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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001062993-23-010487
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230508
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230508

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:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34198
		FILM NUMBER:		23899104

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7078 SHADY OAK ROAD
		CITY:			EDEN PRAIRIE
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55344
		BUSINESS PHONE:		952-820-2518

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7078 SHADY OAK ROAD
		CITY:			EDEN PRAIRIE
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55344

	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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    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 18pt;"><b>UNITED STATES</b></font></p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 18pt;"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></font></p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b>WASHINGTON, DC 20549</b></p>
    <p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 18pt;"><b>SCHEDULE 14A</b></font></p>
    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.&#160; )</p>
    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Filed by the Registrant&#160; [x]</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Filed by a party other than the Registrant [&#160; ]</p>
    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Check the appropriate box:<br><br></p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">[&#160; ]<font style="width: 24.34pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>Preliminary Proxy Statement</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">[&#160; ]<font style="width: 24.34pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font><b>Confidential, for use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</b></p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">[&#160; ]<font style="width: 24.34pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>Definitive Proxy Statement</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">[x]<font style="width: 24.34pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>Definitive Additional Materials</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">[&#160; ]<font style="width: 24.34pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12</p>
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    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):<br><br></p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify;">[x]<font style="width: 24.34pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>No fee required.</p>
    [&#160; ]<font style="width: 24.34pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>Fee paid previously with preliminary materials.
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">[&#160; ]<font style="width: 24.34pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</p>
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    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">SUNOPTA INC.</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">7078 Shady Oak Road</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">952-820-2518</p>
    <p style="margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">SUPPLEMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;">ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</p>
    <p style="margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">TO BE HELD ON MAY 25, 2023</p>
    <p style="text-align: center;">May 8, 2023</p>
    <p style="text-align: justify;"><font style="width: 36pt; display: inline-block;">&#160;</font>On April 14, 2023, SunOpta Inc. (the "Company") filed a definitive proxy statement (the <i>"</i>Proxy Statement") relating to SunOpta's 2023 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"). The Company has set May 25, 2023 as the date for the Meeting. The Meeting will be held virtually at 3:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time. As previously disclosed, the record date for determining the Company's shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting has been fixed as the close of business on March 24, 2023.&#160; This Supplement supplements the Proxy Statement in order to reflect that the Company has engaged Morrow Sodali LLC as proxy solicitor ("Morrow"), to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Meeting. The Company has agreed to pay Morrow a fee of $17,500, plus disbursements.</p>
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