Things that matter most’: Ontario gives $5M boost to student nutrition programs – Innisfil News
October 14, 2025
The Student Nutrition and First Nations Student Nutrition initiatives will serve more than 800,000 students
The Ontario government is protecting students by increasing its investment in the Student Nutrition Program (SNP) and the First Nations Student Nutrition Program (FNSNP) by $5 million, for a total investment of $37.5 million this year. The two programs will serve more than 800,000 students, projected to deliver over 140 million healthy meals and snacks under the Student Nutrition Program and more than 1.4 million meals and snacks to students in Indigenous communities this school year.
“To protect Ontario, we need to support the health and well-being of Ontario’s students, so they can stay focused on the things that matter most,” said Michael Parsa, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services. “Today’s investment will strengthen Ontario’s student nutrition programs to ensure more children and young people have access to healthy and nutritious food. This is only possible thanks to the many community partners and volunteers who are generously contributing to such an important cause.”
