The federal government has pledged $3 billion which it says will add more food terminals in Canada, help the Competition Bureau sniff out and penalize anticompetitive behaviour, and help Canada produce more of its own food. Independent grocers say it's a step in the right direction when it comes to helping them compete, but won't topple the dominance of the country's major grocers.

The fund is part of a national food security strategy that Prime Minister Mark Carney is to announce Thursday afternoon at the Ontario Food Terminal.

The federal government wants to expand Toronto's Ontario Food Terminal as part of a multibillion-dollar strategy to bulk up food production and cut prices in Canada's…