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1 This Act may be cited as the Wasted Food Reduction and Recovery Act . Interpretation Definitions
2 The following definitions apply in this Act. Indigenous governing body means a council, government or other entity that is authorized to act on behalf of an Indigenous group, community or people that holds rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 . ( corps dirigeant autochtone )
Minister means the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. ( ministre )
National Strategy Development 3 (1)
The Minister must, in consultation with representatives of the provincial governments responsible for agriculture and agri-food and Indigenous governing bodies, as well as with relevant stakeholders, develop a national strategy to reduce the amount of wasted food in Canada. Content (2)
The strategy must include measures to (a) raise public awareness of wasted food through a national campaign; (b) put in place the tools needed to allow manufacturers of processed foods, retailers and consumers to reduce wasted food; (c) reduce the environmental impact of unused food resources; (d) facilitate the donation of food products that are fit for human consumption to community organizations and food banks; (e) develop educational literature to be used in schools, such as materials for webinars, seminars and other types of training, to help raise awareness among students and contribute to fostering an eco-conscious society in Canada, as well as to support school food programs; (f) examine alternative food labelling options for certain items that could better guide consumers in their decisions regarding whether those items are still fit for human consumption or not at the time of purchase or consumption; (g) establish national targets for wasted food reduction, food rescue and organic waste diversion; (h) establish reporting requirements for producers, manufacturers, distributors and retailors on the environmental impact of the food they waste, including emissions created as a consequence of their activities; (i) encourage private sector actors to play a leadership role in reducing the amount of food that is wasted, including by contributing to covering the cost of strategies to manage wasted food; (j) provide incentives for Indigenous governing bodies and municipal and provincial governments to share information relating to food donations and food recovery; (k) support food recovery programs and innovation, particularly in rural and Indigenous communities, including initiatives that promote the diversion of food that would otherwise be wasted; (l) assess the feasibility of establishing an intergovernmental and multisectoral plan for composting food that is unfit for human consumption and how it could best support provinces, municipalities, Indigenous communities and relevant stakeholders; and (m) study the impact of wasted food on the different environments in which it ends up, including landfills and oceans. Reports to Parliament Tabling of national strategy 4 (1)
Within two years after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Minister must prepare a report setting out the national strategy and cause it to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after it is completed. Publication (2)
The Minister must publish the report on the website of the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food within 10 days after the day on which the report is tabled in both Houses of Parliament. Review 5 (1)
Within five years after the day on which the report referred to in subsection 4(1) has been tabled in both Houses of Parliament and every five years after that, the Minister must prepare a report on the effectiveness of the national strategy, setting out the Minister’s conclusions and recommendations, and cause the report to be tabled in each House of Parliament on any of the first 15 days on which that House is sitting after the report is completed. Publication (2)
The Minister must publish the report on the website of the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food within 10 days after the day on which the report is tabled in both Houses of Parliament.
