Join Our Coalition
Unite with organizations across Turtle Island to build a stronger, more coordinated food movement
Our Vision
We’re building a coast-to-coast-to-coast coalition that unites food systems actors for coordinated federal advocacy, resource sharing, and strategic collaboration. Together, we can amplify our collective impact and create the food secure future we deserve.
Why Join Our Coalition?
🎯 Federal Policy Advocacy
Lead coordinated campaigns like Eat Think Vote, develop collective policy campaigns, build relationships with government.
🤝 Resource Sharing
Access our vast network, policy expertise, and historical wins while sharing resources with other coalition members. Help us build resources on grant opportunities.
📚 Knowledge Hub
Partner with academic institutions and access research translated into actionable policy recommendations.
🌱 Movement Building
Connect with organizations across sectors and regions while amplifying historically underrepresented voices.
🔄 Collective Impact
Strengthen food movement coherence and strategic alignment for greater influence on federal policy.
Our Growing Coalition
We’re bringing together organizations from across Canada:
- Regional and provincial networks
- Municipal and local coalitions
- Agriculture and food production networks
- Food sovereignty and justice groups
- Other federal advocacy campaigns, such as anti-poverty groups, affordable housing coalitions, environmental justice groups, and public health coalitions
- Academic and research institutions
See who is already a member below!
How to Join
Choose the level of engagement that works for you. Your membership means you can benefit from our network and resources, but there are ways to get more involved in decision making.
Coalition Members
For: Organizations working at provincial, territorial, or federal levels
Benefits: Federal advocacy, resource sharing, networking, training, funding opportunities
Commitment: Align with FSC mission and values
Friends of FSC
For: Food advocates, professionals, and interested individuals
Benefits: Newsletter, education, webinars, training, events
Commitment: Stay connected and engaged
Engaged Contributors
Want to get more involved? FSC is looking for volunteers to support our campaigns, students to do independent projects, and researchers to support us with research and policy advocacy.
The Coalition for Healthy School Food
The Coalition for Healthy School Food is the largest school food network in Canada with over 393 non-profit member organizations and over 159 endorsers from every province and territory.
Learn more about the Coalition for Healthy School Food.
Common Ground Network
The Common Ground Network’s goal is to increase the accessibility and genuine use of social science and humanities (SSH) expertise in the strategic pursuit of sustainable agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food systems to support a just transition to a net-zero economy coast-to-coast-to-coast.
Learn more about the Common Ground Network.
Food Communities Network
Food Communities Network – Réseau Communautés Nourricières (FCN-RCN) facilitates sharing ideas, knowledge, tools and experiences around building food resiliency and decreasing food insecurity, networking a wide diversity of communities coast-to-coast-to-coast.
Learn more about FCN-RCN.
Food First NL
Food First NL is a provincial non-profit with more than 25 years of experience leading programs and advocacy in the province. We advance the right to food in Newfoundland and Labrador by Advocating, Organizing, Taking Action, and Valuing People. Together, we can create a province where everyone can eat with joy and dignity.
Learn more about Food First NL.
FSC Youth Caucus
The Food Secure Canada Youth Caucus (FSCYC) is a vibrant network of young people aged 30 and under, dedicated to engaging and mobilizing youth across Canada in the ongoing dialogue around food issues.
Learn more about the FSC Youth Caucus.
National Farmers Union
The NFU is an organization of, and for, farmers and farmworkers in Canada, working together to democratically achieve agricultural policies that ensure dignity and income security for farmers and farmworkers while protecting and enhancing rural environments for future generations.
Learn more about the National Farmers Union
PROOF
Household food insecurity, the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints, is a serious public health problem in Canada. PROOF is an interdisciplinary research program studying effective policy approaches to reduce it.
Learn more about PROOF.
Sustain Ontario
Sustain Ontario is a province-wide, cross-sectoral alliance that promotes healthy food and farming. Our mission is to provide coordinated support for productive, equitable and sustainable food and farming systems that support the health and wellbeing of all people in Ontario, through collaborative action.
Learn more about Sustain Ontario.
Territorial Agrifood Association
The TAA supports and advocates on behalf of individuals, businesses and organizations who are actively engaged (or wish to be actively engaged) in agri-food-related activities such as farming, food harvesting, production, processing, manufacturing or distribution with the intention of selling of generating revenue.
Learn more about the Territorial Agrifood Association.
