Institutions Eat Local!

Name: Aliments du Québec
Price range: $

Every fall, hundreds of institutions across Quebec come together around this event to raise awareness among their users about the importance of eating locally grown food. Discover the initiatives that have nourished local pride in every corner of Quebec.

Institutions Eat Local! - 7th Edition

In daycares, schools, CEGEPs, universities, healthcare facilities, corporate cafeterias and workplaces, local foods were in the spotlight from September 22 to 28 during the 7th edition of Institutions Eat Local! More than 400 institutions across Quebec took part in the celebration, rolling out small and large initiatives to help people discover, cook and savour local products. A wonderful demonstration of collective commitment to a local, sustainable and inclusive food culture!

Who can participate in the event?

The event is open to all private or public institutional establishments:

Early childhood care services (CPEs and daycares)
Educational institutions (preschool, primary, secondary, college, university, vocational, technical, adult education, etc.)
Health and social services establishments (hospitals, CISSS, CIUSSS, CHSLDs, rehabilitation centres, youth centres, seniors' residences, etc.)
Workplaces
Non-profit, community, recreational or healthy lifestyle promotion organizations
Agri-food businesses, suppliers or distributors

Activities organized by bodies not directly related to food services are encouraged during this event and will be eligible for the contest.

Congratulations to all contest winners!

Institutions participating in the Institutions Eat Local! event were eligible for various prizes in the form of grants, with over $10,000 in prizes.

Aliments du Québec Fan Favourite Award

Congratulations to:

Dietetics and Food Service Management Technology Department of Collège Montmorency

📍 Laval

Équiterre Planetary Health Challenge Award

Congratulations to:

CPE Les Coccinelles chéries

📍 Montreal

La Grande Croquée Award from the Collectif québécois pour une saine alimentation scolaire

Congratulations to:

École primaire de l'Étincelle

📍 Chicoutimi, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean

BINGO Game Prize

Random draw

CPE Franquette La Grenouille
(Chambly, Montérégie)

CPE des Nations – Installation Petit Gadu et Autour du monde
(Sherbrooke, Estrie)

RSGE Roxane Ippersiel
(Mont-Tremblant, Laurentides)

École primaire de la Petite-Gare
(La Prairie, Montérégie)

Prize by Establishment Type

Random draw

Institutions recognized under the Aliments du Québec au menu program:

CPE-BC Boute-en-train, La P’tite Gare St-Roch (St-Roch-de-l’Achigan, Lanaudière)
CPE Au pied de l’échelle (Brossard, Montérégie)
CISSS des Laurentides (St-Jérôme, Laurentides)
Cégep de Valleyfield – Service alimentaire Laniel St-Laurent (Valleyfield, Montérégie)

Early childhood care services:

CPE Les Picassos de L’île (Alma, Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean)
CPE Les Tisserands (Cowansville, Estrie)

Primary and secondary educational institutions:

École primaire du Petit Clocher (Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Montérégie)
École primaire Marie-Victorin (Repentigny, Lanaudière)

College, university, vocational, technical and other educational institutions:

Cégep de Rimouski (Rimouski, Bas-St-Laurent)
Cégep Marie-Victorin – Groupe Compass (Montréal)

Health and social services establishments:

CRSSSBJ, Centre de santé Lebel (Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Nord-du-Québec)
CHU de Québec (Québec, Capitale-Nationale)

Organizations:

Technoscience Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean (Alma, Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean)
Comité action populaire LeMoyne (Longueuil, Montérégie)

Workplaces / businesses:

Bistr STH 1923 – Aramark (Sainte-Hyacinthe, Montérégie)
Provigo Boucherville – Sodexo (Boucherville, Montérégie)

Idea Toolkit for Institutions

To inspire you in organizing activities!

A variety of tools and resources have been brought together to help you carry out an activity that highlights local food in your institution!

Explore Idea Toolkit

Local Products in the Spotlight at Colabor

Food distributor Colabor, a proud partner of Local Eating Institutions!, shares the same goal as the event: bringing local products closer to the tables of institutions.

Already supplying numerous schools, daycares, hospitals and seniors' residences with local foods, Colabor makes the shift toward sustainable local eating easier and helps turn every meal into an opportunity to celebrate local producers.

Discover Colabor

A Collaborative Event

Institutions eat local! is an initiative of the Aliments du Québec au menu – Institution program (developed by Aliments du Québec and Équiterre, with the support of the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec – MAPAQ).

RTCBQ

Institutions eat local! is an opportunity to build connections with agri-food stakeholders in your region and to become aware of possible improvements in your supply chain. The Regroupement des Tables de concertation bioalimentaire du Québec (RTCBQ) brings together regional coordinators to which more than 1,600 businesses belong. The RTCBQ can help you organize your activity by connecting you with local producers and processors.

Défi Je mange local

Celebrate local foods at home with the Défi je mange local, which invites you to eat as locally as possible throughout the year by taking part in a fun journey. It will provide you with tools, tips and tricks to eat a little more locally, while helping you discover the culinary identity of Quebec's different regions.