Yearly Carte Proximité Program Reports
Launched in 2020 to test and document increasing household purchasing power of local food through a digital food coupon system, Carte Proximité has now proven its impact. The program is currently expanding to various regions of Quebec. Learn more about the impressive impact of this innovative, community-based program through its annual reports, published each year by the regional coordination team.
- 2025 Carte proximité Report
- 2024 Carte proximité Report
- 2023 Carte proximité Report
- 2022 Carte proximité Report
- 2021 Carte proximité Report (in French only)
- 2020 Carte proximité Report (in French only)
Research Reports
Collaboration with the Department of Dietetics at McGill University – 2024 to present
Since 2024, we have been fortunate to host master’s students from McGill University’s Department of Dietetics. These students have significantly advanced our understanding of the impacts of Carte Proximité. We invite you to explore their research stage projects:
- An evaluation of the Carte Proximité food subsidy program according to participant location, physical access and temporal access – Anne Girard – April 2026
- Evaluation of the Carte Proximité annual program program, before, during, and after – Veronica Abdou – February 2026
- Exploration of food security data from households participating in the seasonal and annual Carte Proximité programs in 2024 – Amélie Bossé – October 2025
- The purchasing habits of participants in the Carte Proximité program – Liliia Butiaeva and Tatiana Tibuleac – June 2024
- Comparison of survey data for the seasonal and annual programs of Carte Proximité in 2023 – Ei-Xia Mussai – May 2024
- Qualitative analysis of Carte Proximité focus groups – Maryam Baraké – December 2024
- Assessment of the food environments at partner markets of Carte Proximité – Wira Alkozai – October 2023
Collaboration with the Centre de Recherche en Santé Publique – 2021
Evaluation being at the heart of this pilot project, a partnership was created with a research team, thanks to substantial financial support in 2021. To document and evaluate Carte Proximité in its second year, Carrefour Solidaire CFC was fortunate to collaborate with a research team led by Geneviève Mercille, affiliated with the Centre de recherche en santé publique (CReSP). The research team was coordinated by Myreille Hébert, with assistance from Elsie Harb.
Read the CReSP study report (in French)
Media Coverage
- Article: Carte proximité : un complément d’aide alimentaire qui fait du bien (Journal régional le Haut-Saint-François, in French)
- Article: Des produits frais gratuits pour 650 familles estriennes vulnérables (Radio-Canada, in French)
- Video report: Le retour des coupons nourriciers en Outaouais (Radio-Canada, in French)
- Video report: Montreal coupon program looks to help fight against food insecurity (City News Montreal)
- Article: Canada has alternatives to corporate grocery chains. Here’s what governments can learn from them (The Conversation)
- Article: Le Centre de Maple Leaf pour la sécurité alimentaire s’engage à verser 450 000 $ pour élargir le programme Carte proximité du Carrefour solidaire (Maple Leaf Foods, in French)
- Radio: La Carte proximité prend de l’expansion dans Brome-Missisquoi (M105 – FM 104,9, in French)
- Article: Public markets, produce services in bloom as summer arrives (Sherbrooke Record)
- Article: Épiceries alternatives: une façon de redonner du pouvoir aux consommateurs (Journal le Guide, in French)
- Article: Food coupons pilot puts choice and dignity on the table in Outaouais (QCNA)
- Article: Le Marché pour toustes : l’alimentation comme outils d’inclusion (EST Média Montréal, in French)
- Article: How food stamp programs at local markets are improving access to fresh foods (Macleans)
- Article: La Carte Proximité, fermière et solidaire : bilan d’une première année de déploiement (Lab d’innovation urbaine de Montréal, in French)
- Article: Une carte-cadeau pour donner accès à des aliments locaux et bio (Radio-Canada, in French)
Timeline of Carte Proximité’s Development
2020 – The pilot project was launched with the support of the Direction Régionale de Santé Public, as the pandemic took hold in Quebec, exacerbating existing food insecurity issues. The project was therefore initiated in a context of increased needs and reduced community resources. The program quickly demonstrated incredible effectiveness and impact, with very promising initial results.
2021 – The success of the project’s first year provided significant momentum for its second year. More partners, a greater number of households reached, and numerous fruitful collaborations marked this second year of expansion, which was not without its challenges, for Carte Proximité. A research collaboration with the CReSP (Regional Centre for Public Health) helped to document its impact.
2022 – Carte Proximité launched a 12-month annualized program, with support from the Quebec government’s Metropolitan Area Outreach Initiatives Fund and the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security, Feed Innovation.
2023 – Implementation of a new transactional card management platform, Tomat, in partnership with Collectif Récolte, which enabled the program to achieve unprecedented efficiency. Program expansion to Laval!
2024 – The fifth year of Carte Proximité was marked by a positive response to a major funding request from the Public Health Agency of Canada, ensuring stability and growth for the next three years. Several program developments took place in 2024, including: the creation of an Inclusion Charter, an in-depth analysis of data from the Tomat transactional platform, and a first pilot project in Outaouais.
2025 – Program expansion to the Eastern Townships!
2026 – Program expansion to Lanaudière and Lévis! Launch of a major research project with Centraide of Greater Montreal and the University of Montreal – more information coming soon!
