Who we are

Coalition members:

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Our Vision 

The Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition envisions a future for Canada where children and parents make nutritious food choices in an environment free of influence from food and beverage marketing to children.

What We Do 

The Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition aims to build awareness about the effects of food and beverage marketing to children in Canada. 

Our Coalition unifies stakeholders through evidence-based research and our policy recommendation, the Ottawa Principles. Through cross-sector collaboration and evidence-informed policy development, we encourage the government to adopt robust federal regulations that adequately protect children from commercial food and beverage marketing in Canada. 

Who is the Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition?
The Stop Marketing to Kids Coalition is led by Heart & Stroke and the Childhood Healthy Living Foundation, formerly the Childhood Obesity Foundation. We are governed by eight Steering Committee member organizations:

  • Heart & Stroke (co-chair) 
  • Childhood Healthy Living Foundation (co-chair) 
  • BC Alliance for Healthy Living
  • Canadian Cancer Society
  • Canadian Dental Association 
  • Diabetes Canada 
  • Coalition for Healthy School Food
  • le Collectif Vital

Our Coalition and policy recommendation are endorsed by more than 120 organizations and notable health experts. Listed below.

National Endorsing Organizations

  1. Active for Life
  2. Alberta Policy Coalition for Chronic Disease Prevention
  3. Alberta Food Matters
  4. Association of Local Public Health Agencies
  5. BC Alliance for Healthy Living
  6. BC Pediatric Society
  7. Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentists
  8. Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
  9. Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
  10. Canadian Association of Public Health Dentistry
  11. Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors
  12. Canadian Association of Nephrology Social Workers
  13. Canadian Association of Social Workers
  14. Canadian Cancer Society
  15. Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses
  16. Canadian Dental Association
  17. Canadian Family Advisory Network
  18. Canadian Medical Association
  19. Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division
  20. Canadian Nurses Association
  21. Canadian Nutrition Society
  22. Canadian Pediatric Society
  23. Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB)
  24. Capsana
  25. Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring
  26. Centre for Ecoliteracy
  27. Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario-Ottawa Children’s Treatment Centre (CHEO-OCTC)
  28. Childhood Healthy Living Foundation
  29. Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba
  30. Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada
  31. College of Family Physicians Canada
  32. Community Food Centres Canada
  33. Community Health Nurses of Canada
  34. Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay – Public Health Department
  35. Cypress Health Region
  36. Diabetes Canada
  37. Dietitians of Canada
  38. Ecology Action Centre
  39. EPODE Canada
  40. Everdale
  41. First Call BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
  42. Food Secure Canada
  43. Fraser Health Medical Health Officers
  44. Fresh Roots
  45. FoodArc
  46. Health Officers Council of BC
  47. Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, CHEO Research Institute
  48. Healthy Environments and Healthy Families Divisions of the Healthy and Safe Communities Department, City of Hamilton
  49. Heart & Stroke
  50. The Helderleigh Foundation
  51. Hypertension Canada
  52. INFACT Canada (Infant Feeding Action Coalition Canada)
  53. Key Gordon
  54. The Kidney Foundation of Canada
  55. Labspace Studios
  56. Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal
  57. Manitoba Association of Home Economists
  58. McMaster, Department of Pediatrics
  59. McMaster Children’s Hospital
  60. Middlesex-London Board of Health
  61. NCDFREE
  62. NCD Child
  63. New Brunswick Dental Hygienists Association
  64. New Brunswick Medical Society
  65. National Indigenous Diabetes Association
  66. Northern Health Region, MB
  67. Obesity Canada
  68. Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance
  69. Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA)
  70. Ontario Society of Nutrition Professionals in Public Health
  71. Ophea
  72. Ottawa Food Policy Council
  73. Ottawa Public Health
  74. Public Health Association of British Columbia
  75. Physical and Health Education Canada
  76. Plantiful Plates
  77. Population and Public Health Program of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
  78. Prince Edward Island Dental Hygienists Association
  79. Quebec Coalition on Weight-Related Problems
  80. Saskatchewan Dental Hygienists’ Association
  81. Saskatchewan Public Health Association
  82. Saskatchewan Oral Health Coalition
  83. Spirit Loft Movement & Yoga Centre
  84. Toronto Public Health
  85. Troubadour Music
  86. Unicef Canada
  87. Vancouver Island Health Authority Medical Health Officers
  88. Wellness Institute at Seven Oaks General Hospital
  89. Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre
  90. Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
  91. Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
  92. Yummy Lunch Club

International Endorsing Organizations

  1. International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD)
  2. World Obesity Federation
  3. World Cancer Research Fund International
  4. Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood

Notable Health Experts & Advocates

  1. Trevor Hancock, Public health physician, Professor and health advocate
  2. Andrea Curtis, award-winning children’s author
  3. Dr. Charlene Elliott, researcher and expert in food marketing, policy and children’s health
  4. Dr. Kapil Khatter, a family physician with an interest in healthy food environments
  5. Dr. Kim Raine, public health nutrition expert and professor
  6. Dr. Monique Potvin-Kent, researcher and expert on food and beverage marketing directed at children
  7. Dr. Norm Campbell, hypertension expert and professor
  8. Raffi Cavoukian, singer, author, founder of Raffi Foundation for Child Honouring
  9. Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, obesity expert and long-time public health advocate
  10. Dr. Evan Adams, Chief Medical Officer, First Nations Health Authority
  11. Dr. Jeff Reading, Heart Health & Wellness Chair, I-HEART Centre for Indigenous Health, Health Providence Health Research Institute
  12. Dr. Joseph I. Wolfsdorf, Director of Diabetes Program Boston Children’s Hospital Chair in Endocrinology Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School President, International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes
  13. Dr. Andrea Scaramuzza, Pediatric Endocrinologist, International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD)- Executive Board 2015-2019
  14. Dr. Scott Lear, Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University; Pfizer/Heart & Stroke Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular Prevention Research
  15. Dr. Mark Lechner, Molecular Biologist, Undergraduate Director in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University
  16. Dr. Madan Roy, Regional Chief/Chair of Pediatrics for Niagara Health; Deputy Chief for McMaster Children’s Hospital
  17. Dr. Robert Carlin, Public Health Director, Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay (CBHSSJB)
  18. Dr. Jennifer L. Harris, Ph.D., MBA, Director of Marketing Initiatives, UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
  19. Dr. Tim K. Takaro, MD, MPH, MS. Associate Dean Research and Professor Faculty of Health Sciences
  20. Andre Talbot, Co-founder & Director of the Spirit Loft Movement & Yoga Centre, 10-year CFL football player & Grey Cup Champion, advocate for children’s health
  21. Dr. Jennifer Taylor, children’s health nutrition, UPEI Professor
  22. Dr. Claudio Schuftan, M.D. pediatrics and international public health consultant