Government of Canada invests in school food data and research to help improve school food programs across Canada

In the latest episode of The-Food-&-Wine-Radio-Network's B-C-Food-Newscast, host Jennifer English discusses the Canadian Government's significant investment in school food data and research. There has been an announcement from the Secretary of State for Children and Youth, Honourable Anna Gainey, about allocating more than $1 million to fund eight research teams. These teams aim to strengthen the effectiveness of the school food programs, filling data gaps, and exploring program delivery across various jurisdictions. English also highlights the National School Food Program, which helped 400,000 more children access nutritious food, relieving financial pressure on families. A part of this podcast is dedicated to spotlighting several funded projects tackling key issues related to food security, equity, and governance. Finally, English provides additional information about the interdepartmental collaboration in administering the National School Food Program. This episode signals a major step towards improving school food programs across Canada. https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4698089-1&h=4109363190&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Femployment-social-development%2Fnews%2F2026%2F05%2Fbackgrounder.html&a=herePOST datahttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4698089-1&h=3520300106&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Femployment-social-development%2Fnews%2F2026%2F05%2Fbackgrounder.html&a=Catalyst+Grant%3A+Partnering+for+Impact+-+Impacts+of+School+Food+Programs+Backgrounderhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4698089-1&h=3462406189&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Finstitutes-health-research%2Fnews%2F2026%2F05%2Fgovernment-of-canada-invests-nearly-10m-to-strengthen-partnerships-that-turn-health-research-into-action-across-canada.html&a=Government+of+Canada+invests+%2410M+to+enhance+collaboration+between+health+researchers+and+community+members+across+Canadahttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4698089-1&h=752905380&u=https%3A%2F%2Fcihr-irsc.gc.ca%2Fe%2F196.html&a=CIHR+Notice+of+Decision%3A+Catalyst+Grant%3A+Partnering+for+Impacthttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4698089-1&h=3582515210&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Femployment-social-development%2Fprograms%2Fschool-food%2Fagreements.html&a=National+School+Food+Agreementshttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4698089-1&h=3292333999&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Femployment-social-development%2Fprograms%2Fschool-food%2Ffeeding-future.html&a=Feeding+the+future+today%3A+Canada%27s+National+School+Food+Programhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4698089-1&h=4159358868&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canada.ca%2Fen%2Femployment-social-development%2Fprograms%2Fschool-food%2Freports%2Fdata-research-priorities.html&a=Engagement+on+School+Food+Data+and+Research+Priorities+(2025)%3A+What+We+Heardhttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4698089-1&h=2235251394&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FESDC_GC&a=Follow+us+on+X+(Twitter)[email protected]@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.camediarelations-relationsaveclesmedias@cihr-irsc.gc.cahttps://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4698089-1&h=2569329898&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FESDC.GC&a=Follow+us+on+Facebook