An Act to develop a national framework to establish a school food program
Requires the Minister of Employment and Social Development to develop a national framework for a school food program within one year of royal assent, focused on nutrition, food security, and food literacy. Reporting bill, not a funding bill. Passed third reading in the House of Commons.
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Requires the federal government to develop a national school-food-program framework within a year of royal assent, focused on nutrition, food security, and food literacy. It is a framework-and-reporting bill, not a funding bill, and passed third reading in the House.
Issues this bill touches
- Cost of Living
Requires Ottawa to develop a national framework for a school food program. Companion to the government's bilateral school-food agreements signed in 2024-2025.
- Youth & Future Generations
Targets food insecurity in school-aged children. Statistics Canada has documented rising household food insecurity since 2021.
Legislative history
- First reading
First reading in the House of Commons.
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Second reading in the House of Commons.
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