Ontario government makes deal with Shoppers Drug Mart to offer free menstrual products in all schools
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Students across Ontario will have access to free menstrual products this fall after the Doug Ford government partnered with Shoppers Drug Mart to give students equitable access to the essential hygiene item, CTV News Toronto has learned.
The program, set to be announced by Education Stephen Lecce today, will see sanitary pads distributed to school boards across the province, which can then be accessed by students in school washrooms free of charge.
Sources within the Ministry of Education say the three-year deal will see Shoppers Drug Mart pick up the cost of the menstrual products, and any dispensers required in student washrooms, while school boards would be responsible for determining which schools would be prioritized for the products to ensure equitable distribution.
CTVNewsToronto.ca will stream Lecce’s announcement live at 9 a.m.
Ontario is far from the first province to make menstrual products available to students for free.
