / Fer 0.75 mg 4 % 24 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot * 5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup
Back of pack: the cookies’ table (sample) 54.4 × 79.4 mm (2.14 × 3.12 in)
Example label: Chocolate Chip Cookies, Canada, front-of-package “High in” symbol
Front of pack: Health Canada’s official symbol 3.2(BH) 48.8 × 27.4 mm (1.92 × 1.08 in)

Choose a format that fits the package

Canada’s format rule works from your package’s available display surface (ADS: the area that can carry printing, minus the UPC and parts you can’t print on). Take 15% of it. The largest bilingual standard version whose mandatory content fits in that area is the one to use; smaller versions are allowed only when a larger one doesn’t fit. If no standard version fits, the horizontal versions come next, then the smallest versions and the linear format. A larger version than required is always allowed. The CFIA explains the hierarchy in its Nutrition Facts table formats page, and the exact drawings are in the Directory of Nutrition Facts Table Formats.

Give the maker your ADS (and, if space is tight, the size of the space for the table) and it picks the version, with the area sums shown. Every version below is drawn by the maker for the sample syrup, on a package where that version is allowed:

  • Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Bilingual standard 3.1 (8 pt)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) Calories 210 * % Daily Value * % valeur quotidienne Fat / Lipides 0 g 0 % Saturated / saturés 0 g + Trans / trans 0 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 53 g Fibre / Fibres 0 g 0 % Sugars / Sucres 48 g 48 % Protein / Protéines 0 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg Sodium 10 mg 0 % Potassium 175 mg 5 % Calcium 75 mg 6 % Iron / Fer 0.1 mg 1 % 0 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot * 5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

    Bilingual standard 3.1 (8 pt)

    Recommended: the largest bilingual version that fits (43.2 cm²; 15% of your 600 cm² available display surface is 90 cm²).

    Shown for: a package with 600 cm² of available display surface

    54.4 × 79.4 mm (2.14 × 3.12 in)Figure 3.1(B); FDR B.01.454 table Part 3

  • Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Bilingual standard 3.4 (6 pt condensed)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) Calories 210 * % Daily Value * % valeur quotidienne Fat / Lipides 0 g 0 % Saturated / saturés 0 g + Trans / trans 0 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 53 g Fibre / Fibres 0 g 0 % Sugars / Sucres 48 g 48 % Protein / Protéines 0 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg Sodium 10 mg 0 % Potassium 175 mg 5 % Calcium 75 mg 6 % Iron / Fer 0.1 mg 1 % 0 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot * 5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

    Bilingual standard 3.4 (6 pt condensed)

    Recommended: the largest bilingual version that fits (30.7 cm²; 15% of your 228 cm² available display surface is 34.2 cm²).

    Shown for: a package with 228 cm² of available display surface

    46.4 × 65.8 mm (1.83 × 2.59 in)Figure 3.4(B); FDR B.01.454 table Part 3

  • Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Bilingual horizontal 4.1 (7 pt condensed)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) Calories 210 * DV = Daily Value * VQ = valeur quotidienne % DV * / % VQ * Fat / Lipides 0 g 0 % Saturated / saturés 0 g + Trans / trans 0 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 53 g Fibre / Fibres 0 g 0 % Sugars / Sucres 48 g 48 % 0 % % DV * / % VQ * Protein / Protéines 0 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg Sodium 10 mg 0 % Potassium 175 mg 5 % Calcium 75 mg 6 % Iron / Fer 0.1 mg 1 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot / * 5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

    Bilingual horizontal 4.1 (7 pt condensed)

    Recommended: no standard bilingual version fits, and this horizontal version does (35.1 cm²; 15% of your 600 cm² available display surface is 90 cm²).

    Shown for: 600 cm² of display surface, but only a 120 × 35 mm strip for the table

    113.5 × 30.7 mm (4.47 × 1.21 in)Figure 4.1(B); FDR B.01.454 table Part 4 (only when no Part 1-3 version fits on 15% of ADS)

  • Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Linear 16.1 (7 pt, English then French)Nutrition Facts per 4 tbsp (60 mL) : Calories 210 Fat  0 g (0 %), Saturated Fat  0 g +  Trans  0 g (0 %), Cholesterol  0 mg, Carbohydrate  53 g, Fibre  0 g (0 %), Sugars  48 g (48 %), Protein  0 g, Sodium  10 mg (0 %), Potassium  175 mg (5 %), Calcium  75 mg (6 %), Iron  0.1 mg (1 %). % = % Daily Value * * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot Valeur nutritive pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) : Calories 210 Lipides  0 g (0 %), Lipides saturés  0 g +  trans  0 g (0 %), Cholestérol  0 mg, Glucides  53 g, Fibres  0 g (0 %), Sucres  48 g (48 %), Protéines  0 g, Sodium  10 mg (0 %), Potassium  175 mg (5 %), Calcium  75 mg (6 %), Fer  0,1 mg (1 %). % = % valeur quotidienne * * 5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

    Linear 16.1 (7 pt, English then French)

    Allowed: no standard or horizontal version fits on 15% of your available display surface (15% of your 204 cm² available display surface is 30.6 cm²); this one needs 35.8 cm².

    Shown for: a package with 204 cm² of available display surface

    112.2 × 31.9 mm (4.42 × 1.26 in)Figures 16.1(E)/(F); FDR B.01.454(3)(c) (only when no version of Parts 1-4 fits on 15% of ADS)

The other 9 versions the maker draws
  • Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Bilingual standard 3.2 (7 pt)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) Calories 210 * % Daily Value * % valeur quotidienne Fat / Lipides 0 g 0 % Saturated / saturés 0 g + Trans / trans 0 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 53 g Fibre / Fibres 0 g 0 % Sugars / Sucres 48 g 48 % Protein / Protéines 0 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg Sodium 10 mg 0 % Potassium 175 mg 5 % Calcium 75 mg 6 % Iron / Fer 0.1 mg 1 % 0 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot * 5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

    Bilingual standard 3.2 (7 pt)

    Recommended: the largest bilingual version that fits (34.5 cm²; 15% of your 284 cm² available display surface is 42.6 cm²).

    Shown for: 284 cm² of available display surface

    46.4 × 73.7 mm (1.83 × 2.90 in)Figure 3.2(B); FDR B.01.454 table Part 3

  • Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Bilingual standard 3.3 (7 pt condensed)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) Calories 210 * % Daily Value * % valeur quotidienne Fat / Lipides 0 g 0 % Saturated / saturés 0 g + Trans / trans 0 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 53 g Fibre / Fibres 0 g 0 % Sugars / Sucres 48 g 48 % Protein / Protéines 0 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg Sodium 10 mg 0 % Potassium 175 mg 5 % Calcium 75 mg 6 % Iron / Fer 0.1 mg 1 % 0 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot * 5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

    Bilingual standard 3.3 (7 pt condensed)

    Allowed, larger than required: it needs 34.5 cm² and 15% of your 228 cm² available display surface is 34.2 cm².

    Shown for: 228 cm² of available display surface

    46.4 × 73.7 mm (1.83 × 2.90 in)Figure 3.3(B); FDR B.01.454 table Part 3

  • Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Bilingual horizontal 4.2 (6 pt condensed)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) Calories 210 * DV = Daily Value * VQ = valeur quotidienne % DV * / % VQ * Fat / Lipides 0 g 0 % Saturated / saturés 0 g + Trans / trans 0 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 53 g Fibre / Fibres 0 g 0 % Sugars / Sucres 48 g 48 % 0 % % DV * / % VQ * Protein / Protéines 0 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg Sodium 10 mg 0 % Potassium 175 mg 5 % Calcium 75 mg 6 % Iron / Fer 0.1 mg 1 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot / * 5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

    Bilingual horizontal 4.2 (6 pt condensed)

    Recommended: no standard bilingual version fits, and this horizontal version does (31.6 cm²; 15% of your 232 cm² available display surface is 34.8 cm²).

    Shown for: 232 cm², with a 120 × 35 mm strip for the table

    110.0 × 28.6 mm (4.33 × 1.13 in)Figure 4.2(B); FDR B.01.454 table Part 4 (only when no Part 1-3 version fits on 15% of ADS)

  • Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Bilingual standard 3.5 (6 pt condensed, small)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) Calories 210 * % Daily Value * % valeur quotidienne Fat / Lipides 0 g 0 % Saturated / saturés 0 g + Trans / trans 0 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 53 g Fibre / Fibres 0 g 0 % Sugars / Sucres 48 g 48 % Protein / Protéines 0 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg Sodium 10 mg 0 % Potassium 175 mg 5 % Calcium 75 mg 6 % Iron / Fer 0.1 mg 1 % 0 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot / *5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

    Bilingual standard 3.5 (6 pt condensed, small)

    Allowed: no standard or horizontal version fits on 15% of your available display surface (15% of your 204 cm² available display surface is 30.6 cm²); this one needs 24.9 cm².

    Shown for: 204 cm² of available display surface

    39.2 × 63.5 mm (1.54 × 2.50 in)Figure 3.5(B); FDR B.01.454(3)(a) (only when no version of Parts 1-4 fits on 15% of ADS)

  • Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Bilingual standard 3.6 (6 pt condensed, tighter)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) Calories 210 * % Daily Value * % valeur quotidienne Fat / Lipides 0 g 0 % Saturated / saturés 0 g + Trans / trans 0 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 53 g Fibre / Fibres 0 g 0 % Sugars / Sucres 48 g 48 % Protein / Protéines 0 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg Sodium 10 mg 0 % Potassium 175 mg 5 % Calcium 75 mg 6 % Iron / Fer 0.1 mg 1 % 0 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot / *5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

    Bilingual standard 3.6 (6 pt condensed, tighter)

    Allowed: no standard or horizontal version fits on 15% of your available display surface (15% of your 600 cm² available display surface is 90 cm²); this one needs 22.5 cm².

    Shown for: a 37 × 62 mm space for the table

    36.6 × 61.0 mm (1.44 × 2.40 in)Figure 3.6(B); FDR B.01.454(3)(a) (only when no version of Parts 1-4 fits on 15% of ADS)

  • Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Bilingual standard 3.7 (6 pt condensed, tightest)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) Calories 210 * % Daily Value * % valeur quotidienne Fat / Lipides 0 g 0 % Saturated / saturés 0 g + Trans / trans 0 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 53 g Fibre / Fibres 0 g 0 % Sugars / Sucres 48 g 48 % Protein / Protéines 0 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg Sodium 10 mg 0 % Potassium 175 mg 5 % Calcium 75 mg 6 % Iron / Fer 0.1 mg 1 % 0 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot / *5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

    Bilingual standard 3.7 (6 pt condensed, tightest)

    Allowed: no standard or horizontal version fits on 15% of your available display surface (15% of your 600 cm² available display surface is 90 cm²); this one needs 18.6 cm².

    Shown for: a 36 × 54 mm space for the table

    35.0 × 52.8 mm (1.38 × 2.08 in)Figure 3.7(B); FDR B.01.454(3)(a) (only when no version of Parts 1-4 fits on 15% of ADS)

  • Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Bilingual horizontal 4.3 (6 pt condensed, small)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) Calories 210 * DV = Daily Value * VQ = valeur quotidienne % DV * / % VQ * Fat / Lipides 0 g 0 % Saturated / saturés 0 g + Trans / trans 0 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 53 g Fibre / Fibres 0 g 0 % Sugars / Sucres 48 g 48 % 0 % % DV * / % VQ * Protein / Protéines 0 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg Sodium 10 mg 0 % Potassium 175 mg 5 % Calcium 75 mg 6 % Iron / Fer 0.1 mg 1 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot / * 5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

    Bilingual horizontal 4.3 (6 pt condensed, small)

    Allowed: no standard or horizontal version fits on 15% of your available display surface (15% of your 208 cm² available display surface is 31.2 cm²); this one needs 23.7 cm².

    Shown for: 208 cm², with a 120 × 35 mm strip for the table

    83.2 × 28.2 mm (3.28 × 1.11 in)Figure 4.3(B); FDR B.01.454(3)(b) (only when no version of Parts 1-4 fits on 15% of ADS)

  • Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Bilingual horizontal 4.4 (6 pt condensed, tighter)Nutrition Facts Valeur nutritive Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) Calories 210 * DV = Daily Value * VQ = valeur quotidienne % DV * / % VQ * Fat / Lipides 0 g 0 % Saturated / saturés 0 g + Trans / trans 0 g Carbohydrate / Glucides 53 g Fibre / Fibres 0 g 0 % Sugars / Sucres 48 g 48 % 0 % % DV * / % VQ * Protein / Protéines 0 g Cholesterol / Cholestérol 0 mg Sodium 10 mg 0 % Potassium 175 mg 5 % Calcium 75 mg 6 % Iron / Fer 0.1 mg 1 % * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot / * 5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

    Bilingual horizontal 4.4 (6 pt condensed, tighter)

    Allowed: no standard or horizontal version fits on 15% of your available display surface (15% of your 600 cm² available display surface is 90 cm²); this one needs 22.5 cm².

    Shown for: an 86 × 27 mm space for the table

    83.2 × 26.8 mm (3.28 × 1.06 in)Figure 4.4(B); FDR B.01.454(3)(b) (only when no version of Parts 1-4 fits on 15% of ADS)

  • Example label: Pure Maple Syrup, Canada, Linear 16.2 (6 pt, English then French)Nutrition Facts per 4 tbsp (60 mL) : Calories 210 Fat  0 g (0 %), Saturated Fat  0 g +  Trans  0 g (0 %), Cholesterol  0 mg, Carbohydrate  53 g, Fibre  0 g (0 %), Sugars  48 g (48 %), Protein  0 g, Sodium  10 mg (0 %), Potassium  175 mg (5 %), Calcium  75 mg (6 %), Iron  0.1 mg (1 %). % = % Daily Value * * 5% or less is a little , 15% or more is a lot Valeur nutritive pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL) : Calories 210 Lipides  0 g (0 %), Lipides saturés  0 g +  trans  0 g (0 %), Cholestérol  0 mg, Glucides  53 g, Fibres  0 g (0 %), Sucres  48 g (48 %), Protéines  0 g, Sodium  10 mg (0 %), Potassium  175 mg (5 %), Calcium  75 mg (6 %), Fer  0,1 mg (1 %). % = % valeur quotidienne * * 5% ou moins c’est peu , 15% ou plus c’est beaucoup

    Linear 16.2 (6 pt, English then French)

    Allowed: no standard or horizontal version fits on 15% of your available display surface (15% of your 204 cm² available display surface is 30.6 cm²); this one needs 32.3 cm².

    Shown for: 204 cm² of available display surface

    112.2 × 28.8 mm (4.42 × 1.13 in)Figures 16.2(E)/(F); FDR B.01.454(3)(c)

Not offered yet: separate English and French tables, the simplified and aggregate formats, and the alternative methods for very small packages (tags, inserts). Packages with less than 15 cm² of display surface don’t need a table.

Allergens, gluten sources and sulphites

Canada declares three groups: priority food allergens, gluten sources and added sulphites at 10 ppm or more. Tree nuts are named one by one, and fish, crustaceans and molluscs by the common name of the species. The declaration goes in brackets after the ingredient, or in a Contains / Contient statement after each list; the whole block sits in one border, English list first, then French. Sugars-based ingredients are grouped as “Sugars (…)”.

Priority food allergens

almonds (amandes), Brazil nuts (noix du Brésil), cashews (noix de cajou), hazelnuts (noisettes), macadamia nuts (noix de macadamia), pecans (pacanes), pine nuts (pignons), pistachios (pistaches), walnuts (noix de Grenoble), peanuts (arachides), sesame (sésame), wheat (blé), triticale (triticale), egg (oeuf), milk (lait), soy (soya), crustacean (crustacé), mollusc (mollusque), fish (poisson), mustard (moutarde)

Gluten sources

barley (orge), oats (avoine), rye (seigle), triticale (triticale), wheat (blé)

Added sulphites (10 ppm or more)

sulphites (sulfites)

Example label: Chocolate Chip Cookies, Canada, ingredient listIngredients: Semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, milkfat, soy lecithin, natural flavor), Sugars (brown sugar, sugar), Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Butter (cream, salt), Eggs, Vanilla extract, Salt, Baking soda. Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Egg Ingrédients : Brisures de chocolat mi- sucré (sucre, chocolat, beurre de cacao, matière grasse du lait, lécithine de soya, arôme naturel), Sucres (cassonade, sucre), Farine de blé enrichie (farine de blé, niacine, fer réduit, mononitrate de thiamine, riboflavine, acide folique), Beurre (crème, sel), Oeufs, Extrait de vanille, Sel, Bicarbonate de sodium. Contient : Lait, Soya, Blé, Oeuf
Bilingual ingredient list with Contains / Contient, Chocolate Chip Cookies (sample) 54.4 × 66.8 mm (2.14 × 2.63 in)

The maker suggests allergens from ingredient names, but you confirm each one; it never adds a “may contain” line on its own. Work on the list alone in the bilingual Contains statement tool.

What we check, and what you still check

  • Needs values

    Something the Canadian label must print is missing, such as a nutrient, the serving size or the category. Empty fields are never turned into zeros.

  • Needs review

    The label can be drawn, but one answer only you can give is open, or a rule leaves room for judgement. The maker says what to check.

  • Ready for the supported output

    Every check the maker runs for this market passed for the formats it makes. It is still your label: check it before printing.

What the maker checked for the sample syrup

  • English and French on one bilingual table. Language order: English first.
  • Reference amount (Table of Reference Amounts). Item U.14: 60 mL.
  • Serving of stated size (household measure, metric in brackets). Per 4 tbsp (60 mL) / pour 4 c. à soupe (60 mL)
  • Calories. Your Calories value is used.
  • Core nutrients (Calories and 12 nutrients). All present.
  • Nutrients Canada does not allow in the table. Not printed: added sugars (you entered a value; Canada groups sugars in the ingredient list instead), salt, available carbohydrate, alcohol.
  • “Free of” tests before rounding (per serving and per reference amount). free of energy (< 5 Calories): no; free of fat (< 0.5 g): yes; free of saturated fat (< 0.2 g saturated and < 0.2 g trans): yes; low in saturated fat: saturated + trans 0.005586 g (limit 2 g), 0.02423 % of energy (limit 15 %) → yes; free of trans fat (< 0.2 g trans and low in saturated fat): yes; free of cholesterol (< 2 mg and low in saturated fat): yes; free of sodium (< 5 mg): no
  • Rounding (Canadian bands, half up, band from the unrounded amount). FDR tables to B.01.401 / B.01.402, column 4.
  • % Daily Value (Canadian daily values, from the rounded amounts). Saturated + trans share one %DV (20 g); sugars 100 g; potassium 3400 mg; calcium 1300 mg; iron 18 mg.
  • Front-of-pack “High in” symbol (mandatory since 1 January 2026). Not required: the product is a sweetening agent sold as such (sugar, honey, maple syrup, agave, molasses …).
  • Type sizes and rules as in the Directory figure (never reduced). Checked again when the label is laid out (minimum 6 pt).

What you still check

  • Nutrition Facts format (B.01.454 hierarchy). Bilingual standard 3.1 (8 pt): The largest bilingual version, always allowed. Add your package’s available display surface to see whether a smaller version may be used.
  • Your display surface. The format choice is only as good as the available display surface you enter; measure it the CFIA way.
  • Your values. Recipe values are calculated from USDA ingredient data; cooking, moisture loss and supplier differences change real values, and a lab analysis is the reference.
  • The rest of the package. Common name, net quantity, the dealer’s name and address and a best-before date (where one is needed) are separate parts of the label.

Questions about Canadian nutrition labels

Does a Canadian nutrition label have to be bilingual?

Yes, in almost all cases the Nutrition Facts table must be in English and French (Food and Drug Regulations B.01.012). The unilingual exceptions are narrow: local foods and test-market foods in some areas, some specialty foods, and shipping containers for institutions. The maker always produces a bilingual table.

What is the difference between a Canadian and a US Nutrition Facts label?

They look similar but aren’t interchangeable. Canada uses its own Daily Values (for example 75 g of fat and 3,400 mg of potassium, against 78 g and 4,700 mg in the US), shows a %DV for sugars, groups saturated and trans fat into one %DV, has no added sugars row, has its own rounding and serving rules, and the table must be bilingual. Many Canadian products also need the front-of-package “High in” symbol.

Does my product need the front-of-package nutrition symbol?

It does if it’s a prepackaged food that meets or exceeds Health Canada’s threshold for saturated fat, sugars or sodium and isn’t exempt. The thresholds are a percentage of the Daily Value per reference amount: 15% for most foods, 10% for foods with a reference amount of 30 g or 30 mL or less, and 30% for main dishes with a reference amount of 200 g or more. The maker checks this from your values and tells you the outcome and the reason. The details are in our guide to the front-of-package symbol rules.

When did the front-of-package symbol become mandatory?

On 1 January 2026, at the end of the transition period that ran to 31 December 2025.

Can I use my US label in Canada?

No. A US Nutrition Facts label doesn’t meet Canadian requirements: Daily Values, rounding, rows, layout and language differ. Start from your US values with Copy a label, and the maker lists what else Canada needs, such as the French household measure.

Where can I get the official Nutrition Facts table formats?

Health Canada publishes the Directory of Nutrition Facts Table Formats with the exact specifications, and the CFIA explains which format to use. The tables here are built from those published specifications; check your final artwork against them.