Nutrition Facts table generator for Canada

A table, not a label — and bilingual by law

Canada calls it the Nutrition Facts table (tableau de la valeur nutritive), and for most prepacked foods it must appear in both English and French — either as the single bilingual format or as separate unilingual tables. The generator renders the bilingual standard format with Health Canada's core nutrients, serving-size presentation, and per-nutrient rounding rules, which differ from the FDA's in exactly the places that get labels rejected: %DV bases, sugar and potassium treatment, and the "5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot" footnote.

Selling into both the US and Canada? Keep one recipe; switch between the FDA panel and the CFIA table.

The 2026 front-of-package symbol

As of January 1, 2026, foods high in saturated fat, sugars, or sodium — at or above 15% DV per reference amount (with lower thresholds for small reference amounts and higher for main dishes) — must carry Health Canada's black-and-white magnifying-glass "High in / Élevé en" symbol on the front of pack. If your product crossed the threshold, that deadline has already passed.

The free Canada FOP symbol checker takes your per-serving values and returns the verdict: whether you need the symbol, for which nutrients, and the compliant rendering — also available as the FOP format reference.

CFIA labelling requirements, in one workflow

Beyond the table itself: a bilingual ingredient list with allergen source names, Canada's priority-allergen rules (which differ from the US nine), and the common-name and net-quantity conventions the CFIA industry labelling tool describes. The generator's ingredient statement and allergen handling follow the recipe automatically, and each output cites its rule on the reference hub.

Natural health products use a different panel entirely — see the Canada Product Facts format.

Canada labelling FAQ

Is the Nutrition Facts table mandatory? For most prepacked foods sold in Canada, yes, with limited exemptions (fresh produce, raw single-ingredient meat, very small packages with alternate means).

Does it have to be bilingual? The nutrition information must appear in both official languages for most products; the bilingual single-table format is the common solution.

How is it different from the US label? Different %DV bases and footnote, different rounding, different allergen list, French required — a US panel is not compliant in Canada.