- Step 1. What this program offers
- Step 2. Eligibility
- Step 3. Before you apply
- Step 4. How to apply
- Step 5. Complete the application and apply
- Step 6. After you apply
- Contact information
Step 1. What this program offers
Intake period: Closed
Use the initial recipient organizations’ table below to see which organizations were selected to further distribute funds in your province or territory.
The program ends March 31, 2026.
The School Food Infrastructure Fund (SFIF) supports not-for-profit organizations to improve infrastructure and equipment for school food programming across Canada.
As announced by the Government of Canada in Budget 2024, the SFIF is delivered as a complement to the National School Food Program, and the guidance provided under the National School Food Policy.
Program objectives
Through the further distribution of funds by a limited number of not-for-profit organizations to approved community-based organizations, the SFIF will:
- support the purchase and installation of infrastructure and equipment that increases the capacity of community organizations to produce, process, store, and distribute food for school food programs
Through this further distribution of funds, the SFIF aims to, ultimately:
- strengthen wider community and local food systems through investments in infrastructure that expand the reach and impact of school food programming
- help ensure that children have the nutritious meals they need to learn, grow, and reach their full potential
Funding
Funding will be provided to a limited number of not-for-profit organizations (“initial recipients”) with knowledge of, experience with, and access to an established network of community organizations involved in the delivery of school food programming.
AAFC will provide up to 100% in funding toward eligible project costs.
Further distribution of funds
The SFIF will provide contributions to eligible initial recipients who will further distribute funds to one or more ultimate recipients. Ultimate recipients and initiatives to be funded will be selected by initial recipients based on a clear, transparent, and open decision-making process.
An initial recipient
- is a not-for-profit organization that receives contribution funding from AAFC and further distributes that funding to ultimate recipients
- will have a relationship with AAFC and with the ultimate recipients
- will have independence in how they further distribute contributions
- will carry out a transparent, and open decision-making process, which includes the selection of ultimate recipients and projects or activities to be funded
An ultimate recipient
- is a not-for-profit organization that receives a payment from an initial recipient
- will have a relationship with the initial recipient
- will not have a relationship with AAFC
Find an initial recipient organization
Use the following table to find an initial recipient organization. The organizations have been approved to further distribute funding to ultimate recipients until March 31, 2026.
Use the location of funding filter to see a list of recipient organizations by province or territory.
To learn about initial recipient organizations’ activities, please contact them directly.
| Initial recipient organization | Contact information | Geographic coverage | Approved funding amount $ (up to) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast Club of Canada | Email: info@breakfastclubcanada.org Phone: 1-888-442-1217 Mail: 135-G boulevard de Mortagne Boucherville QC J4B 6G4 |
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon | 5,000,000 |
| Farm to Cafeteria Canada | Email: grants@farmtocafeteriacanada.ca Mail: 489 East 11th Avenue Vancouver BC V5T 2C8 |
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon | 1,250,000 |
| Food Banks Canada | Email: info@foodbankscanada.ca Phone: 905-602-5234; Toll-free: 1-877-535-0958 Mail: 77 City Centre Drive, Suite 501 Mississauga ON L5B 1M5 |
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon | 1,800,000 |
| Food Depot Alimentaire | Email: info@fooddepot.ca Phone: 506-800-0803 Mail: 330 MacNaughton Avenue Moncton NB E1H 2K1 |
New Brunswick | 1,000,000 |
| Food First NL | Email: sfif@foodfirstnl.ca Phone: 709-237-4026 Mail: 77 Charter Avenue, Suite 100 St. John's NL A1A 0N2 |
Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island | 1,100,000 |
| Mazon Canada | Email: robbie@mazoncanada.ca Phone: 416-783-5470 Mail: 546 Palmerston Boulevard Toronto ON M6G 2P5 |
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon | 1,400,000 |
| Saskatchewan School Boards Association | Email: admin@saskschoolboards.ca Phone: 306-569-0750 Mail: 400 – 2631 28th Avenue Regina SK S4S 6X3 |
Saskatchewan | 1,000,000 |
| Second Harvest Canada | Email: sfif@secondharvest.ca Phone: 416-408-2594 Mail: 120 The East Mall Etobicoke ON M8Z 5V5 |
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, Yukon | 2,250,000 |
| United Way British Columbia | Email: HaileyD@uwbc.ca Phone: 604-969-8173 Mail: 4543 Canada Way Burnaby BC V5G 4T4 |
British Columbia | 1,400,000 |
| United Way East Ontario | Email: SFIFinfo@unitedwayeo.ca Phone: 613-228-6700 Mail: 363 Coventry Road Ottawa ON K1K 2C5 |
Ontario, Nunavut | 1,000,000 |