News Releases and Blog Posts
Maple Leaf Foods and the Centre Support Expansion of Healthy School Meals in Ontario with $250,000 Donation
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 10, 2023 /CNW/ - Maple Leaf Foods Inc (TSX: MFI ) and the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security is contributing $250,000 to the Healthy Students Brighter Ontario campaign to support the expansion of the Student Nutrition Program and the First Na...
Nourish Calls on Health Sector to Address Food Insecurity in Canada
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saskatoon (September 20, 2023) The national Nourish Food for Health Symposium kicks off today in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with a central theme around the hidden costs of Canadian food insecurity on health and the need for policy shifts. From heightened chron...
A Food Prescription Convening with Dr. David Nabarro
Food insecurity is a public health problem. It has been linked to a raft of health problems including heart disease , chronic pain , infectious disease , depression and anxiety disorders . This results in mounting costs to our health care system, as nearly 50% of adults livin...
Our 2024 Pre-Budget Submission to the Federal Government
August 3, 2023 The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, P.C, M.P. Minister of Finance Department of Finance Canada 90 Elgin Street Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Chrystia.Freeland@fin.gc.ca Dear Minister Freeland, The federal government has distinguished itself through a deep c...
Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security Awards Four Scholarships
Scholarships support research that advances our understanding of interventions to alleviate food insecurity in Canada . MISSISSAUGA, ON , June 20, 2023 /CNW/ - (TSX: MFI) Maple Leaf Foods and the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security ("the Centre") today announced the four rec...
Our Response to the 2023 Federal Budget
April 3, 2023 In the recently released budget, the Government of Canada made some positive commitments to address the rising levels of poverty and food security in Canada. However, given the economic, health, racial and social dimensions of food insecurity, the Maple Leaf Centre...
Our Submission to the 2023 Federal Budget
The Federal government has distinguished itself through a deep commitment to providing opportunity for all Canadians by addressing systemic issues like poverty and affordability. Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy has led to considerable progress towards achieving its goal to reduce pov...
What we are optimistic for in 2023
2022 was definitely a challenging year. Rising inflation and global threats to the world's food supply led to food insecurity becoming part of the mainstream discussion. Close to 6 million people, or 1 in 6 households, in Canada are experiencing food insecurity. Based on the growth in the number ...
Maple Leaf Foods and the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security Announce Four $15,000 Scholarships for the 2023-24 Academic Year
Scholarships will recognize the extraordinary contribution of several past Chairs of the Maple Leaf Foods' Board of Directors, including David Emerson, Wallace McCain, Purdy Crawford, and W. Geoffrey Beattie. MISSISSAUGA, ON, Dec. 8, 2022 /CNW/ - (TSX: MFI ) Maple Le...
The Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security hosts third Food Security Symposium
Accelerating action on food insecurity in Canada, impacting 5.8 million people TORONTO, Oct. 20, 2022 /CNW/ - The Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security ("the Centre") hosted its annual Food Security Symposium on Tuesday, bringing together more than 130 participants fr...