With La Cantine dans les écoles, your elementary school-aged child can enjoy a hot, healthy lunch, while allowing you to pay according to your means. The program has already served over 4,000 meals in Quebec.
Use our calculator to estimate the cost of your child's meals every two weeks.
Order the meals that work for you, whenever you need them. There are no subscriptions or commitments.
This gives you all the flexibility you need to tailor your orders to your family’s schedule and needs.
Enter your information and register your child or children as beneficiaries on our ordering website.
Select delicious dishes approved based on criteria established by nutritionists on the days that suit you, with no minimum order required.
Hot meals and vegetarian options are available daily.
Pay what you can. We cover the difference. This means that everyone is free to pay the amount that suits them, with no proof or conditions required.
Quality meals will be delivered directly to your child's school and distributed by the daycare staff.
Each lunch includes a main course and dessert.
Introduce your child to a variety of balanced meals, in a friendly setting with their classmates.
Choose the amount you’d like to pay based on your current situation, starting at $1 per meal.
Free yourself from the hassle of making lunch boxes and Save precious time with your family.
Meals are prepared by local organizations, using recipes that vary from one region to another.
They are all approved by La Cantine pour tous based on criteria established by nutritionists.
A vegetarian option is offered every day, and the menus are adjusted based on feedback from families to better meet the children’s tastes and needs.
Is your school not on our list? Fill out this form to add it to our waiting list.
Frequently Asked Questions:
The “pay what you can” system is available to all parents of students at schools served by the program, with no conditions and no proof required.
With each order, families choose what they want to pay for each meal, starting at just $1.
No matter what amount you choose, La Cantine pour tous covers the difference up to the standard amount.
This is confidential: neither the catering member nor the school has access to this information. We use it solely for internal, anonymous statistical purposes.
If school staff order meals for themselves, they must pay the standard amount; the “pay what you can” system being reserved for children’s meals.
No, no commitment is required.
You order what you want, when you want it:
Whether you need a meal once in a while or every day, La Cantine dans les écoles is there to support you!
Yes! The recipes featured in the La Cantine dans les écoles program are approved by La Cantine pour tous, according to criteria established by nutritionists registered with the Ordre des diététistes-nutritionnistes du Québec, and based on Canada’s Food Guide.
Each meal includes a main course and a dessert.
No drinks are included.
Don't forget to put a water bottle and reusable utensils in your child's bag on days when you order a meal.
No need to worry. Our platform automatically blocks meals containing the most common allergens if you have indicated them in your child's profile.
For less common allergies, the complete list of ingredients is available in the details for each meal. It’s important to check each dish to make sure it’s suitable for your child.
The menus are posted online every two months and show you the meals available for the next two months.
At the start of the school year, and then each time new items are posted online, you will receive an email notifying you that orders are open if you have:
We are currently working to resolve this issue. In the meantime, we encourage you to add ne-pas-repondre@lacantinepourtous.org to your list of trusted senders.
If you need immediate assistance, you can also contact our customer service department for real-time support.
Any other questions?Find all the answers to your questions and step-by-step instructions for navigating the ordering platform in our customer guide.
Would you like to speak with someone? We'll be happy to help you.
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Meals are prepared by local nonprofit or social economy organizations, certified and supported by La Cantine pour tous. By choosing this service, you support organizations rooted in their communities that create local jobs and generate positive impacts far beyond the meals served.
