Exploring Theme: "Govt. Food Security Programs"

NationTalk: Every generation deserves a fair, healthy future – from kids, to parents, to grandparents. That means we support each other at every stage of life – starting from childhood. The federal government has made generational investments such as the Canada-wide early learning and child care system, the Canada Dental Benefit, and the Canada Child Benefit, which...

APTN News: A spokesperson for the North West Company (NWC) says it’s open to any invitation from the Parliamentary Indigenous Affairs committee to talk about the federal government’s food subsidy program. “We will be assisting in any way we can, with the study on Nutrition North Canada,” said Darryl Martin, director of marketing and communications...

Northern Food Security Many Northerners and Indigenous people living in isolated communities lack affordable, year-round access to nutritious food. Nutrition North Canada makes nutritious foods more accessible and affordable in communities without supply centres. At a time of global food price inflation, it is more important than ever that this support be there. To deliver...

NationTalk: Every generation deserves a fair, healthy future – from kids, to parents, to grandparents. It’s why we’re supporting families, one of the many things that we are doing in Budget 2024 to build an economy that helps every generation get ahead. Children deserve to have the best start in life. But today, nearly one in...

NationTalk: Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency – CanNor funding of $600,000 to the Tłı̨chǫ Investment Corporation will help with the construction of Wekweètì’s new grocery store Food security contributes to people’s physical and mental health and well-being. As many Northerners in remote and Indigenous communities face high rates of food insecurity, the Government of Canada...