Currently, an alarming number of students start their day without breakfast, and nearly 2.5 million children in the country live in food-insecure households. That’s an increase of nearly 20% in just one year, from 2023 to 2024.
Government Relations
Every child deserves to reach their full potential
For an equal chance of success
In 2024, the Government of Canada made a historic announcement by launching a National School Food Program, with a $1 billion investment over five years to support provinces, territories, and Indigenous communities. In 2025, all provinces and territories signed bilateral agreements with the federal government to strengthen their existing school food programs. While this marks a turning point for Canada, joining other G7 countries with such a program, disparities remain in the implementation and sustainability of an effective and universal national school food system.
Our Guiding Principles
Driven by our core value of “Children Above All,” our government relations team follows three guiding principles to fulfill its duties.
We take an inclusive, collaborative and sustainable approach
The Club believes that feeding children is everyone’s business!
From a government relations perspective, this means interacting with all levels of government, regardless of party affiliation. It also means collaborating and coordinating our efforts locally, provincially, nationally and internationally.
We foster a culture of continuous improvement
Our goals for children are ambitious and clear. We know how to divide them into stages, measure our progress and celebrate every milestone. We are both determined and patient. Our motto: build on existing foundations, be agile and inspire innovation.
We aim to create social and economic value
School nutrition has a positive impact on children’s health, development and success, local economies, agri-food ecosystems and public health. For this reason, we approach every relationship we have with the aim of maximizing its impact and benefits for everyone involved.
Our Role
Engaging every level of governmentOur aim is to help shape a country where all children have access to nutritious food at school.
Seeking Investments
Sustainable, recurring investment in breakfast programs in underprivileged areas.
Influencing Policies and Programs
National school nutrition policies and programs for all children from every walk of life.
