In April 2024, the Government of Canada announced a one-billion-dollar commitment over five years for the development of a national school food program. Currently, Canadian schools are using a range of different approaches to monitor and evaluate programs, such as counting participation, costing, and more. It’s important to engage in consistent and comparable evaluations to show the value of...Read More

In December 2024 a fifty question survey was issued to schools across Saskatchewan asking about school food program participation, impact, funding, staffing, infrastructure, and satisfaction. The study set out to understand school food program operations in Saskatchewan school divisions, including their impacts, challenges and opportunities, as well as to support school food program investment, development,...Read More

In April 2024, the Government of Canada announced a one-billion-dollar commitment over five years for the development of a national school food program. Operationalizing successful SFPs can take a variety of forms depending on the school size, location, equipment and infrastructure, available budget, and whether the service is operated independently or by a food service...Read More

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...Read More

In April 2024, the Government of Canada announced a one-billion-dollar commitment over five years for the development of a national school food program. Food literacy is an important component of school food programs (SFPs). Research shows that effective SFPs do not just serve meals and snacks to students, they are also integrated directly into the school curriculum (Hernandez...Read More

Photo: Enseigner la nourriture d’abord video, BC Public Service The School Food Development Project (SFDP) is a partnership initiative in Saskatchewan that is working to support schools in the designing and implementation of universal, culturally-appropriate school food programs. As part of this, the project partners have compiled a list of resources ranging from menu plans...Read More