Current Problems: Food Insecurity

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Canada"

Updates on this page: 3 (Filtered by Theme "Food Insecurity Strategies")
 

March 28, 2023


National Inuit organization seeking $1.6B for school food program

‘It’s a true investment in our community and our people’ CBC News: A national Inuit organization is calling for about $1.6 billion in federal funding over 15 years to set up a co-ordinated school food program in the North.     Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami released a report last week, developed through the Inuit-Crown Food Security Working Group, advocating for a...

February 10, 2023


Would you pay $40 for a bag of flour? Some remote First Nations in northern Ontario have no choice

Federal government promises $4.5M to tackle food security in 5 remote communities CBC News: Food costs are going up everywhere, but in remote First Nations communities, sticker shock at the store is the norm. In at least one community, Marten Falls First Nation, there isn’t even a store for in-person shopping.  In Neskantaga First Nation, about...

October 21, 2021


First Nations Food, Nutrition and Environment Study

Assembly of First Nations – Built on collaborative research with 92 First Nations across the country – 7,000 participants over 10 years – the FNFNES highlights that traditional foods remain foundational to First Nations’ health and well-being, and that the quality of traditional food is superior to store bought food. However, due to environmental degradation,...

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