Ontario to receive $108.5M for school food program, aiming to feed 160,000 students yearly.

Ontario will receive $108.5 million over three years from the federal government to fund a school food program, aiming to provide 9.8 million meals annually to 160,000 students. This initiative, part of a $1 billion national program over five years, seeks to serve 400,000 more children across Canada. Ontario is the third province to join, after Manitoba and Newfoundland. The funding will be distributed through 13 lead agencies and Indigenous partners.

November 22, 2024
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