The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced an agreement with the Government of Ontario to increase school food programs in the province.
This agreement, under the federal government’s National School Food Program, will deliver healthy meals to 160,000 more kids in Ontario this school year.
With this agreement, a two-child family in the province will save $800 in grocery bills a year, Federal officials say.
“Today’s agreement with Ontario, under our National School Food Program, will get healthy school meals to 160,000 more kids and reduce hundreds of dollars in grocery bills for families,” the Prime Minister stated in a press release.
“With the tax break for all Canadians, the Working Canadians Rebate, and now the school food agreement with Ontario, our government is putting more money in your pocket.”
This initial federal investment of $108.5 million over three years will help families and keep more money in their pockets, Federal officials say.
Along with increasing funding to school food programs in the province, this investment will also contribute to reduced costs for food transportation, storage, and preparation equipment.
All in all, this will result in over 9.8 million more meals served to our kids. This includes 130,000 more school meals served to kids in Indigenous communities across Ontario this year.
Earlier this week, the Prime Minister announced a tax break for all Canadians and the Working Canadians Rebate, giving millions of Canadians cheques in their mailbox and relief at the cash register.
