Nourish is excited to share a historic moment for school food in Canada

Today, the federal government released the mandate letters to members of the cabinet, which included the first-ever inclusion of a commitment "to develop a National School Food Policy and work towards a national school nutritious meal program."

What They Said:

Minister of Agriculture & Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau's mandate letter included:

In support of A Food Policy for Canada, continue to strengthen Canada's food system by: Working with the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous partners and stakeholders to develop a National School Food Policy and to work toward a national school nutritious meal program

Minister of Families, Children & Social Development Karina Gould's mandate letter included:

Work with the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and with provinces, territories, municipalities, Indigenous partners and stakeholders to develop a National School Food Policy and work toward a national school nutritious meal program.

Adjacent to the commitment to school food in other ministers' letters, Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos' mandate letter included:

Recognizing that a healthy population is key to reducing vulnerability to health events, promote healthy eating by advancing the Healthy Eating Strategy. This includes finalizing the front-of-package labelling to promote healthy food choices and supporting restrictions on the commercial marketing of food and beverages to children.