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Foods and non-food items eligible for a subsidy in Old Crow …

WebFoods and non-food items eligible for a subsidy in Old Crow starting January 1, 2019. Nutrition North Canada: provides a targeted subsidy for frozen vegetables and fruit, milk, infant formula and food. provides a higher subsidy to the most nutritious, perishable foods such as eggs, meat, cheese, fresh vegetables and fruit.

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How Nutrition North Canada works

WebHow the subsidy works. 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.Food banks and charitable organizations are also eligible for the subsidy.

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Support for hunting, harvesting and community-led food programs

WebThe Harvesters Support Grant and Community Food Programs Fund support a wide range of hunting, harvesting and food sharing activities or initiatives, such as: harvesting equipment, including maintenance and storage of equipment. maintenance of harvesting sites. transportation and fuel expenses. training, certification and education.

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What we heard about Nutrition North Canada

WebSummaries of community meetings for the Nutrition North Canada Engagement 2016 are posted here. These meetings are designed to seek input from community members and other stakeholders on how Nutrition North Canada (NNC) can be more transparent, cost-effective, and culturally appropriate in the face of growing demand for health food in the …

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Nutrition North Canada Advisory Board Second Report

WebDear Minister Bennett, It is my honour, on behalf of the Nutrition North Canada (NNC) Advisory Board, to present our second report to you. This report represents the Advisory Board's activities following the First Report of the Advisory Board for February 2011 to March 2012. In terms of program milestones, it spans the final months of the 18

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Nutrition North Canada programs results

WebAbout 127.8 million kilograms of eligible items were subsidized, an average increase of about 5.5 million kilograms annually; and 103 isolated northern communities benefited from NNC. Results also indicate that the nutrition education initiatives funded by Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada have increased knowledge of healthy

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An Introduction to Nutrition North Canada

WebNutrition North Canada – helping bring healthy food to northern homes. In 2011, the Government of Canada launched Nutrition North Canada – a food retail subsidy program for isolated northern communities. Nutrition North replaced the former Food Mail Program, an air transportation subsidy program that was in place for more than 50 years.

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Eligible food and non-food items

WebDried vegetables (unseasoned and unsweetened) Dried fruit (unseasoned and unsweetened) Frozen unsweetened juice concentrate. Unsweetened juice in individual containers of 250 ml or less, except cans. Frozen French fries, hash browns, and other potato products. Unsweetened juice in containers larger than 250 ml.

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Nutrition education initiatives

WebNutrition education initiatives. As part of Nutrition North Canada, Indigenous Services Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada fund and support culturally appropriate retail and community-based nutrition education activities in all eligible isolated northern communities. These activities focus on increasing knowledge of healthy eating

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Nutrition North Canada Engagement 2016: Final report of what we …

WebExecutive summary. Nutrition North Canada (NNC) is a retail subsidy program for perishable, nutritious food for Northerners and Indigenous people in isolated communities.The program seeks to make nutritious food more accessible and more affordable to residents of isolated northern communities that lack year-round surface (i.e. …

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Nutrition North Canada

WebNutrition North Canada (NNC) is a Government of Canada subsidy program to provide Northerners in isolated communities with improved access to perishable nutritious food. NNC is part of the Government of Canada’s Northern Strategy.

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Mandate: Nutrition North Canada Advisory Board

WebDate modified: 2017-05-11. The Nutrition North Canada (NNC) Advisory Board provides information and advice to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) to help guide the direction and activities of the program, and to ensure that northern residents receive its full benefits.

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Nutrition North Canada Engagement 2016 community meeting …

WebThe third NNC engagement session took place in Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador, on June 20, 2016. These sessions are designed to seek input from community members and other stakeholders on how the program can be more transparent, cost-effective, and culturally appropriate in the face of growing demand for healthy food in the North.

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Advisory board members' biographies

WebDr. Sarah Jane Cook, board member since June 2021. Dr. Cook is a family physician in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, as well as the primary physician for the Nutrition North Canada community of Fort Good Hope. She previously served as Territorial Medical Director of the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority.

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Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2019-2020

WebThe tables also provide information for the 2019 to 2020 quarters, to help monitor trends over time. In communities eligible for a full subsidy under Nutrition North Canada the average cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in March 2020 was $4.93, 1.17% less expensive than in March 2019.

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Accessing the retail subsidy

WebRetailers and suppliers submit claims each month. The amount of the subsidy is calculated using this formula: subsidy level ($/kg) × weight of eligible item (kg) = $ subsidy payment. The program also conducts compliance audits of a sample of recipients each year, through an independent, accredited third-party auditor.

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Nutrition North Canada Engagement 2016

WebAs part of its commitment to improve Nutrition North Canada (NNC), the Government of Canada is seeking input from community members and other stakeholders on how the program can be more transparent, cost-effective, and culturally appropriate in the face of growing demand for healthy food in the North.

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Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2020-2021

WebThe tables also provide information for the 2020 to 2021 quarters, to help monitor trends over time. In communities eligible for a full retail subsidy under NNC, the average cost of the RNFB in March 2021 was $2.45 (0.59%) higher than in March 2020. The average basket cost is lower by $7.37 (1.76%) compared to March 2011, prior to the launch of

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