Endorse FSC’s Federal Pre-Budget Submission 2025 to Support Food System Transformation
Posted: August 26, 2025
Categories: GoodFoodBites / Local Procurement / Policy News
Food Secure Canada’s federal pre-budget submission is being submitted to the Government of Canada this Thursday, August 28th. Please add your group’s name to support significant investment into local/regional food.
If you need more time to get your organization’s approval please sign by September 26th. The submission will be updated with names and shared with all MPs at that time.
Endorse the submission on behalf of your group / organization.
You can see the full submission here.
Recommendation 1: Balance investment, and direct the following funds to rebuild local/regional infrastructure, supply and markets
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Increase investment in agriculture and food processing as a whole, to meet the current needs and increase food sovereignty.
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Increase Domestic Market development to 50% of AAFC’s Domestic and International Markets budgetary envelope for 2025-2029 budgets
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Direct $50 million via the Food Policy For Canada envelope in 2025-2026 budget
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Increase innovation spending specific to businesses, non-profits, social innovation enterprises and coops – including food hubs – serving local/regional markets to 25% of the Science and Innovation for 2025-2029 budgets
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Ensure farms of all sizes, as well as diversified farms of all sizes, are equitably supported through the federal-provincial-territorial agricultural BRM programs.
Recommendation 2: Support local food procurement by public institutions
Develop a Local Food Procurement Action Plan coordinated by AAFC’s Food Policy Division to enable public institutions to purchase Canadian-grown food, grounded in Good Food principles.
Recommendation 3: Reduce regulatory burdens and interprovincial trade barriers to support local/regional markets
Permanently reduce the small number of unnecessary regulatory burdens and interprovincial trade barriers in a way that supports (rather than further undermines) the growth and resilience of local/regional food systems and markets across Canada.
Recommendation 4: Adjust Canada Child Benefit
Recognize that household food insecurity is a problem of inadequate and insecure income, and reform the Canada Child Benefit to better address food insecurity by increasing benefits for low-income families and creating a Northern supplement.