Food Literacy for Students Act (former Bill 21

The KFLA Food Policy Council initiated the first draft of the private member's bill, Bill 216, which was taken forward by MPP Daryl Kramp (Hastings-Lennox and Addington).  The bill aims to ensure that food literacy and skills education is embedded in the school curriculum throughout Grades 1 to 12.  

The first reading of the bill was on October 19, 2020 and the second reading was on October 20, 2020.  The private member's bill was carried and went to a Standing Committee for review prior to the 3rd reading. Unfortunately, the provincial legislature was prorogued September 2021.  As a result, the Private Member's bill was taken off the table.  The Government and MPP Kramp are currently exploring how to move this important legislation forward despite this setback. These talks are on-going, and we will share more updates as we learn them. A big thank you to MPP Daryl Kramp and his staff for their support and advocacy on this issue. 

Endorsing organizations include:  

· Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa)

· Beaver Valley Outreach

· BGC Canada

· Brescia University College

· Canadian Cancer Society

· Canadian Environmental Law Association 

· Center for Health Science and  Law (CHSL)

· Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO)

· Community Food Centres Canada

· Eastwood Neighborhood Community Centre

· Elgin St. Thomas Food for All Committee

· Ecosource

· Future of Food and Farming Working Group (Peterborough)

· FoodShare Toronto

· Frontenac County Council

· Greater Sudbury Food Policy Council

· Green Thumbs Growing Kids

· Growing Chefs! BC 

· Growing Chefs! Ontario

· Growing Up Organic 

· Hastings Prince Edward Health

· Headwaters Food and Farming Alliance

· Heart and Stroke Foundation

· Indigenous Diabetes Health Circle

· Indigenous Primary Health Care Circle (IPHCC)

· International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE)

· Just Food Ottawa

· KFL&A Public Health Unit

· Kids Growing City

· Kingston Community Health Centres (KCHC)

· Kingston Community Gardens Network

· London Environmental Network

· London Food Coalition

· Middlesex-London Food Policy Council

· National Farmers Union 

· National Farmers Union - Ontario

· National Farmers Union - Local 316

· Nature Harmony Foundation

· Northern  Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM)

· Ontario Community School Alliance Board 

· Ontario Dietitians in Public Health

· Ontario Family Studies Home Economics Educators Association

· Ontario Federation of Agriculture

· Ontario Home Economics Association (OHEA)

· Ontario Physical and Health Education Association (OPHEA)

· Ontario Public Health Association

· Ottawa Food Policy Council

· Pathways to Education - Kingston

· Peel Food Action Council

· Penage Road Women's Institute

· Peterborough Public Health 

· Rainbow Plate 

· Rad Kids

· Roots to Harvest

· Simcoe County Food Council

· Southwestern Public Health

· Sudbury Shared Harvest

· Sustain Ontario

· The JPIC Office of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul

· The Meeting Place, Tobermory

· The Table Food Community Centre

· Temiskaming Health Unit 

· Unicef Canada

· United Way City of Kawartha Lakes· 

· Vertigrow

· Water Women's Institute

· West Elgin Community Health Centre

· Windsor Essex Food Policy Council

· Wolfe island Commons

Please click on the link below to add your name to our growing list of individual supporters. Please email us at foodpolicykfla@gmail.com if your organization would be interested in supporting this campaign. Thank you!

Media: Whig Standard article,  Nov. 11th 2020 

CBC Ontario Morning interview Nov. 16th 2020

CFRC radio interview  Dec. 11, 2020

CFFO commentary   January 15, 2021

Brescia University College media release, Feb. 2021

GlobalNews-London 980 CFPL, May 14,2021

The Conversation, May 18,2021