Bill C-421: An Act to establish a national food cooperative strategy

Short Title Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the National Food Cooperative Strategy Act . National Food Cooperative Strategy Development and content 2 The Minister of Industry must, in consultation with representatives of the provincial governments responsible for industry and economic development, relevant stakeholders in those fields and representatives of Indigenous communities, develop a national strategy that contains measures to facilitate the establishment of food cooperatives in Canada in order to enable more small and medium-sized businesses to compete in Canada’s grocery industry. Report to Parliament Report 3 (1) Within 18 months after the day on which this Act comes into force, the Minister of Industry must prepare a report setting out the strategy. Tabling of report (2) The Minister must 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 (3) The Minister must publish the report on the website of the Department of Industry within 10 days after the day on which the report is tabled in both Houses of Parliament.