Nutrition North Canada

Health Canada's Nutrition Education Program

Eating healthy foods is an important part of overall good health. The Nutrition North Canada Program helps make healthy fresh and frozen foods more accessible to people living in isolated northern communities.

Nutrition Education is an important part of the Nutrition North Canada Program. Health Canada is providing $4.43 million in funding over two years for culturally appropriate nutrition education activities in isolated northern communities.

Nutrition Education Initiatives, supported by Health Canada, will focus on increasing knowledge of healthy eating and developing skills in selecting and preparing healthy store-bought and traditional, or country, foods.

Community Activities under the Nutrition North Canada Program may include: nutrition workshops; healthy cooking classes for all ages; and activities in stores such as sampling healthy foods. Activities may also include training for workers and development of nutrition resource materials.

Health Canada is working with  Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) on the  Nutrition North Canada program which replaced the Food Mail Program on April 1, 2011.