Nutrition North subsidy needs a revamp, says ITK president Obed

While a third-party report focuses on improving the subsidy's administration, ITK leader Natan Obed says a new transparent model ‘more explicitly focused’ on people—not retailers—who experience food insecurity is required.

Northern and Arctic Affairs Minister Rebecca Chartrand has been working on a multi-pronged review of ways to fix Nutrition North, which is meant to help food become more affordable and accessible to those living in remote and northern communities. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY TESSIE SANCI

July 13, 2026

As the federal government considers ways to improve a funding program to make food more accessible in remote northern communities, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed says his organization is looking for a new model for Nutrition North's much-criticized subsidy comp...

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