
Thank You for an Incredible CONNECT 2026
Thank you to the retailers, groomers, distributors, manufacturers, service providers, and pet professionals who joined us March 4 and 5, 2026 at CONNECT in Niagara Falls.
Over two incredible days, the Canadian pet industry came together to share ideas, discover new products, attend education sessions, and build the relationships that continue to move our industry forward. From the busy show floor to the CONNECT Tool Box vendors and networking events, the energy and collaboration made this year’s event truly special.
CONNECT has always been built by pet professionals for pet professionals, and it is your participation, passion, and commitment to the industry that make the event what it is.
Thank you for being part of CONNECT. We look forward to seeing you again next year.
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 can enjoy all the amenities of the Connect Lounge. A spacious seating area with beverages, charging stations and plenty of seating area for impromptu meetings.
Connect brings 2 days of educational talks to attendees. Visitors will hear from Jennifer Murray, Jordan Milgrom, and financial advice through RBC, Moneris and ADP.
A highlight of the show is 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.
Thursday night features Connect Live at the NFCC with the Orange Man Band. The evening will kick off with $10,000 in cash giveaways to retailers and exhibitors.


Raised Right - Doing Pet Food the Right Way
We’re a family-owned company that works with veterinarian, Dr. Karen Becker and pet food formulation expert Steve Brown to formulate “home cooked style” whole food recipes that are high in protein & low in carbs through using limited ingredients. The primary reason our recipes are so high in protein is because we don’t use any high carb fillers like potato, rice, oats, yam, pasta, or barley – putting most of our recipes at less than 2% carbs.
One of the most unique things about our food is that we were able to formulate our adult dog recipes to meet AAFCO’s requirements for a complete & balanced diet through using ONLY whole foods without having to add any synthetic vitamins and minerals. Our recipes have very simple ingredient decks as all of our adult dog recipes have 10 ingredients or less, with some recipes having as few as just 7 or 8 ingredients.
We can proudly make the human-grade pet food claim as every ingredient in our food has passed the same standards necessary for human consumption and all our food is gently cooked in a human-grade facility. Low temp cooking meets the USDA pathogen kill-step, while maintaining high levels of moisture and nutritional integrity.
We take safety very seriously as every single batch we cook gets lab safety tested for pathogens like E.coli, listeria, and salmonella. We have a hold release program where we don’t ever ship our food unless it passes the lab safety test. For transparency, we post the results of every lab safety test on our website for everyone to see, along with a map tracing our ingredients to their source and a video showing how our food gets made.
Adam Valadao
Director of Initiatives
For more information on Raised Right check out their website: https://www.raisedrightpets.com/