Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada · Contribution program
Emergency Food Security Fund
The program is to strengthen food systems and to facilitate access to safe and nutritious food for at risk populations
- Total value
- $195M
- Agreements
- 12
- Dec 2020 to Oct 2021
- Median agreement
- $14.1M
- Typical range
- $8.9M–$21.9M
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | $65M |
| 2021 | 6 | $130M |
By province
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 12 | $195M |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2021 | Breakfast Club of of Canada/Club des petits déjeuners | Request for Funding to Support the 2021-2022 School Year in Absence of a National School Food ProgramContribution | $32,000,000 |
| Sep 2021 | La Tablée des Chefs | Solidarity Kitchens - Phase 3Contribution | $1,500,000 |
| Sep 2021 | The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada | COVID-19 National Emergency Food ProgramContribution | $10,160,000 |
| Sep 2021 | Second Harvest Canada | Second Harvest Emergency Food and Funding ProgramContribution | $32,942,500 |
| Sep 2021 | Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC) | Good Food Access FundContribution | $18,000,000 |
| Apr 2021 | Food Banks Canada | Food Security Fund for the Food Banks Canada networkContribution | $35,840,000 |
| Dec 2020 | Second Harvest Food Support Committee | FoodRescue.ca 'Feed the Need' FundContribution | $8,900,000 |
| Dec 2020 | La Tablée des Chefs | Les Cuisines Solidaires phase 2 - Solidarity KitchensContribution | $1,349,050 |
| Dec 2020 | The Governing Council of The Salvation Army in Canada | COVID-19 National Emergency Food Security ProgramContribution | $8,850,950 |
| Dec 2020 | Food Banks Canada | COVID-19 Emergency Funding for Food Bank NetworkContribution | $18,500,000 |
| Dec 2020 | Community Food Centres Canada | Good Food Access FundContribution | $8,900,000 |
| Dec 2020 | Breakfast Club of Canada/Club des petits déjeuners | COVID-19 Emergency School Food FundContribution | $18,500,000 |