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Exhibit 10.1

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CONSENT TO PURCHASE COMMON SHARES

To: Oaktree Organics, L.P. and Oaktree Huntington Investment Fund II, L.P
(together, the “Investors”)     Re: Partial Waiver of Standstill Obligations    
   

Reference is made to the Section 6.5(c)(i) of the Investor Rights Agreement by
and between the Investors, the Company and SunOpta Foods Inc., dated October 7,
2016.

The Company hereby consents to the purchase by the Investors of up to that
number of additional common shares in the Company equal to the lesser of (i)
5,125,036; and (ii) the number of common shares that would ensure that the
Investors' "beneficial ownership" of voting or equity securities of the Company
within the meaning of applicable securities law and the Shareholder Rights Plan
of the Company shall not exceed 19.99% of the outstanding common shares of the
Company on a partially-diluted as-exchanged basis at the time of any such
purchase, provided that any such purchases shall be made by way of open market
purchases on the NASDAQ or Toronto Stock Exchange.

This consent expires on May 6, 2020.

The undersigned representative of the Company is duly authorized to execute this
instrument on behalf of the Company thereby binding the undersigned.

Dated this 6th day of May, 2017.

SUNOPTA INC.

 

  By: /s/ Kathy Houde      Name: Kathy Houde      Title: Director

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Acknowledged and agreed this 7th day of OAKTREE ORGANICS, L.P.       May, 2017
By: Oaktree Fund GP, LLC   Its: General Partner         By: Oaktree Fund GP I,
L.P.   Its: Managing Member         By: /s/ Zach Serebrenik           Name: Zach
Serebrenik     Title: Authorized Signatory         By: /s/ Ted Crockin          
Name: Ted Crockin     Title: Authorized Signatory

Acknowledged and agreed this 7th day of OAKTREE HUNTINGTON May, 2017 INVESTMENT
FUND II, L.P.         By: Oaktree Huntington Investment     Fund II GP, L.P.  
Its: General Partner         By: Oaktree Fund GP, LLC   Its: General Partner    
    By: Oaktree Fund GP I, L.P.   Its: Managing Member         By: /s/ Zach
Serebrenik           Name: Zach Serebrenik     Title: Authorized Signatory      
  By: /s/ Ted Crockin           Name: Ted Crockin     Title: Authorized
Signatory

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