In April 2024, the Government of Canada announced the establishment of a National School Food Program with a funding commitment of one billion dollars over five years. Then, in June 2024, they released a National School Food Policy that will frame the development of the program as it is established.
To date, there has been little research examining how programs operate. To develop a nationally-harmonised program consistent with the new National School Food Policy, there is a need for an in-depth understanding of how school food models operate. The purpose of this project was to adapt, detail, and validate preliminary SFP operation models – food procurement, production and service – developed from case studies of promising programs across Canada, see the School Food Programs in Canada – 15 Promising Cases report for more information.
School Food Operation Models: Program Typologies, written by Authors Amberley Ruetz, Stefanie Foster and Rachel Engler-Stringer, and published by the University of Saskatchewan, can help inform Canada’s National School Food Program, a comprehensive national research framework for Canada, as well as other country’s programs.
