Sylvain Charlebois is a Canadian professor and researcher of food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

[6] In 2018, Charlebois became the director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie, after resigning as dean following an investigation into complaints involving harassment and bullying.

[11][12][2][13] An August 2024 paper in Canadian Food Studies found that the Report were "scientifically incomplete" since it did not adequately account for climate change and the impact of corporate decisions on price.

[2] In January 2023 Charlebois penned a commentary on the increase in thefts from supermarkets, and how it raises costs for grocers and leads to higher grocery prices.

[19][20] In response, Charlebois said the grant went to Dalhousie University and was used to pay a graduate student; and that people are upset with grocers since, with food inflation over 10 percent, "they're looking for a scapegoat.

[21] In December 2023, two University of Calgary economists used Statistics Canada data to show that the British Columbia carbon tax raised average food prices by a third of a percentage point and was at a similar level in other provinces.

[26] Charlebois stated to The Globe and Mail that the industry "is doing nothing" to limit the amount of surplus milk, and that since dairy is under supply management, no waste should be tolerated.

[26][27] Charlebois has also co-authored reports related to the Canadian Wheat Board’s Daily Price Contract program, Canada's Food Guide,[28] edible cannabis legislation,[29] and public perception towards GMOs.