C-421National Food Cooperative Strategy Act
An Act to establish a national food cooperative strategy
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on November 27, 2024
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since November 27, 2024
What it does
Requires the Industry Minister to develop a national strategy to help establish food cooperatives in Canada and report it to Parliament.
What it does
- Requires the Minister of Industry to develop a national strategy with measures to help establish food cooperatives in Canada.
- Requires the minister to consult provincial governments, relevant stakeholders, and Indigenous community representatives when developing the strategy.
- Sets out that the strategy is meant to help more small and medium-sized businesses compete in Canada’s grocery industry.
- Requires the minister to prepare a report on the strategy within 18 months, table it in both Houses of Parliament, and publish it online.
Who it affects
- Food cooperatives
- Small and medium-sized businesses
- Grocery industry businesses
- Provincial governments
- Indigenous communities
- Department of Industry
- Parliament
Background
The bill says the strategy must be developed to facilitate the establishment of food cooperatives in Canada.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
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Report stage
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Third reading
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Senate
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Second reading
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Royal assent
Royal assent
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What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
NDPAlistair MacGregor· November 27, 2024
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-421, An Act to establish a national food cooperative strategy. Grocery prices in Canada are increasing at the fastest rate in over 40 years.”
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LEGISinfo status: Outside the Order of Precedence. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.