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The annual HungerCount is Food Banks Canada’s signature report documenting food bank use in Canada. It is a cross-sectional census survey of most food bank agencies, organizations, and programs, within and outside of the Food Banks Canada network.
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.
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...
Oct 25, 2023 · Seniors, single mothers, low-income workers, people on social assistance, and immigrants continue to drive food bank use, but this year's report showed a rise in use among working people in...
Oct 25, 2023 · The 2023 report shows 1,935,911 Canadians accessed food banks during that time, an increase of 32 per cent compared with the same period in 2022 and 78.5 per cent compared with March 2019.
- Aaron D'andrea
Oct 27, 2022 · The number of people using food banks across the country surged to an all-time high earlier this year, with high inflation and low social assistance rates cited as key factors in the rise, a...
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Nov 28, 2022 · Food bank use remains at an all time high with this year marking the sixth consecutive year of food bank use increases. 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.
