Ontario signs on to Canada’s national school food program!
Posted: November 29, 2024
Categories: Edible Education Network / GoodFoodBites / School Food News / Schools
The Ontario Chapter of the Coalition for Healthy School Food, which is administered by Sustain Ontario, applauds the Government of Ontario for negotiating a national school food program agreement with Canada.
Ontario will receive $108.5 million over 3 years from the federal government to support the Ontario Student Nutrition Program and First Nations Student Nutrition Program, supporting an additional 160,000 students with over 9.8 million meals.
This agreement comes at an important time for Ontario student nutrition programs, which have been under significant strain due to increased food costs and growing demand for programs in recent years. This deal shows Ontario’s commitment to strengthening the provincial student nutrition program, which provides nutritious food in schools and supports students and families across the province.
Please read the full news release here. And check out some of the media coverage, linked to below:
- “160,000 Ontario kids will get a chance to eat for free under new school food program” – Toronto Star
- “New federal funds boost Ontario school meals program by $108M over 3 years” – Global News
- “Ontario strikes $108.5M school food program deal with feds to provide 9.8 million meals a year” – CBC