Country Food Distribution Program

The Country Food Distribution Program supports projects that improve the viability of the harvesting economy and increase access to affordable and healthy country food. The program helps communities build and maintain energy-efficient community freezers and support the harvesting infrastructure.

There are two schedules in the program:

• Community Harvesting Transfer Fund (Schedule A)
• Community Harvesting Infrastructure Fund (Schedule B)

Eligible activities

The Community Harvesting Transfer Fund supports initiatives that will improve the local harvesting economy. For communities that own and operate their community infrastructure, the fund can pay up to $10,000 of the utilities and maintenance cost of community freezers or other country food infrastructure.

The purpose of the Community Harvesting Infrastructure Fund is to help communities to build a modern and energy efficient community freezer, or to support other harvesting infrastructure. The fund provides contributions to the following activities:

• Repair and upgrading of existing community freezer, community market or cut and wrap facilities;  and
• Design, purchase, and installation of new community freezer, community market or cut and wrap components and infrastructure.

For more information, please read the Country Food Distribution Program Policy. 

Who can apply

Municipalities in Nunavut incorporated under the Cities, Towns and Villages Act or under the Hamlets Act. Hunters and trappers organizations or other local community organizations may also be eligible with a letter of support from the municipality.

Application Form

Send a letter of interest to your EDT regional office and fill out the following application.

Country Food Distribution Program Application

Contact 

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 1-888-975-5999

For more information, please contact your regional EDT office.