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Item Programmes d’alimentation scolaire au Canada: 15 cas prometteurs(University of Saskatchewan et La Coalition pour une saine alimentation scolaire, 2025-01-06) Ruetz, Amberley; Michnik, Kaylee; Engler-Stringer, Rachel; Alaniz-Salinas, Natalia; Doyle, Emily; Kirk, Sara; Korten, Dana; Tasala, Kirsti; Levkoe, Charles; Martin, Alicia; Mercille, Genevieve; Heckelman, Amber; Smith, Chrissy; Renwick, Kerry; Sallans, Alissa; Ostertag, Sonja; Skinner, Kelly; Trask, Nina; Weber, Nicole; Hoyer, Gary; McKenna, MaryEn avril 2024, le gouvernement du Canada a annoncé la création d’un Programme national d’alimentation scolaire, ce qui a incité à documenter les modèles prometteurs en matière d’alimentation scolaire au Canada. Bien que le Canada n’ait jamais eu de programme pancanadien, il existe depuis des dizaines d’années des innovations en matière d’alimentation scolaire à différentes échelles dans les communautés. Cependant, peu d’études décrivent la diversité des modèles actuels de programmes d'alimentation scolaire au Canada. La multitude de programmes d’alimentation scolaire au Canada, souvent gérés par des bénévoles et financés par les gouvernements provinciaux, territoriaux et municipaux, par des organisations caritatives locales et nationales et, pour certains programmes, par la contribution des parents, est l’occasion de recenser l’ensemble de ces pratiques. De nombreuses écoles primaires canadiennes ne disposent pas d’une cuisine industrielle ou d’une cafétéria/zone de restauration désignée, mais gèrent des programmes d’alimentation scolaire exemplaires dont peuvent s’inspirer d’autres écoles dans des contextes similaires. Les programmes prometteurs présentés dans ce rapport illustrent les innovations déjà mises en oeuvre pour favoriser la santé, l’éducation et le bien-être général des enfants dans les communautés du Canada. Ce rapport répond à un besoin de comprendre les détails opérationnels des programmes d’alimentation scolaire qui existent pour répondre aux divers besoins des communautés à travers le Canada. Nous remercions le gouvernement du Canada pour son soutien financier dans le cadre des Programmes d’appui aux langues officielles, qui a permis la traduction de l’étude en français.Item School Food Programs in Canada - Needs Assessment and Community Engagement Guide(University of Saskatchewan, 2024-12-05) Foster, Stefanie; Heckelman, Amber; Ruetz, Amberley; Engler-Stringer, Rachel; Black, Jennifer; Alaniz-Salinas, Natalia; Michnik, KayleeIn April 2024, the Government of Canada announced a one-billion-dollar commitment over five years for the development of a national school food program. In June 2024, Employment and Social Development Canada followed that up by releasing a national school food policy that lays out the federal government’s long-term vision for school food and will act as “a roadmap that can guide the delivery of school food programs” in Canada (Employment and Social Development Canada, 2024). As the federal and provincial governments work to determine how to best deliver this funding to schools and agencies, it’s the perfect time for schools and school divisions to get actively engaged. As the national school food program rolls out, many schools will be undertaking school food programs (SFPs) for the first time, assessing their needs and capacity, and creating new SFPs from scratch. Others will be taking stock of their existing programs; evaluating and prioritizing their students’ needs; assessing the strengths, and challenges of current models; and making plans for upscaling and improving on past successes. This guide will help both groups by offering information and recommendations for conducting needs assessments and engaging key partners; and providing guidance for community consultation and collaboration.Item School Food Programs in Canada: 15 Promising Cases(University of Saskatchewan and Coalition for Healthy School Food, 2024-05-24) Ruetz, Amberley; Michnik, Kaylee; Engler-Stringer, Rachel; Alaniz-Salinas, Natalia; Doyle, Emily; Kirk, Sara; Korten, Dana; Tasala, Kirsti; Levkoe, Charles; Martin, Alicia; Mercille, Genevieve; Heckelman, Amber; Smith, Chrissy; Renwick, Kerry; Sallans, Alissa; Ostertag, Sonja; Skinner, Kelly; Trask, Nina; Weber, Nicole; Hoyer, Gary; McKenna, MaryThe Government of Canada’s April 2024 announcement of a National School Food Program has made documenting promising school food models in Canada particularly timely. While Canada has never had a national program, there has been school food innovation at various scales across communities for decades. However, few studies describe the range of current Canadian school food program models. Canada’s patchwork of different school food programs, often volunteer-run and funded by provincial, territorial, and municipal governments, local and national charities, and in some programs, parental contribution, presents an opportunity to document the range of practices. Many elementary schools in Canada do not have an industrial kitchen or a cafeteria/ designated eating area yet manage exemplary school food programs which other schools in similar contexts can learn from. The promising school food programs in this report illustrate the innovation that is already happening to support the health, education and overall well-being of children in communities in Canada. This report responds to a need for insight into the operational details of school food programs that exist to meet the diverse needs of communities across Canada. This report is the first in a series that will form a how-to guide for school food program development for the Canadian context. Understanding how promising school food program models operate across a range of geographies, scales, cost models, and more, can help school food program practitioners, researchers, and educators think about and apply promising practices and methods to school food programming.