Description:
In collaboration with our partners in Yukon and Nunavut, we will work with the Government of Canada to increase federal investment in Nutrition North by at least $40 million over four years and seek improvements to the transparency, accountability and effectiveness of the overall federal program.
Lead Dept:
Priority:
3.5
Status:
Restructured COC:
Number:
6
Deputy Minister Committee:
Background Information:
COST OF LIVING
Commitment 3.5.6 – In collaboration with our partners in Yukon and Nunavut, we will work with the Government of Canada to increase federal investment in Nutrition North by at least $40 million over four years and seek improvements to the transparency, accountability and effectiveness of the overall federal program.
Nutrition North Canada is a federal program jointly administered by the federal departments of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and Health Canada. This program directly affects food security and the cost of living for those living in remote northern communities.
Related Mandate Commitments
- Commitment 3.5.1 – In collaboration with our partners in Yukon and Nunavut, we will work with the Government of Canada to increase the federal Northern Resident’s Tax Deduction by at least 33 per cent, indexed to inflation.
- Commitment 3.5.5 – We will support community governments to access available federal funding through the Investing in Canada Plan to invest in community public infrastructure.
- Commitment 3.5.7 - We will participate in all Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) proceedings that effect the north to ensure competitive and affordable broadband and telecommunication services for NWT residents.
For more information about this initiative, please contact the Department of Executive and Indigenous Affairs.