Application Form

Deadline:  Submissions should be postmarked or submitted prior to 4:00 p.m. MST on Monday, February 1, 2011. 

Submissions may be delivered by hand, courier, mail or e-mail.  Entrants should be aware that Canada Post only delivers Government of Alberta mail with Edmonton addresses to the main Canada Post depot in Edmonton.  The Government of Alberta then picks up the mail and distributes it in accordance with the address label.  Entrants should consider the above when choosing the method of delivery for their submission, as it is the entrant’s responsibility to ensure their submission is received before the closing date and time at the location specified below.

Alberta Food for Health Awards - Project Manager
Alberta Health and Wellness, Public Health Strategic Policy and Planning Branch
23rd Floor, Telus Plaza North Tower
10025 Jasper Avenue, NW 
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1S6.

For further questions about the awards program or to make a submission, e-mail Food.Awards@gov.ab.ca or call 780-643-1611.

The awards are sponsored by the Ministries of Health and Wellness, Agriculture and Rural Development (through Growing Forward - a federal/territorial initiative) and Advanced Education and Technology (with Alberta Innovates Bio-Solutions and Alberta Innovates Health Solutions).

Helpful Links

Health Canada has created a website where all of the critical information needed to create a Nutrition Fact Label for a food product label is available. 
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/reg/guide-nutri_val_tc-tm-eng.php

Guide to Food Labelling and Advertising
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/guide/toce.shtml

Nutrition Labeling, Nutrition Claims and Health Claims
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/nutrition-pagee.shtml

Product of Canada Labeling
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/labeti/prodcan/prodcane.shtml

General Information on Product and Sectors that are federally regulated can be found at:
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/fssa/fssae.shtml

Business Development Specialists
www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/general/progserv.nsf/all/pgmsrv384

Growing Forward
www.growingforward.alberta.ca/growingforward/index.html