The cost of food in the North is significantly higher than in other parts of the country. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC) works with Northern communities to make nutritious perishable foods more affordable and improve the health of Northerners.

What Information is Available?

On May 21, 2010, the Government of Canada announced a new program called Nutrition North Canada to replace the Food Mail Program effective April 1, 2011. The objective of the new program is to make nutritious, perishable foods accessible to Canadians living in isolated northern communities. Visit the Nutrition North Canada website  .

Also, find surveys on nutrition, food security and food quality as well as detailed information on food costs in the North and on Canada's Food Mail Program for remote communities, which helps reduce the cost of nutritious perishable food and other essential items.

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