Canadian Halal Food Certification Agency

The Canadian Halal Food Certification Agency (CHFCA) is a private halal certification organisation established in 2005 and operating across Canada. CHFCA provides halal certification services to food manufacturers, food-service operators, and ingredient suppliers in the Canadian market, applying standards aligned with mainstream Islamic dietary law. Canada has a Muslim population of over 1.8 million — approximately 5% of the national population — concentrated in the Greater Toronto Area, Greater Vancouver, and Montreal. CHFCA's certification covers processed food products, food-service establishments, and ingredients, and its certificates are recognised by JAKIM (Malaysia) and MUIS (Singapore), supporting Canadian food exporters targeting Southeast Asian halal markets. CHFCA offers halal consultancy and training services for food businesses establishing halal management systems, and its certification provides a recognised compliance credential for Canadian companies serving the growing domestic Muslim consumer market and seeking international halal market access.