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HungerCount 2018
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- Overall Findings
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The Data
Canadians visited food banks 1.1 million times in March 2018. What number of visits will make us finally take action?
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Children
35.2% of people using food banks are children under 18. How many children using food banks in Canada is ok with you?
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Singles
45.1% of those using food banks are from single-person households. Single adults are being left behind. Don't they deserve our attention, too?
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Northern Food Insecurity
46.8% of households in Nunavut were food insecure in 2014*
*Data Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, 2014 -
Policy Recommendations
- Federal leadership towards a basic income for all Canadians
- Support the creation of standardized, affordable early learning and childcare across the country
- Increased supports for single adults living with low incomes
- Reduce Northern food insecurity
How many children using food banks in Canada is okay with you?
35.2% of those relying on food banks nationally are children, when they only represent 20.0%* of the population.
Still such a long way to go toward our vision of a Canada where no one goes hungry.
*Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile 2016
About UsOur vision is a Canada where no one goes hungry. Learn more about how we collaborate with the food bank network in Canada.
Methodology & AcknowledgementsCollecting data to paint the picture.