![]() ![]() Individuals, schools, restaurants and small retailers can access direct orders. When you order directly from a registered supplier, the NNC subsidy is automatically deducted from the price of all eligible items. At larger stores, the savings will be displayed on your receipt. When you shop at a registered NNC retailer, or directly from a local food grower, the price of eligible food reflects the NNC subsidy. Shopping at a registered retailer or local food grower If you live in an eligible Northern community, there are 3 ways you can access the subsidy. If you have a business or charitable organization that operates in or serves one or more of our eligible communities and are interested in registering with NNC, visit Accessing the retail subsidy. Reports on retailer and supplier compliance. ![]() This means that the price you pay for these items is cheaper than it otherwise would be, and reduces the cost for charitable organizations to donate food to isolated communities.įor profit businesses must pass on the full subsidy to consumers. The subsidy is applied against the total cost of an eligible product (including product purchasing cost, transportation, insurance and overhead) shipped by air, ice road, sealift or barge to an eligible community. Food banks and charitable organizations are also eligible for the subsidy.Ĭustomers in eligible communities can purchase subsidized food from registered northern retailers, directly from registered suppliers or from registered local food growers.Įligible communities can also benefit from the subsidy through food that is donated by registered food banks and other charitable organizations, without profit. NNC subsidizes a list of nutritious eligible foods, as well as certain non-food items such as diapers and soap, hand-sanitizers and personal hygiene products, sold by registered retailers, suppliers, country food processors and local food growers. Nutrition Education Initiatives: Continue to support culturally appropriate and community-based nutrition education activities.įood Security Research Grant: A dedicated grant to support research to gather new information for supporting food security in the North. Harvesters Support Grant: More grant funding, broader support for local food production, including food and harvesting infrastructure.Ĭommunity Food Programs Fund: A dedicated fund to support a variety of community-led food security activities for retail, locally grown, and country food. Retail subsidy: Extend retail subsidy to include local food producers, charitable organizations and food banks. Nutrition North Canada is a key piece of the federal government's food security response in northern communities. Figure 1: Learn how the expansion of Nutrition North Canada is helping to strengthen food security in the North ![]()
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