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1 day ago · The prevalence of severe food insecurity was notably higher in 2022 among households reliant on employment insurance or workers’ compensation as their main source of income (4.6% in 2021 versus 12.8% in 2022), those receiving social assistance as their main source of income (17.3% in 2021 versus 23.9% in 2022), those with other or no income (3.4% in 2021 versus 8.8% in 2022), and those in ...
This year’s food bank usage represents a 32 per cent increase compared to March 2022, and a 78.5 per cent increase compared to March 2019. Overall, food bank visits have increased at greater and greater rates since 2019, with the highest year-over-year increase in usage ever reported this year.
15 hours ago · The Canadian Press. OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the level of food insecurity increased in 2022 as inflation hit peak levels. In a report using data from the Canadian community health survey, the agency says 15.6 per cent of households experienced some level of food insecurity in 2022 after being relatively stable from 2017 to 2021.
Nov 14, 2023 · According to data from the Canadian Income Survey, the proportion of families who were food insecure in the 12 months preceding the survey increased from 16% in 2021 to 18% in 2022. Among those at highest risk of food insecurity were single mothers, Indigenous families, and Black families.
In March 2023, there were almost 2 million visits to food banks across Canada, representing a 32 per cent increase compared to March 2022, and a 78.5 per cent increase compared to March 2019, which is the highest year-over-year increase in usage ever reported.
Nov 28, 2022 · 587,103 adults and children accessed a food bank in Ontario between April 1st, 2021, to March 31st, 2022 – an increase of 15 percent over the last three years. Ontario’s food banks were visited more than 4,353,000 times throughout the year, an increase of 42% over the last three years.
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Oct 25, 2023 · A new report from Food Banks Canada released Wednesday found that this year, with the cost of living skyrocketing, food bank usage rose to its highest level since the survey started in...
