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Policy, funding and partnership news that affects food entrepreneurs in Canada. Each post says plainly what changed, who it applies to, and what to do about it — and links the primary source so you can check it yourself.
Photo: Ansel Huang / UnsplashHow Many Canadians Use Food Banks? The 2026 HungerCount Record
Food Banks Canada counted 2,355,075 food bank visits in a single month in 2026 — a record. What HungerCount measures, who is showing up, and how to find support near you.
Anna Purna
Feed Ontario and Metro Expand the Shared Kitchens Network
Metro has put a second $900,000 into Feed Ontario's Shared Kitchens Network, taking it to seven sites. What that signals for independent kitchen owners.
Justin Andrews
Canada's National Food Security Strategy: What It Means for Shared Kitchens and Local Food Businesses
Canada's first National Food Security Strategy commits $3.2 billion over ten years. Here is what the $1 billion Food-Link Fund actually pays for, and who it reaches.
Justin Andrews
Feed NB’s New $9-Million Funding Deal: What It Means for New Brunswick’s Food Banks
New Brunswick committed $9 million over three years to Feed NB, the non-profit that supplies 68 food banks and community kitchens. What the deal replaces, and what the money is for.
Justin Andrews
Canada's New Local Food Infrastructure Fund: What Community Kitchens and Food Banks Need to Know
Every Local Food Infrastructure Fund stream is closed. In October 2026 Ottawa named Food Banks Canada and Second Harvest to deliver the $20M Community Support Stream — here is how to reach it.
Justin Andrews
Food Web’s First Mobile App Is Here: Tippo on iOS and Android
Food Web shipped its first mobile app. Tippo — the tip out calculator for restaurant owners — is on the App Store and Google Play, at $9.99 a month, locked for life for the first 99 restaurants.
Keegan Francis
Food Security Grant Funding in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia's Local Food Security Initiatives takes applications on a rolling basis. What the grant funds, who qualifies, and how to build kitchen access into the ask.
Justin Andrews
How the Food Web Kitchen Credit Program Works
Eligibility, amounts, and how to apply for Food Web kitchen credits in Nova Scotia — the $15,000 pool, up to $1,500 per renter, and what the credit does (and does not) cover.
Justin Andrews
Tippo Is Officially Live: Tip Management Built for Restaurants
Tippo is live. The tip management and splitting platform built for restaurants replaces the end-of-shift spreadsheet, and the first 99 users lock in $9.99 a month for life.
Keegan Francis
Food Web × RANS Partnership: Helping Kitchens Earn More
Food Web has partnered with the Restaurants Association of Nova Scotia so licensed kitchens can earn from idle hours — with 20% off platform fees for RANS members, locked in for three years.
Justin Andrews