Canada’s Dietary Guidelines

This report sets out Health Canada’s guidelines and considerations on healthy eating. The guidelines are based on the best available scientific evidence. They:

• promote healthy eating and overall nutritional well-being
• support improvements to the Canadian food environment

Canada’s Dietary Guidelines are for people with an interest in healthy eating and nutrition, including:

• policy makers
• health professionals

Applying the Guidelines provides additional information to support health professionals and policy makers when:

• advising on how to move closer to recommendations in the guidelines
• developing policies or programs that help support nutrition adequacy 
• applying the guidelines to different life stages

The guidelines and additional information can be used for developing nutrition policies, programs and educational resources for the Canadian population 2 years of age and older.

Canada's Dietary Guidelines

This report has an introduction followed by 4 main sections and appendices.