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Support line for those affected by missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people

For immediate emotional assistance, call 1-844-413-6649. You can also access long-term health support services such as mental health counselling, community-based emotional support, cultural services, and some travel costs to see Elders and traditional healers.

March 28, 2022 − Mohawk Territory of Kahnawake, Quebec – Crown−Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Today, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Crown−Indigenous Relations, and Grand Chief Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer announced funding for the construction of a new cultural centre, museum and theatre. The funding provided through the Cultural Spaces in Indigenous Communities Program will help the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke establish this cultural space and multi-purpose building within their community. The new cultural centre will serve as a safe space for community members to share traditional knowledge and culture through a variety of programs, including language revitalization, where Mohawk language speakers will mentor new learners.

The need for safe, culturally relevant spaces was identified in the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, which called for all Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people to be provided with barrier-free, permanent and meaningful access to their cultures and languages. Indigenous groups have also expressed the need for these spaces as a key component to move forward on self-determination.

Budget 2021 announced $108.8 million over two years for the Cultural Spaces in Indigenous Communities Program. This investment is part of the Federal Pathway to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People, the Government of Canada’s contribution to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Girls, Women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People National Action Plan.

The Government of Canada remains committed to ending gender-based violence and advancing reconciliation in partnership with Indigenous Peoples across Canada.

March 25, 2022 – Ottawa, Ontario

Irek Kusmierczyk, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, on behalf of the Honourable Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development, together with Robert Bailey, Member of Provincial Parliament for Sarnia–Lambton, on behalf of the Honourable Kinga Surma, Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure, will make an announcement about improving high-speed Internet access.

Date: Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Location: Virtual

Note to media

Members of the media will be able to participate via teleconference.

For media participation by teleconference:

Media outlets wanting to take part in the teleconference are asked to contact ISED Media Relations (media@ised-isde.gc.ca) to receive the dial-in information.

Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, March 25, 2022 — Please be advised that The Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories, will make a virtual announcement on Monday regarding funding support for community revitalization projects in the Northwest Territories.

Following his remarks, the Honourable Daniel Vandal will be available to answer questions from the media.

Date: March 28, 2022
Time: 2:00 pm MDT/ 4:00 pm EDT

Location:
Virtual Zoom Event
To register

March 24, 2022 — Ottawa, Ontario, Traditional unceded Algonquin Territory — Indigenous Services Canada

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) commends the tireless work of community leadership and frontline healthcare workers for their immense and ongoing contributions to their communities’ pandemic response. Their efforts and quick action continue to save lives.

Vaccination remains the most efficient form of protection against COVID-19. First Nations, Inuit and Métis across the country have access to vaccines through vaccine clinics, which are well underway in Indigenous communities. Now is the time to get vaccinated to protect your community, your Elders and your family.

Below are some of the latest updates from ISC for the week of March 21, 2022.

Vaccinations

As of March 22, 2022, over 88% of individuals aged 12 and older in First Nations, Inuit and territorial communities have received a second dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine, and over 29% have received a third dose. Over 51% of children aged 5 to 11 have received at least one dose.

Vaccine information is updated and published on Thursdays and can be found at canada.ca/covid-vaccines-indigenous.

COVID-19 cases

As of March 23, 2022, the following case counts have been reported from First Nations communities:

• 93,154 confirmed positive COVID-19 cases, of which 13,420 are the Omicron variant
• 2,384 active cases
• 3,068 hospitalizations
• 90,084 recovered cases
• 686 deaths

For the week of March 17 to 23, 2022, the average daily reported active case counts dropped by 7.7% compared with the daily average of the week prior.

This is compared with

• a 6.2% decrease in average daily reported active case counts reported for the week of March 10 to 16, 2022, compared with the week prior
• an 11% decrease in average daily reported active case counts reported for the week of March 3 to 9, 2022, compared with the week prior.

Case count information is updated and published daily Monday to Friday and can be found at Canada.ca/indigenous-covid-cases.

Request for Federal Assistance (RFA) approvals and extensions

• Kashechewan First Nation’s (Ontario) RFA was approved on February 1, 2022, and subsequently extended by two weeks. A new RFA was approved on March 2, 2022, for continued Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) support; a two-week extension was approved on March 16, 2022, with an end date of at least March 30, 2022.
• Attawapiskat First Nation’s (Ontario) RFA was approved on February 16, 2022, with an end date of March 16, 2022. A new RFA for continued CAF support was approved on March 16, 2022, with an end date of at least March 30, 2022.
• Kasabonika Lake First Nation’s (Ontario) RFA was approved on February 25, 2022. A two-week extension of support was approved on March 10, 2022, with an end date of at least March 24, 2022. The RFA will close out on March 24, 2022, with no extension anticipated at this time.
• Deer Lake First Nation’s (Ontario) RFA was approved on March 18, 2022, for CAF support until at least April 2, 2022.

RFA recent conclusions

• The Operation Remote Immunity 3.0 RFA was approved on November 10, 2021. The RFA will remain active until March 31, 2022, to address any unforeseen support requirements.
• Mishkeegogamang First Nation’s (Ontario) RFA was approved on February 9, 2022. CAF support concluded on March 19, 2022.

Supports currently available to First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities

Across the country, ISC regional offices and regional medical officers of health remain available to assist First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities and organizations should they require immediate assistance with an outbreak or require supports such as temporary infrastructure, rapid testing or personal protective equipment.

Indigenous communities and organizations can also continue to request needs-based funding from the Indigenous Community Support Fund. This fund provides Indigenous leadership and organizations with the flexibility needed to design and implement community-based solutions to prevent, prepare for and respond to the spread of COVID-19 within their communities.

These funds can be used for measures including, but not limited to

• support for Elders and vulnerable community members
• measures to address food insecurity, such as support for the purchase, transportation and distribution of food, and access to traditional foods through hunting and fishing
• educational and other support for children
• mental health assistance and emergency response services
• preparedness measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

ISC continues to work with Indigenous communities to collaborate, share information and co-develop Indigenous-led, distinctions-based communications and health response approaches with Indigenous partners by listening to their advice and guidance.

Ottawa, Ontario (March 24, 2022) — The President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), Natan Obed, and the Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu, issued the following statement today:

“On World Tuberculosis Day 2022, we acknowledge that tuberculosis (TB) continues to disproportionately impact Inuit communities throughout Canada. We commit to improving the health of Inuit in Inuit Nunangat through our TB reduction and TB elimination goals.

High rates of TB across Inuit Nunangat are a symptom of the health disparities between Inuit and other Canadians, including overcrowded housing, food insecurity, barriers to health care and poverty. Between 2015 and 2019, the reported incidence rate of active TB disease among Inuit living in Inuit Nunangat was 300 times the rate among Canadian-born, non-Indigenous people. Recent reporting for active TB cases among Inuit has shown a decrease of 61% between 2019 and 2020.

However, the COVID-19 pandemic has redirected some efforts from testing, reporting and contact tracing for other communicable diseases, including TB. While essential TB services have been maintained throughout the pandemic, it is too early to know the full impact of COVID-19 on progress toward TB elimination goals. As a result, it is important to continue to monitor TB among Inuit in the coming years to gain a longer-term picture of the trends.

In 2018, the Government of Canada and ITK made a joint commitment to eliminate TB from Inuit Nunangat by 2030. The Government of Canada’s initial investment of $27.5 million has gone toward TB elimination action plans specific to each of the four regions that make up Inuit Nunangat. This work includes TB screening activities, community outreach, training for community health workers, Inuit-specific research and the examination of the cross-section between TB and COVID-19.

TB is both preventable and curable. Programs and initiatives are needed to break the cycle of TB across Inuit Nunangat. To that end, ITK has determined that an additional $141 million is needed over the next eight years to eliminate TB in Inuit communities.

To improve the social and economic conditions necessary for healthy, TB-free Inuit communities, we must

• acknowledge and honour the unique history and impacts of the TB epidemic on Inuit through continued support of healing projects such as the Nanilavut Initiative, which helps Inuit families locate loved ones who died of TB away from home between the 1940s and 1960s
• confront gaps in social determinants of Inuit health, including housing, food security and nutrition, mental wellness, equitable and culturally relevant education, and access to culturally safe health services, which have perpetuated TB in Inuit communities
• address social and economic infrastructure gaps through major new investments in infrastructure, including the creation of an Inuit Nunangat Infrastructure Fund, to accelerate the distribution of resources required to close the infrastructure gap and uphold Canada’s human rights obligations
• reduce poverty through the development of a basic-income model in partnership with Inuit, which would target those living around or below a poverty line established using regional and community cost-of-living and income indicators
• minimize major data, research and policy gaps throughout Inuit Nunangat, especially those that impact health—and specifically TB—through the support of Inuit-led data partnerships.

The Government of Canada is dedicated to working in partnership with ITK, Inuit communities and organizations, territorial governments, and other federal departments to advance TB elimination. In collaboration with various Inuit partners, strategies and plans are being developed that consider Inuit lifestyles, traditions and culture.

With Inuit experiences and voices at the forefront of our efforts, we continue to support self-determination in Inuit communities. Our joint commitments go far beyond reducing and eliminating TB in Inuit Nunangat; together, we strive to ensure Inuit prosper across all regions.”

La Samaritaine de Mont-Tremblant

Quebec

La Samaritaine, at the heart of community food needs

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$71,097

Partners in Mission Food Bank

Ontario

Truck Replacement

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$97,844

Bouffe laurentienne

Quebec

More food for our families!

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$63,581

Centre d’entraide Contact de Warwick

Quebec

Food distribution – A vital resource!

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$33,000

Harvest Manitoba Inc.

Manitoba

Purchase of a three-ton refrigerated truck

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$100,000

Centre alimentaire Aylmer

Quebec

Towards healthy food for all: Aylmer community

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$55,875

Sai Dham Canada

Ontario

Reaching to and Supporting Canada’s Most Vulnerable Populations

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$74,484

Alliance de commerces mexicains à Montréal

Quebec

ACOMM food bank

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$86,003

Just Food Ottawa

Ontario

Just Food Community Farm: Growing Community Resilience through Local Food Production

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$58,770

BASE Banque Alimentaire – Services Entraide

Quebec

Development of refrigeration and food assistance distribution in the BASE warehouse

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$73,127

Renfrew and District Food Bank

Ontario

Storage, Cooling, and Preparing Food

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$19,795

Immigrant Link Centre Society

British Columbia

Free Food Win-Win Project

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$70,213

Winkler and District Multi Purpose Senior Centre, Inc.

Manitoba

Serving Seniors with Efficiency

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$15,434

Centre communautaire MADA Inc. / MADA Community Center Inc.

Quebec

Rational Gas Oven, Automatic Tray Sealer, and Racking

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$81,321

Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation

Saskatchewan

Strengthening Local Food Security at Pheasant Rump Nakota First Nation

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$100,000

Projaide inc.

Quebec

Address the pandemic in Saint-Michel by developing our baskets, cooking and deliveries

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$19,590

The Open Hamper Food Bank Society

Nova Scotia

Purchase of Food Handling and Refrigerated Storage Equipment

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$20,000

Les Serres de Clara

Quebec

Collective garden 2.0

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$40,000

Centre de support médical et d’assistance sociale (CESUMAS)

Quebec

Community kitchen

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$55,957

Northern Association of Community Councils Inc.

Manitoba

Growing Greens All Year Project

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$79,798

La Soupière Joliette-Lanaudière

Quebec

Small solidarity dishes

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$25,000

Kennebecasis Valley Food Basket Inc.

New Brunswick

Purchase of Stand Up Freezers

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$15,000

La corporation de solidarité en sécurité alimentaire de Lotbinière

Quebec

Food recovery and processing

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$57,137

Les Entreprises-Jeunesse Inc.

Quebec

Nothing is lost, everything is recovered! – packing of food surpluses

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$36,302

Durham Outlook for the Needy

Ontario

DOFN Walk-in Fridge/Freezer

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$63,202

Eat Local Grey Bruce Co-operative Incorporated

Ontario

Sustainable operations and improved delivery systems

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$15,375

Centre communautaire l’Entraide Plus inc.

Quebec

Opération IGLOO

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$65,615

Community Resource Centre (Killaloe) Inc.

Ontario

Hoch Farm Food Project

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$56,708

Glen Vowell Indian Band

British Columbia

Sik-E-Dakh Food Nexus

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$100,000

La Maison des Amis du Plateau Mont-Royal Inc.

Quebec

Mobile food safety

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$62,062

Centre Communautaire Bon Courage de Place Benoit

Quebec

A+ for food security

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$28,243

Qqs (Eyes) Projects Society

British Columbia

K?ús??ts pípuw?ís: Heiltsuk Food Security Initiative

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$43,945

Chipman Community Care Inc.

New Brunswick

New Walk in Cooler

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$22,608

Queens County Food Bank

Nova Scotia

Walk-in Freezer

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$24,670

La cuisine collective de la région de Matane

Quebec

Produce in greenhouse for solidarity baskets

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$89,190

Fredericton Community Kitchens Inc.

New Brunswick

Hot Meals, Full Bellies

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$18,491

Society of St. Vincent de Paul the Conference, St. Ann – Penticton

British Columbia

Replacement of food storage cooling equipment, and hamper prep tables

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$15,840

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

British Columbia

Safe Food Handling / Food Security: Sensitivities, Allergies & Culturally Appropriate Choices

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$66,557

Rhema Chapel of the Redeemed Christian Church of God

Alberta

Purchase of Food Infrastructure Equipment

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$44,500

Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve No. 292

Manitoba

TTR Strengthening our Food Systems and Securing Food Access

Purchase kitchen equipment and freezer

$18,101

Le Comité de Bénévolat de Rogersville Inc.

New Brunswick

Freezers/fridge

Purchase freezers, fridges, meat slicer, and knives

$16,130

Central Okanagan Community FoodBank Society

British Columbia

Strengthening of Local & Regional Food Hub Support

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$89,651

Shelbourne Community Kitchen Society

British Columbia

A commercial kitchen to process local food, teach food skills and share community meals

Purchase ovens, food processor, cooler, freezer, small kitchen appliances and shelving

$43,566

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

British Columbia

Commercial Dishwasher and Shelving Replacement Replacement

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$15,122

St. John the Compassionate Mission

Ontario

Addressing Food Insecurity in Scarborough Village

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$16,690

Entraide Agapè

Quebec

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Install a cold room and buy a refrigerated truck

$93,813

Centre d’action bénévole Soulanges

Quebec

Food accomplices

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$60,158

Service d’Aide communautaire de Charlevoix-Est

Quebec

A maximum kitchen

Acheter un four de cuisson double, lave-vaisselle commercial et des accessoires de cuisine

$23,347

Newmarket Food Pantry

Ontario

Cereal Centre Community Kitchen

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$18,599

Crowsnest Pass Food Bank Society

Alberta

Increasing Access to Healthy and Nutritious Food in the Crowsnest Pass and Surrounding Areas

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$85,000

Centre d’Action bénévole de Farnham Inc

Quebec

Improvement of the food distribution chain of the Brome-Missisquoi anti-waste project

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$64,560

Melville & District Food Bank Inc.

Saskatchewan

Kitchen Appliance Purchase

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$24,503

Interior Community Services

British Columbia

Mount Paul CFC Learning Kitchen

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$40,487

Mission Bon Accueil

Quebec

Buying equipment for Marché Bon Accueil

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$40,747

Kingdom Acts Foundation

British Columbia

Surrey Community Food Security Project

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$100,000

La Triade HCT

Quebec

Buying a refrigerated vehicle

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$32,300

Saffron Hub

Ontario

Seniors Meal Box Distribution

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$57,890

Salt Spring and Southern Gulf Islands Community Services Society

British Columbia

Harvest Farm Greenhouse

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$22,540

Hope Community Services

British Columbia

Kitchen Equipment Upgrade for the Hope Food Bank

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$16,689

Kamloops Food Policy Council

British Columbia

New Dehydrators to Support Year Round Access to Local Produce

Purchase commercial dehydrators

$67,668

La Sécurité Alimentaire

Quebec

Acquisition of a freezer room, a cold room and an electric pallet truck

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$48,290

Le Projet Harmonie

Quebec

Increase areas in production for the Vert l’Harmonie project

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$23,000

Comptoir Alimentaire de Sept-Îles

Quebec

Storage in cold room and freezer room

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$80,840

Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation

British Columbia

Replacement / Expansion of kitchen equipment for food storage and preparation

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$24,931

The Bella Coola Valley Sustainable Agricultural Society

British Columbia

Bella Coola Valley Food Security Capacity Infrastructure Project (BCVFSCIP)

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$63,766

Tribal Chiefs Ventures Inc

Alberta

Breaking Barriers to Food Insecurity

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$83,224

Afrique Au Féminin

Quebec

Purchase a 20 feet x 10 feet x 9 feet cold room for the Afrique au Féminin food bank

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$27,780

Whistler Pemberton Community Services Society

British Columbia

Cold & Dry Storage and Food Recovery and Skills Project

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$94,528

St. Mary of Egypt Refuge, Inc.

Ontario

St. Phocas Community Farm

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$44,327

Leftovers Foundation

Alberta

Kin Kitchen and Corner Store

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$21,781

Le Grenier des Collines

Quebec

The mobile attic

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$64,909

Nikihk Management and Community Development Society

British Columbia

Kelly Lake Community Garden

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$28,250

La place Commune, coopérative de solidarité 

Quebec

Fresh and local fruits and vegetables for Parc-Extension!

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$20,740

Islamic Family and Social Services Association (IFSSA)

Alberta

Maintaining Vital Food Security Infrastructure for Marginalized Ethno-Cultural Communities

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$44,500

Carry the Kettle Health Administration

Saskatchewan

Ceg-A-Kin Garden Development Project

Purchase of gardens, construction material, fencing, and irrigation system 

$16,200

Yellowhead Tribal Development Foundation

Alberta

Vertical Farm Operators Certificate Initiative

Purchase a vertical garden, lights, monitoring systems and other garden equipment 

$80,000

Food for Life Canada Charitable Corp.

Ontario

Welcoming Neighbours to the Warehouse – A Food Program Infrastructure Project

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$78,918

MakeWay Charitable Society (East Scarborough Storefront)

British Columbia

East Scarborough Food Systems – Eco-Food Hub

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$20,154

Progress Place Rehabilitation Centre (Metropolitan Toronto), Inc.

Ontario

Implementing Canning and Preserving Equipment in the Kitchens of Progress Place

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$25,522

Woodstock First Nation

New Brunswick

WFN Garden and Grow Project

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$41,074

Milton Community Resource Centre

Ontario

Increasing storage to improve distribution of essential Infant food supplies.

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$28,790

L’Atelier R.A.D.O. Inc.

New Brunswick

Upgrading and maximizing production capacity

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$88,649

Mitaanjigamiing First Nation

Ontario

Community Garden and Greenhouse Expansion

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$20,555

Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto

Ontario

Building Capacity & Creating Opportunities for Food Security

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$90,200

Centre d’action bénévole des Riverains

Quebec

When good food rhymes with people’s health!

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$16,526

Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society

British Columbia

An increase in fresh, healthy food for Vancouver residents through the GVFB’s new Distribution Site

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$98,687

Kamloops Food Bank Society

British Columbia

Kamloops Food Bank – food distribution hub – construction

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$100,000

LUSH Valley Food Action Society

British Columbia

Comox Valley Community Cooler and Kitchen Project

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$36,992

Moisson Haut-Saint-François

Quebec

Cold, refrigerated room to avoid wasting food and to store cooked meals

Install a refrigerator room and purchase of small kitchen equipment

$27,140

Caldwell First Nation

Ontario

Caldwell First Nation Food Security Intiative

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$100,000

Kerr Street Community Services

Ontario

KSM Food Transportation Infrastructure Development

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$80,182

The Parish of St. Aidan & St. Bartholomew, Gibsons

British Columbia

St. Bart’s Food Bank:  Storage and Infrastructure Improvements

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$34,443

Behdzi Ahda” Society – Behdzi Ahda First Nation

Nunavut

Northern Indigenous Community Solar Powered Seasonal Heated Greenhouse

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$80,000

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

Ontario

Food Bank Upgrade

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$15,355

Food for Thought net-café/net-café Matière à réflexion

Ontario

Equipment for Food for Thought’s permanent kitchen

Purchase kitchen appliances and infrastructure

$100,000

Carrefour d’Initiatives Populaires de Rivière-du-Loup

Quebec

Purchase of food processing and storage equipment

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$21,000

Ressources-Femmes de la région d’Acton

Quebec

Off-farm food processing in food security

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$20,695

Corporation of the Village of Keremeos

British Columbia

Keremeos’ Inclusive Community Garden

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$96,227

Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada

Ontario

Hospitality Centre Kitchen

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$43,651

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

Ontario

Cold Storage for a Healthier Lifestyle and Food Security

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$24,045

Comptoir alimentaire Drummond Inc.

Quebec

Refrigerated truck to combat hunger

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$70,026

Country Heritage Agricultural Society

Ontario

Sustainable, environmentally friendly Farming ~ Food 365 Days ~ Grown for All inside a Container

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$100,000

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

Ontario

Refrigerated truck for food distribution.

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$78,242

Garden River First Nation

Ontario

The Garden River Food House (Ketegaunzeebee Miijim Gaamig)

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$88,216

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

British Columbia

Refrigerated Truck-Food Reclamation Program

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$100,000

Tsuut’ina Food Bank

Alberta

Tsuut’ina Food Bank Capital Equipment Acquisition

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$44,630

Le Relais de Mascouche

Quebec

Community greenhouse of 33 hectares

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$100,000

Parkdale Food Centre

Ontario

An Apple a Day Food Share

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$30,170

Child Hunger Brantford

Ontario

Kids Lunch Club

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$44,880

Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation

Ontario

Deeper Roots Initiative (DRI)

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$48,370

Rendez-Vous Familial Pointe St-Charles Inc.

Quebec

Fight food insecurity for vulnerable people

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$23,251

Columbia Valley Food Bank

British Columbia

Increasing Capacity for Food Storage

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$26,644

Racine Croisée Solidarité SAWA

Quebec

Maintenance of the food bank, fight against waste

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$37,556

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

British Columbia

The Pantry Fresh Food Distribution Expansion

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$21,998

Royal City Evangelical Missionary Church

Ontario

Walk in Freezer and Cooler

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$37,779

Michael House Pregnancy and Parenting Support Services

Ontario

Nutritionally Empowering Single Mothers and their Families

Purchase fridges, freezers and stoves 

$26,079

Southridge Community Church

Ontario

Southridge Welland Anchor Cause Fridge/Freezer

Purchase a walk-in refrigerator/freezer and shelving

$35,296

Relais communautaire de Laval

Quebec

Renewal of refrigeration and freezing equipment

Buy refrigerators and freezers

$28,500

La Tablée des Chefs

Quebec

Laval solidarity cuisine and social gastronomy laboratory of the Tablée des Chefs

Buy a range hood, fire protection system, ranges, convection oven and kitchen equipment

$100,000

St. Vincent Place Sault Ste. Marie

Ontario

Improving Capacity to Provide Fresh, Nutritious Food in Sault Ste. Marie

Purchase a walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer

$35,458

Le Coin du Partage Beauharnois inc.

Quebec

Better equipment to eat better

Buy a range and an oven

$16,688

Moisson Sud-Ouest

Quebec

A road without hunger

Buy a refrigerated truck

$75,000

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

Saskatchewan

Waterston Ministries Steam Kettle

Purchase a steam kettle

$17,550

Caldwell Family Centre Inc. / Centre familial Caldwell Inc.

Ontario

Purchase of a refrigerated truck

Purchase a refrigerated truck

$79,324

Regional Food Distribution Association of Northwestern Ontario

Ontario

Indigenous Food Security in Northwestern Ontario (IFSNO)

Purchase refrigerated storage containers

$98,687

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

Ontario

The Salvation Army Community Family Services, Tweed ministries

Purchase a range, dishwasher, reach-in freezers, reach-in refrigerators, shelving units and other kitchen accessories

$44,378

York Region Food Network

Ontario

Expanding Community Kitchen Capacity

Purchase an immersion blender, food processor, refrigerator, stainless steel tables and shelving units

$16,460

Défi Jeunesse Québec Inc.

Quebec

Operation of vegetable boxes at the trimming centre and construction of a 3,000-sq-ft. greenhouse

Buy a lift truck and a greenhouse

$91,978

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

Ontario

The Salvation Army Community Family Services – Belleville ministries

Purchase a range, dishwasher, microwave ovens, food processor, lift truck and other kitchen accessories

$52,149

Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Education Authority Ltd.

Alberta

Food Storage Upgrade

Purchase a rack shelving storage system

$17,281

Sources Community Resources Society

British Columbia

Sources Food Hub

Purchase a pallet stacker, trailer, fridge, shelving units, work tables and other kitchen accessories

$41,398

Sentier Urbain

Quebec

Traveler’s vegetable garden and greenhouse

Buy a greenhouse, hydroponic equipment, refrigerators, work tools, irrigation equipment and other appliances

$49,500

Wyndham House

Ontario

Supportive Housing Kitchen Enhancement Project (SHEKP)

Purchase a chest freezer, refrigerator, cabinets, counters and sink

$17,493

North York Harvest Food Bank

Ontario

NYH Transportation upgrades

Purchase a refrigerated truck

$85,000

Durham Alliance Association Social Club

Ontario

Community Kitchen Partnership Alliance aka (DAO Pantry)

Purchase kitchen appliances and equipment

$36,219

Showers of Blessings Apostolic Church of Calgary

British Columbia

Soup Kitchen

Purchase kitchen appliances and equipment

$48,150

La Mie de l’entraide

Quebec

Infrastructure for a sustainable food system for the community

Purchase kitchen appliances and equipment

$100,000

Humanity First

Ontario

Accessibility to healthier food

Purchase refrigerators

$32,970

The Upper Skeena Development Centre Society

British Columbia

Upper Skeena Food Distribution

Purchase a freeze dryer, chest freezers, shelving, water irrigation system, fruit trees and a dehydrator

$31,244

Everdale Environmental Learning Centre

Ontario

The Good Food Project

Purchase a small tractor, steel garden beds, garden soil and irrigation system material

$75,174

The John Howard Society of Fredericton, Inc.

New Brunswick

The Renewed City Garden Project

Purchase rain barrels, garden soil, gardening tools, fencing, lumber, and a utility shed

$30,966

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

Quebec

Equipment for the Community Kitchen

Purchase shelving and kitchen appliances

$76,570

Valley Community Learning Association

Nova Scotia

Valley Community Food Hub: Extending our Reach

Purchase kitchen appliances and equipment

$82,541

Centre d’action bénévole de Cowansville

Quebec

Improvement of collective infrastructure of the Cowansville anti-waste project

Purchase kitchen appliances and equipment

$73,022

Saskatoon Food Bank Incorporated

Saskatchewan

Nutrition Program Capacity Building

Purchase kitchen appliances and equipment

$41,655

Mill Road Social Enterprises Association

Nova Scotia

MRSE Community Garden and Greenhouse

Purchase a greenhouse, topsoil, solar powered heating system, watering system and other garden accessories

$15,000

Secwepemc Child and Family Services Agency

British Columbia

Sustainability and Security through Harvesting and Gathering

Purchase freezers, camp stoves, smokers, pressure canners and ice machines

$51,081

East Toronto Family Community Centre

Ontario

Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre’s Healthy Food Access Improvement  Project

Purchase refrigerators, cabinets, range oven, and other kitchen appliances 

$18,500

Whitecap Dakota First Nation

Saskatchewan

Whitecap Hunting and Gathering House “Ihni Ipi”

Purchase a walk-in cooler room, outdoor condensing unit and other kitchen accessories

$100,000

Big White Mountain Community Development Association

British Columbia

Big White Mountain Community Greenhouse

Purchase a winterized greenhouse and grow lights

$51,104

Mission Possible Compassionate Ministries Society

British Columbia

Enhancing Food Distribution Capacity

Purchase commercial refrigerators and commercial range

$16,948

The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre Association

British Columbia

Expanding food services for vulnerable women living in poverty in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

Purchase refrigerators, gas convection ovens, induction range cooktops and other kitchen appliances. 

$100,000

Connaught Youth Centre Society

British Columbia

CYCS Community Food Centre

Purchase a walk-in fridge, freeze dryers, freezers, irrigation system, hydroponic grow towers, and LED light system

$39,189

Mississauga First Nation

Ontario

MFN Community Gitigan Greenhouse Project

Purchase a greenhouse system

$100,000

Eastern Charlotte Waterways Inc.

New Brunswick

Village Food Hub

Purchase a refrigeration unit, sinks, worktables, shelving units, and processing equipment

$30,000

Unique Get Together Society

Manitoba

At-Risk Youth Culinary Skills Training Program

Purchase kitchen appliances and equipment

$72,643

Port Colborne Community Association for Resource Extension

Ontario

Refrigeration Units for Port Cares’ Food Bank

Purchase refrigeration and freezer units

$21,700

Services d’Entraide “Le Relais”

Quebec

Committed vegetable garden

Purchase a greenhouse, tractor and irrigation system

$60,953

Petites-Mains

Quebec

Making healthy eating accessible to the community and integrating immigrants

Purchase a refrigerated truck 

$77,100

Maison Coup de pouce T.R.

Quebec

Food distribution – increased capacity  

Purchase refrigeration and freezer units 

$27,865

Centre d’action bénévole commuautaire Matawinie

Quebec

Replacement of a refrigerated vehicle for the receiving and delivering food

Purchase a refrigerated truck

$71,400

Ebyôn

Quebec

Freezing for better giving

Purchase a walk-in freezer

$20,500

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

Ontario

Homeless Feeding Program

Purchase kitchen appliances and equipment

$24,000

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

British Columbia

Soup Kitchen Renovations

Purchase kitchen equipment

$29,525

L’En-Droit de Laval

Quebec

Explanding the Topinambour community garden

Upgrade and expand Community Gardens

$15,306

Table de Bethléem/ Oeuvre d’Edna Charrette

Quebec

Feeding the little tummies

Purchase kitchen appliances and equipment

$100,000

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

Quebec

Feeding Our Community

Purchase a vertical garden and kitchen equipment 

$21,390

Unité d’information et d’action en toxicomanie

Quebec

Design for food security

Purchase processing and preservation equipment and materials

$25,466

Tahsis Community Garden Society

British Columbia

Tahsis Community Garden Society ReBoot

Purchase and repair raised garden beds 

$26,545

Tlicho Government

Northwest Territories

Edzo Community Greenhouse

Purchase and install a greenhouse and refrigeration units

$21,069

Centre de Dépannage des Nord Cotiers

Quebec

Installation of a commercial kitchen

Purchase appliances, small kitchen equipment, work tables and counters

$21,000

Fort McMurray First Nation

Alberta

Fort McMurray First Nation Greenhouse and Garden

Purchase and install a greenhouse

$46,421

Victoria Community Food Hub Society

British Columbia

Processing Abundance: Good Food for all

Purchase processing equipment

$90,258

The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada

British Columbia

Food Security Resource Hub

Purchase appliances, shelving and cooking stations

$15,000

Maison Internationale de la Rive-Sud

Quebec

Healthy Seniors

Purchase kitchen appliances and set up a community garden

$28,745