Report draws on data for 103,500 households from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Community Health Survey conducted in 2017 and 2018, finding that 12.7% of households experienced some level of food insecurity in the previous 12 months, higher than any prior national estimate.
In this webinar, Valerie Tarasuk (PROOF) reviews the latest data on food insecurity in Canada and discussed the implications of COVID-19 for food-insecure Canadians.
Food insecurity national annual report for 2017-2018.
Factsheet showing that that the most severely food-insecure households in Canada did not report accessing a foodbank. Research suggests that increasing the economic resources of low-income households reduces food insecurity, providing a foundation for effective, evidence-based policy responses to this problem.
Overview of spending patterns of food insecure households across Canada.
Factsheet demonstrating that Canadians living in food insecure households at greater risk of poor mental health and put a large burden on mental health services.