Food Banks Canada / Banques Alimentaires Canada: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Mississauga, ON · grants and contributions register

Food Banks Canada / Banques Alimentaires Canada: federal grants and contributions: 2 agreements; $86.8M value; 1 departments; 1 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-1D9LAP606Q · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Food Banks Canada / Banques Alimentaires Canada: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/food-banks-canada-banques-alimentaires-canada/

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2agreements
$86.8Mvalue
1departments
1programs

Largest agreements

Menstrual Equity Fund Pilot Extension$57.0Mvalue2025start2027end

Through this 18-month project, Food Banks Canada will facilitate the provision of menstrual products to community organizations serving diverse low-income populations in various locations throughout Canada, including those living with disabilities and Indigenous populations, and support the delivery of education and awareness activities to increase awareness of period poverty and reduce the stigma of menstruation. Specifically, this initiative will allow Food Banks Canada to procure and distribute a variety of menstrual products, both disposable and reusable. The primary distribution sites wi

Menstrual Equity Fund Pilot$29.8Mvalue2023start2026end

This pilot project will test the provision of free menstrual products to community organizations serving diverse low-income populations in various locations across Canada and scale up existing education and awareness activities to increase awareness of period poverty and reduce the stigma of menstruation. Specifically, this pilot project (Phase 1) will allow Food Banks Canada to engage with private sector partners to procure menstrual products and work with its transportation partners to efficiently distribute the products through its national network of food banks and partnerships with commu

Departments

Women and Gender Equality Canada2agreements$86.8Mvalue1programs
  • Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program

All grants from Women and Gender Equality Canada

Years

20251agreements$57.0Mvalue1programs
  • Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
20231agreements$29.8Mvalue1programs
  • Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.