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

Farm to Cafeteria Canada is pleased to announce that we are an initial recipient of the Government of Canada’s School Food Infrastructure Fund (SFIF), alongside nine other not-for-profit organizations across Canada. This spring, we will launch an application intake to deliver $1.1 million in school food infrastructure grants to community organizations looking to increase their...Read More