Following consultation with the food and agriculture industries along with individual Canadians, the federal government has announced the first-ever national food policy for Canada. The policy seeks to address reliable access to healthy food, especially for children, and to reduce food waste, according to a press release.
The vision for the food policy, dubbed “Everyone at the table!”,
is that all people in Canada be able to access a sufficient amount of safe, nutritious and culturally diverse food; that Canada’s food system be resilient and innovative, sustain the environment, and support the economy, the government says.
The government also launched a five-year, $50 million Local Food Infrastructure Fund, designed to support community-led projects that improve access to safe, healthy and culturally diverse food.
