Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002.

I, Frank E. Weise III, certify that:

     1.  I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Cott Corporation;

     2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
         statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
         to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
         such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
         covered by this report;

     3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
         information included in this report, fairly present in all material
         respects, the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
         of Cott Corporation as of, and for, the periods presented in this
         report;

     4.  Cott Corporation's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
         establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
         defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for Cott
         Corporation and have:

                  (a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
                       caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
                       designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
                       information relating to Cott Corporation, including its
                       consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
                       within those entities, particularly during the period in
                       which this report is being prepared;

                  (b)  evaluated the effectiveness of Cott Corporation's
                       disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
                       report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
                       disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
                       period covered by this report based on such evaluation;
                       and

                  (c)  disclosed in this report any change in Cott Corporation's
                       internal control over financial reporting that occurred
                       during Cott Corporation's fourth fiscal quarter that has
                       materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
                       materially affect, Cott Corporation's internal control
                       over financial reporting; and

     5.  Cott Corporation's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
         on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
         reporting, to Cott Corporation's auditors and the audit committee of
         Cott Corporation's board of directors (or persons performing the
         equivalent function):

                  (a)  all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
                       the design or operation of internal control over
                       financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
                       adversely affect Cott Corporation's ability to record,
                       process, summarize and report financial information; and

                  (b)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                       management or other employees who have a significant role
                       in Cott Corporation's internal control over financial
                       reporting.

March 16, 2004

                                            /s/  Frank E. Weise

                                            Frank E. Weise III
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer