Minnie Canfield character from When Calls the Heart TV series

Character Profile

Minnie Canfield

Played by: Natasha BurnettShows: When Calls the HeartSeasons: 5

Minnie Canfield runs the Canfield cafe with her husband Joseph, and the cafe is exactly what it sounds like: the kitchen of the whole town, where every plot line eventually comes to sit down and eat.

Character Overview

About Minnie Canfield

Minnie Canfield runs the Canfield cafe with her husband Joseph, and the cafe is exactly what it sounds like: the kitchen of the whole town, where every plot line eventually comes to sit down and eat.

A protective mother to Cooper and Angela and a woman of quiet strength, Minnie's story is about holding a family together in a town that keeps testing it - and about the dignity of work, faith and feeding people.

  • Cafe owner
  • Protective mother
  • Warm but firm
  • Community organizer

Story Role

Role in the Story

supporting

Relationships

Key Relationships

Minnie's life orbits the Canfield family table: her marriage to Joseph Canfield, her children Cooper and Angela, and the cafe full of neighbors who pass through it every season.

Family & Affiliations

Family and Affiliations

Family

Affiliations

  • Hope Valley, Alberta

Portrayed By

Actors Who Play Minnie Canfield

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  • Official references count: 1
  • Public references count: 1

Character Importance

Role Significance

  • Status: Active
  • Role: recurring
  • Shows: When Calls the Heart
  • Seasons: 5
  • Episodes: 34

Episode Timeline

Appearance Timeline

Season 8

  1. E4 — Welcome to Hope Valley (Mar 14, 2021)
  2. E12 — The Kiss (May 9, 2021)

Season 9

  1. E1 — In Like a Lion (Mar 6, 2022)
  2. E2 — Out Like a Lamb (Mar 13, 2022)
  3. E3 — Turn of the Page (Mar 20, 2022)
  4. E4 — Straight from the Heart (Mar 27, 2022)
  5. E6 — Past, Present, Future (Apr 10, 2022)
  6. E11 — Smoke on the Water (May 15, 2022)
  7. E12 — Rock, A Bye, Baby (May 22, 2022)

Season 10

  1. E3 — Oh, Baby (Aug 13, 2023)
  2. E4 — Great Expectatations (Aug 20, 2023)
  3. E6 — The Heart of the Problem (Sep 3, 2023)
  4. E10 — All Dressed Up (Oct 1, 2023)

Season 11

  1. E1 — When Stars Align (Apr 7, 2024)
  2. E2 — Tomorrow Never Knows (Apr 14, 2024)
  3. E3 — Steps Forward (Apr 21, 2024)
  4. E4 — Along Came a Spider (Apr 28, 2024)
  5. E5 — Stronger Together (May 5, 2024)
  6. E6 — Believe (May 12, 2024)
  7. E7 — Facing the Music (May 19, 2024)
  8. E8 — Brother's Keeper (May 26, 2024)
  9. E9 — Truth Be Told (Jun 2, 2024)
  10. E10 — What Goes Around (Jun 9, 2024)
  11. E11 — Run to You (Jun 16, 2024)

Season 12

  1. E1 — The Mountie Way (Jan 5, 2025)
  2. E2 — You Get What You Give (Jan 12, 2025)
  3. E3 — All That Glitters (Jan 19, 2025)
  4. E4 — Dancing Teens (Jan 26, 2025)
  5. E6 — When Autumn Leaves Begin to Fall (Feb 8, 2025)
  6. E8 — The Show Must Go On (Feb 23, 2025)
  7. E9 — Buried Treasure (Mar 2, 2025)
  8. E10 — Through the Valley (Mar 9, 2025)
  9. E11 — Having Faith (Mar 16, 2025)
  10. E12 — Must Be Gold (Mar 23, 2025)

Shows & Episodes

Appearances