FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   WEST FACE CAPITAL INC. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/23/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SunOpta Inc. [STKL] (Last) (First) (Middle) 2 BLOOR STREET EAST, SUITE 810 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) TORONTO, A6 M4W 1A8 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Shares, no par value 7,579,900 I (1) See footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WEST FACE CAPITAL INC. 2 BLOOR STREET EAST SUITE 810 TORONTO, A6 M4W 1A8	Â	  X	Â	Â
Boland Gregory A. 2 BLOOR STREET EAST SUITE 810 TORONTO, A6 M4W 1A8	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

GREGORY A. BOLAND, By: /s/ Alexander Singh, Attorney-in-fact for Gregory A. Boland		02/29/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
WEST FACE CAPITAL INC., By: Alexander Singh, Counsel		02/29/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares of the Issuer's Common Shares, no par value (the "Shares"), are held directly by West Face Long Term Opportunities Global Master L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("WFGM"). These Shares may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by the following, each of whom is a Reporting Person: West Face Capital Inc. ("West Face"), as investment manager to WFGM, and Gregory A. Boland, as the President and Chief Executive Officer of West Face. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the Shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or for any other purpose.

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