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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001062993-17-002796
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170605
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170605
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20170605

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SunOpta Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000351834
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-FARM PRODUCT RAW MATERIALS [5150]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			Z4
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0101

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-218515
		FILM NUMBER:		17892280

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2233 ARGENTIA ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 401
		CITY:			MISSISSAUGA
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			L5N 2X7
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(905) 455-1990

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2233 ARGENTIA ROAD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 401
		CITY:			MISSISSAUGA
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			L5N 2X7

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SUNOPTA INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20031107

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	STAKE TECHNOLOGY LTD
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940901
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   <TITLE>SunOpta Inc. - Form S-8 - Filed by newsfilecorp.com</TITLE>
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<P align=center>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5,
2017 </P>
<P align=right>Registration No. 333- </P>
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<P align=center><B><FONT size=5>UNITED STATES </FONT></B><BR><B><FONT
size=5>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </FONT></B><BR>Washington, D.C.
20549</P>
<P align=center><B><FONT size=5>FORM S-8 </FONT></B><BR><B>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT </B><BR><B><I>UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P>
<P align=center><B><FONT size=5>SUNOPTA INC.</FONT> </B><BR>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter) </P>
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    <TD align=center><B>Canada </B></TD>
    <TD align=center width="50%"><B>Not Applicable </B></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=center>(State or other jurisdiction of </TD>
    <TD align=center width="50%">(IRS Employer </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=center>incorporation or organization) </TD>
    <TD align=center width="50%">Identification No.) </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P align=center><B>2233 Argentia Road, Suite 401 </B><BR><B>Mississauga,
Ontario, L5N 2X7, Canada </B><BR>(Address, including zip code, <BR>of
registrant&#146;s principal executive offices) <BR></P>
<P align=center><B>Amended 2013 Stock Incentive Plan </B><BR>(Full title of the plan) <BR></P>
<P align=center><B>Robert McKeracher </B><BR><B>Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer </B><BR><B>2233 Argentia Road, Suite 401
</B><BR><B>Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 2X7, Canada </B><BR><B>(905)
821-9669 </B><BR>(Name, address, including zip code, and<BR>telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service) <BR></P>
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    >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD align=center><I>Copy to: </I></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD align=center><B>Reed W. Topham, Esq. </B></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD align=center >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD align=center><B>Stoel Rives LLP </B></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=center><B>201 South Main Street, Suite 1100 </B></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD align=center><B>Salt Lake City, UT 84111 </B></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD align=center><B>801-328-3131 </B></TD></TR>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=center
    >&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P align=justify>Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148;
&#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one): </P>
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    <TD align=left>Large accelerated filer [&nbsp; &nbsp;] </TD>
    <TD align=left width="50%">Accelerated
      filer [X] </TD></TR>
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    <TD align=left>Non-accelerated filer [&nbsp; &nbsp;] </TD>
    <TD align=left width="50%">Smaller reporting company [&nbsp; &nbsp;]
</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="50%">&nbsp; </TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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<P align=center><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></P>
<DIV>
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    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center><BR><B>Title of</B> <BR><B>Securities</B> <BR><B>to Be</B>
      <BR><B>Registered(1)</B> </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center width="15%"><BR><BR><B>Amount</B> <BR><B>to Be</B>
      <BR><B>Registered</B> </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center width="15%"><B>Proposed</B> <BR><B>Maximum</B>
      <BR><B>Offering</B> <BR><B>Price Per</B> <BR><B>Share (2)</B> </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center width="15%"><B>Proposed</B> <BR><B>Maximum</B>
      <BR><B>Aggregate</B> <BR><B>Offering</B> <BR><B>Price (2)</B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
    align=center width="15%"><BR><B>Amount</B> <BR><B>of</B>
      <BR><B>Registration</B> <BR><B>Fee</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double" align=left>Common Stock and
      attached purchase rights </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double"
    align=center width="15%">3,800,000 Shares </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double"
    align=center width="15%">$9.43 </TD>
    <TD
    style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double"
    align=center width="15%">$35,834,000 </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px double" align=center
      width="15%">$4,153.16 </TD></TR></TABLE></DIV><BR>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(1) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>In accordance with Rule 416(a) of the Securities Act of
      1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this registration statement (this
      &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) shall also cover any additional shares of Common
      Stock and attached purchase rights which become issuable under the Amended
      2013 Stock Incentive Plan by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, or
      similar transaction.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(2) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the
      registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933
      (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). The calculation of the registration fee is based
      on $9.43, which was the average of the high and low prices of the Common
      Stock on May 31, 2017 on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. The registrant&#146;s
      shares of Common Stock trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the
      symbol STKL and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol
  SOY.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD >&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top width="5%"
    >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
  >&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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<P align=center><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">SunOpta
Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) is registering under this Registration Statement on Form
S-8 3,800,000 shares of its Common Stock and attached purchase rights for
issuance under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;2013 Plan&#148;). The
2013 Plan originally reserved 1,250,000 shares of Common Stock (the &#147;Initial
Reserved Shares&#148;) plus additional shares of Common Stock reserved for purposes
of the Registrant&#146;s 2002 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated May 2011
(the &#147;2002 Option Plan&#148;) as described below. On May 10, 2016, the Registrant&#146;s
shareholders approved an amendment to the 2013 Plan to increase the number of
Initial Reserved Shares from 1,250,000 to 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the
&#147;Reserved Shares&#148;). The Registrant registered such additional 1,750,000 shares
of Common Stock pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration
No. 333-211873).</P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">The
Registrant previously registered an aggregate of 7,500,000 shares of Common
Stock for issuance under the 2002 Option Plan pursuant to three Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-124911, 333-144827 and 333-176675)
(the &#147;Prior Plan Form S-8s&#148;). As of May 28, 2013, the Registrant combined the
2002 Option Plan into the 2013 Plan. According to the terms of the 2013 Plan,
the shares of Common Stock that were available for grant under the 2002 Option
Plan as of May 28, 2013 (the &#147;Carry Over Shares&#148;), and any shares of Common
Stock subject to options previously granted under the 2002 Option Plan that
expire or terminate subsequent to May 28, 2013 without being exercised, are
included in the reserve of shares of Common Stock available for issuance under
the 2013 Plan. The total number of shares of Common Stock previously reserved
and available for grants under the 2002 Option Plan on May 28, 2013 was 867,031.
</P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">On
October 17, 2013, the Registrant filed post-effective amendments to each of the
Prior Plan Form S-8s to deregister the Carry Over Shares previously registered
for issuance under the 2002 Option Plan. Also on October 17, 2013, the
Registrant filed a new registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-191777)
(the &#147;2013 Form S-8&#148;) to register the Initial Reserved Shares. In accordance
with the principles set forth in Interpretation 89 under Section G of the Manual
of Publicly Available Telephone Interpretations of the SEC Division of
Corporation Finance (July 1997) and Instruction E to the General Instructions to
Form S-8, the 2013 Form S-8, in addition to registering the 1,250,000 Initial
Reserved Shares, (i) reallocated the Carry Over Shares from the 2002 Option Plan
to the 2013 Plan and registered the Carry Over Shares which may be issued under
the 2013 Plan and (ii) carried over from the Prior Plan Form S-8s the
registration fees paid for the Carry Over Shares registered pursuant to the 2013
Registration Statement. </P>
<P align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">On May 24, 2017, the Registrant&#146;s shareholders
approved further amendments to the 2013 Plan, which increased the number of
Reserved Shares from 3,000,000 to 6,800,000 shares of Common Stock. This
Registration Statement is being filed in order to register such additional
3,800,000 shares of Common Stock and attached purchase rights which may be
offered or sold to participants under the 2013 Plan.</P>
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<P align=center><B>PART II</B><B> </B></P>
<P align=center><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></P>
<P align=justify><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">The
following documents, which have been filed previously by the registrant with the
Commission, are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof: </P>
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    <TD width="5%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(a) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>the registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
      fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 (the &#147;Annual Report&#148;), as filed with
      the Commission on March 2, 2017;</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(b) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>the registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2017
      Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders, as filed with the Commission
      on April 13, 2017;</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(c) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>the registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
      quarter ended April 1, 2017, as filed with the Commission on May 10,
      2017;</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(d) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>the registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed
      pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
      as amended, since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Annual Report;
      and</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(e) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>the descriptions of the registrant&#146;s shares of Common
      Stock and rights set forth in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
      September 2, 2011, its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 13,
      2015, its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 20, 2016, and its
      Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2016, including any
      amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such
      descriptions.</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">All
reports and other documents filed by the registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;) subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto, which indicates that all
securities offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </P>
<P align=justify><B>Item 4. Description of Securities.</B> </P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">Not
applicable. </P>
<P align=justify><B>Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B> </P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">Not
applicable. </P>
<P align=justify><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B> </P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">The
Canada Business Corporations Act, as amended (the &#147;CBCA&#148;), as well as the
registrant&#146;s By-Law No. 14, as amended (the &#147;By-Law&#148;) and the insurance policies
maintained by the registrant provide for the indemnification of the its
directors and officers in respect of certain liabilities incurred in the course
of their duties.</P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">Under
the CBCA, the registrant may indemnify a present or former director or officer,
or former director or officer or another individual who acts or acted at its
request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity,
of another entity, against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount
paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment reasonably incurred by the
individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or
other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of the association
with us or another entity. However, the registrant may only indemnify an
individual if the following conditions of indemnification are met: (a) the
individual acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of
the registrant, or as the case may be, to the best interests of the other entity for
which the individual acted as a director or officer or in a similar capacity at
our request; and (b) in the case of a criminal or administrative action or
proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, if the individual had
reasonable grounds for believing the individual&#146;s conduct was lawful. The
registrant may also advance moneys to a director, officer or other individual
for the costs, charges and expenses of such a proceeding. However, the
individual is required to repay those amounts if he or she does not fulfill the
specified conditions. In the case of a criminal or administrative action or
proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty, an individual is entitled to
indemnity from the registrant if the foregoing conditions of indemnification are
met and the individual was not judged by the court or other competent authority
to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that such individual ought
to have done. Further, with the approval of a court, the registrant may
indemnify or advance moneys to a director or officer in respect of an action by
the registrant or on its behalf or on behalf of another entity to procure a
judgment in its favor, to which the individual is made a party because of his or
her association with the registrant or such other entity so long as the
foregoing conditions of indemnification are met. </P>
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<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">The
By-Law provides for the mandatory indemnification of every director and officer
of the registrant and his or her heirs, executors, administrators and other
legal personal representatives against all liabilities, costs, charges and
expenses that he sustains or incurs in respect of any action, suit or proceeding
that is proposed or commenced against him or her for or in respect of anything
done or permitted by him or her in respect of the execution of the duties of his
office as well as all other costs, charges and expenses that he or she sustains
or incurs in respect of the affairs of the registrant; provided, in each case,
such person acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests
of the registrant.</P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">Both
the CBCA and the By-Law also permit the registrant to purchase and maintain
insurance for the benefit of any director and officer and his or her heirs,
executors, administrators and other legal personal representatives. The
registrant has purchased and intends to maintain insurance on behalf of any
person who is or was one of its directors or officers, or is or was one of its
directors or officers serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee
benefit plan or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him and
incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status
as such, so long as the director or officer acted honestly and in good faith
with a view to the best interests of the registrant. </P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Act may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.</P>
<P align=justify><B>Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B> </P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">Not
applicable. </P>
<P align=justify><B>Item 8. Exhibits.</B> </P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">See
the accompanying Exhibit Index for a list of Exhibits to this Registration
Statement, which is incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P align=justify><B>Item 9. Undertakings.</B> </P>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(a) </TD>
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      <P align=justify>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(1) </TD>
    <TD colSpan=2>
      <P align=justify>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
      being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration
    Statement:</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(i) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
      the Securities Act;</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(ii) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
      after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
      thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
      change in the information set forth in the registration
  statement.</P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(iii) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>To include any material information with respect to the
      plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
      statement or any material change to such information in the registration
      statement;</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%"><I>Provided,
however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</P>
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  <TR>
    <TD width="10%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(2) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
      the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
      be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
      therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed
      to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="10%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="10%" >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(3) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
      amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at
      the termination of the offering.</P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(b) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for
      purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
      filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or
      section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of
      an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the
      Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
      Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
      the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that
      time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
  thereof.</P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="5%">(c) </TD>
    <TD>
      <P align=justify>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under
      the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
      persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
      otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
      Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
      the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a
      claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
      by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
      controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
      action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
      controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
      registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
      settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
      jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against
      public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
      the final adjudication of such issue.</P></TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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<P align=center><B>SIGNATURES</B> </P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on
Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Mississauga, Province of Ontario, Canada, on this 5th day of June, 2017. </P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 50%" align=justify><B>SUNOPTA INC. </B></P>
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    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%"  >By:</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left width="45%"
    >/s/ Robert McKeracher </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="45%" >Robert McKeracher </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="45%" ><I>Vice President and Chief
      Financial Officer</I> </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="5%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="45%" ><I>(Principal Financial and
      Accounting Officer)</I> </TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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<P align=center><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B> </P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">Each
of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Robert McKeracher as his or
her attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments or post-effective amendments to this registration statement, and to
file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such
attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and
hereby ratifying and confirming that such attorney-in-fact and agent or his or
her substitute may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P
align=justify style="text-indent: 5%">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement
has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated. </P>
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  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left><B>Signature</B>
    </TD>
    <TD align=center width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=center
      width="38%"><B>Title</B> </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=center width="15%" nowrap
    ><B>Date</B> </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left>/s/ David Colo </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">Chief Executive Officer and Director </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >June 5, 2017 </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>David Colo </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">(Principal Executive Officer) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left>/s/ Robert
      McKeracher </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >June 5, 2017 </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>Robert McKeracher </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">(Principal Financial and Accounting </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">Officer) </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left>/s/ Dean Hollis
</TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">Director </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >June 5, 2017 </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>Dean Hollis </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left>/s/ Katrina Houde
    </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">Director </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >June 5, 2017 </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>Katrina Houde </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left>/s/ Margaret Sh&#226;n
      Atkins </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">Director </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >June 5, 2017 </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>Margaret Sh&#226;n Atkins </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left>/s/ Michael
      Detlefsen </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">Director </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >June 5, 2017 </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>Michael Detlefsen </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left>/s/ Albert Bolles
    </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">Director </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >June 5, 2017 </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>Albert Bolles </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left>/s/ Brendan
      Springstubb </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">Director </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >June 5, 2017 </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>Brendan Springstubb </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD>&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left>/s/ Gregg Tanner
    </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">Director </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >June 5, 2017 </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>Gregg Tanner </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="38%">&nbsp; </TD>
    <TD align=left width="2%"  >&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align=left width="15%" nowrap >&nbsp; </TD></TR></TABLE><BR>
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    <TD align=left><B><I>Exhibit</I></B> </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >&nbsp; </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"
      align=left><B><I>Number</I></B> </TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" align=left width="90%"
    ><B><I>Exhibit Description</I></B> </TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left bgColor=#eeeeee>4.1 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" bgColor=#eeeeee >
      <P align=justify>Amalgamation of Stake Technology Ltd. and 3754481 Canada
      Ltd. (formerly George F. Pettinos (Canada) Limited) (incorporated herein
    by reference to our Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2000).    </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>4.2 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >
      <P align=justify>Certificate of Amendment dated October 31, 2003 to change
      our name from Stake Technology Ltd. to SunOpta Inc. (incorporated by
      reference to Exhibit 3i(b) to our Form 10-K for the year ended December
      31, 2003). </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left bgColor=#eeeeee>4.3 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" bgColor=#eeeeee >
      <P align=justify>Articles of Amalgamation of SunOpta Inc. and Sunrich
      Valley Inc., Integrated Drying Systems Inc., Kettle Valley Dried Fruits
      Ltd., Pro Organics Marketing Inc., Pro Organics Marketing (East) Inc.,
      4157648 Canada Inc. and 4198000 Canada Ltd. dated January 1, 2004
      (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3i(c) to our Form 10-K for the year
      ended December 31, 2003). </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>4.4 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >
      <P align=justify>Articles of Amalgamation of SunOpta Inc. and 6319734
      Canada Inc., 4157656 Canada Inc. Kofman-Barenholtz Foods Limited dated
      January 1, 2005 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3i(d) to our
      Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004). </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left bgColor=#eeeeee>4.5 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" bgColor=#eeeeee >
      <P align=justify>Articles of Amalgamation of SunOpta Inc. and 4307623
      Canada Inc., dated January 1, 2006 (incorporated herein by reference to
    Exhibit 3i(e) to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005).    </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>4.6 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >
      <P align=justify>Articles of Amalgamation of SunOpta Inc. and 4208862
      SunOpta Food Ingredients Canada Ltd., 4406150 Canada Inc. and 4406168
      Canada Inc. dated January 1, 2007 (incorporated herein by reference to
    Exhibit 3i(f) to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007).    </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left bgColor=#eeeeee>4.7 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" bgColor=#eeeeee >
      <P align=justify>Articles of Amalgamation of SunOpta Inc. and 4460596
      Canada Inc. dated January 1, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to
    Exhibit 3i(g) to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007).    </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>4.8 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >
      <P align=justify>Amended and Restated By-law 14 dated May 27, 2010
      (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company&#146;s
      Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-197235) filed on July 3,
      2014). </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left bgColor=#eeeeee>4.9 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" bgColor=#eeeeee >
      <P align=justify>By-Law Number 15 of SunOpta Inc. (incorporated by
      reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed
      on November 13, 2015). </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>4.10 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >
      <P align=justify>Form of Certificate representing Common Shares, no par
      value (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.9 to the Company&#146;s
      Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on September 2, 2011). </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left bgColor=#eeeeee>4.11 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" bgColor=#eeeeee >
      <P align=justify>Amended and Restated Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement,
      dated November 10, 2015, amended and restated as of April 18, 2016,
      between SunOpta Inc. and American Stock Transfer &amp; Trust Company LLC,
      as rights agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s
      Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 20, 2016). </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>4.12 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >
      <P align=justify>SunOpta Inc. Amended 2013 Stock Incentive Plan
      (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit C to our Definitive Proxy
      Statement on Schedule 14A filed on March 31, 2016). </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left bgColor=#eeeeee>4.13 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" bgColor=#eeeeee >
      <P align=justify>Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
      SunOpta Foods Inc., setting forth the terms of its Series A Preferred
      Stock, which is exchangeable for Common Shares of SunOpta Inc.
      (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report
      on Form 8-K filed on October 12, 2016). </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left>4.14 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >
      <P align=justify>Articles of Amendment of SunOpta Inc., setting forth the
      terms of its Special Shares, Series 1 (incorporated by reference to
      Exhibit 4.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October
      12, 2016). </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left bgColor=#eeeeee>4.15 </TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" bgColor=#eeeeee >
      <P align=justify>SunOpta Inc. Amended 2013 Stock Incentive Plan
      (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A to our Definitive Proxy
      Statement on Schedule 14A filed on April 13, 2017). </P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left><a href="exhibit5-1.htm">5.1* </a></TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >
  <P align=justify><a href="exhibit5-1.htm">Opinion of Wildeboer Dellelce LLP. </a></P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left bgColor=#eeeeee><a href="exhibit5-1.htm">23.1* </a></TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" bgColor=#eeeeee >
      <P align=justify><a href="exhibit5-1.htm">Consent of Wildeboer Dellelce LLP (included in Exhibit
      5.1). </a></P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left><a href="exhibit23-2.htm">23.2* </a></TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" >
      <P align=justify><a href="exhibit23-2.htm">Consent of Deloitte LLP, Independent Registered Public
      Accounting Firm. </a></P></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=top>
    <TD align=left bgColor=#eeeeee><a href="#page_8">24.1* </a></TD>
    <TD align=left width="90%" bgColor=#eeeeee >
      <P align=justify><a href="#page_8">Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).      </a></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P align=justify>*Filed herewith </P>
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<P align=right><B>EXHIBIT 5.1 </B></P>
<P align=justify>June 5, 2017 </P>
<P align=justify>2233 Argentia Road, Suite 401 <BR>Mississauga, Ontario <BR>L5N
2X7 <BR></P>
<P align=justify>Dear Sirs: </P>
<P align=justify><B><U>Re: SunOpta Inc. Form S-8 Registration
Statement</U></B></P>
<P align=justify>We have acted as Canadian counsel for SunOpta Inc. (the
&#147;<B>Registrant</B>&#148;) in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8
(the &#147;<B>Registration Statement</B>&#148;) filed by the Registrant under the United
States Securities Act of 1933 on June 5, 2017 relating to the registration of an
additional 3,800,000 common shares of the Registrant (the &#147;<B>Additional
Shares</B>&#148;) pursuant to the SunOpta Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
(the &#147;<B>2013 Plan</B>&#148;). The 2013 Plan originally reserved 1,250,000 common
shares plus additional common shares reserved for purposes of the Registrant&#146;s
2002 Stock Option Plan, as Amended and Restated May 2011 (the &#147;<B>2002 Option
Plan</B>&#148;). The Registrant previously registered an aggregate of 7,500,000
common shares for issuance under the 2002 Option Plan pursuant to three
Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-124911, 333-144827
and 333-176675) (the &#147;<B>Prior Form S-8s</B>&#148;). The Registrant has since
combined the 2002 Option Plan into the 2013 Plan, as of May 28, 2013, and all
future equity awards under the 2002 Option Plan will be made under the 2013
Plan. According to the terms of the 2013 Plan, the common shares that were
available for grant under the 2002 Option Plan as of May 28, 2013, and any
common shares currently subject to options previously granted under the 2002
Option Plan that subsequently expire or terminate without being exercised, are
included in the reserve of common shares available for issuance under the 2013
Plan. On May 10, 2016, the Registrant&#146;s shareholders approved an amendment to
the 2013 Plan to increase the number of common shares reserved for issuance
under the 2013 Plan from 1,250,000 to 3,000,000. The Registrant registered such
additional 1,750,000 common shares pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (Registration No. 333-211873). On May 24, 2017, the Registrant&#146;s
shareholders approved further amendments to the 2013 Plan, which increased the
number of common shares reserved for issuance under the 2013 Plan from 3,000,000
to 6,800,000.</P>
<P align=justify>We have made such examination of the corporate records of the
Registrant and applicable laws as we have considered necessary or appropriate in
the circumstances. For purposes of certain factual matters relevant to the
opinion below, we have relied on a certified copy, dated June 5, 2017 and
executed by Jill Barnett, the Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary of the Corporation, of certain resolutions of the board of directors
of the Registrant authorizing the further amendments to the 2013 Plan and
reserving the Additional Shares for issuance. </P>
<P align=justify>We are solicitors qualified to practise law only in the
Province of Ontario and therefore we express no opinions as to any laws or any
matters governed by any laws other than the laws of the Province of Ontario and
the federal laws of Canada applicable therein which are in effect on the date
hereof, and we disclaim any obligation or duty to update the opinions expressed
below in the event of any change in such laws or any other circumstances after
the date hereof. </P>
<P align=justify>On the basis of the foregoing we advise you that, in our
opinion, when issued and, if applicable, paid for in accordance with the 2013
Plan, the Additional Shares will be legally issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof.
In rendering the opinion that the Additional Shares will be &#147;fully paid and
non-assessable&#148;, such opinion indicates that (i) holders of the Additional
Shares cannot be required to contribute any further amounts to the Registrant by
virtue of his, her or its status as holder of such shares, either in order to
complete payment for the Additional Shares, to satisfy claims of creditors or
otherwise; and (ii) the issuance of such Additional Shares is not subject to any
statutory pre-emptive rights, resale rights, rights of first refusal or similar
rights of any shareholder of the Registrant. No opinion is expressed as to the
adequacy of any consideration received for such Additional Shares. </P>
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We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm&rsquo;s name in the Registration Statement. </P>
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Yours very truly, </P>
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&ldquo;Wildeboer Dellelce LLP&rdquo;</P>

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<P align=left><B>EXHIBIT 23.2</B> </P>
<P align=left>&nbsp;</P>
<P align=center><B>Consent of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
</B></P>
<P align=justify>We consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports relating to the consolidated
financial statements of SunOpta Inc. and the effectiveness of SunOpta Inc.&#146;s
internal control over financial reporting dated March 2, 2017 appearing in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K of SunOpta Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2016.
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<P align=justify>/s/ Deloitte LLP <BR>Chartered Professional
Accountants<BR>Licensed Public Accountants<BR>Toronto, Canada<BR>June 5,
2017<BR></P>
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