Food Banks Canada

Relieve hunger today.
Prevent hunger tomorrow.

No one in Canada should go hungry. And yet, the need for food banks has never been greater.

Food Banks Canada is leading the way to a more nourishing future and ending hunger for good – because the nation’s potential is too valuable to be left unfed.

Working with more than 5,500 food banks and community organizations, we’re helping address the immediate need and advocating for systemic change.

Our Impact

Making an Impact on Hunger

Achieving our potential together

Ways you can support.

Find out all the ways you can help relieve hunger today and prevent hunger tomorrow.

Food Insecurity Summit

We hosted our inaugural Food Insecurity Summit on June 18th – a one-day event that brought together leaders, experts, and change makers in the Canadian food insecurity sector.

Partner Awards

Food Banks Canada’s annual Partner Awards honours the very best in product, services in-kind, and funding partnerships that contribute to our overall mission of relieving hunger today and preventing hunger tomorrow.

What We Do

Food Banks Canada works tirelessly to counter food insecurity and its root causes. We work from coast to coast to coast to maximize the efforts of more than 5,500 food banks and community organizations by investing in their work and offering support at a national level.

As part of our mission, we also form partnerships within the food industry to capture and distribute food that might otherwise go to waste, research food insecurity and advocate for long term policy change.

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About
Food Banks Canada

Strategic leadership to help end hunger

About Us

Vision & Mission

Our vision and mission guide us in our work to end food insecurity in Canada by addressing immediate needs and understanding the root causes of hunger.

Careers

Our efforts and impact are expanding, and we’re opening doors for passionate, teamwork-driven professionals in search of a career that’s both meaningful and captivating.

The Network

Food Banks Canada supports a network of 5,500 food banks and community organizations across Canada. We all do our part to contribute to the collective impact.

Poverty Report Cards

How is your province or territory doing when it comes to ending the causes of poverty and hunger? View our Poverty Report Card and find out.

View Report Cards

Hunger in Canada

Hunger isn’t reserved for strangers or the unhoused.

Food insecurity can affect your neighbours, colleagues or family. Our research is helping to look past the stigma to uncover the root causes of hunger.

HungerCount 2024

Year over year, food bank use in Canada continues to rise. View the stats, read our policy recommendations and help us drive change.

Poverty Vulnerability Map

Poverty can be hard to see, which makes it harder to address. Our interactive map gives insight into the geography of poverty and the factors behind it.

Researching
the Root Causes

Read our research reports for snapshots of food bank use and insights into what’s happening on hunger’s front line.

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Find a Food Bank

Need food support? Looking for volunteer opportunities? Find a food bank near you now.

Find a Food Bank

STORIES THAT FEED US

Real people making a real difference.

Learn how Food Banks Canada and the network of food banks and community organizations is helping reduce food insecurity.

READ STORIES

Grocery Stores Are Uniquely Positioned to Relieve Food Insecurity: Here’s How  

Each summer, Grocery Heroes Day recognizes employees in grocery stores and other parts of the food supply chain for the work they do feeding families. At Food Banks Canada, we’re pleased to highlight their crucial contributions to food banking.  Food…

The 2024 Food Banks Canada Partner Awards: Meet Six of the Organizations That Are Helping Us Reach New Heights

In 2024, thanks to our valued partners and donors, Food Banks Canada was able to distribute millions of pounds of food across the country and invest millions of dollars in food banks and other community organizations serving people experiencing food…

Food Banks Canada Data Challenges Assumptions About Newcomers’ Circumstances

Every year, Food Banks Canada surveys the food bank network to provide a unique and valuable lens on food insecurity in this country. Our research contradicts the persistent false assumption that newcomers, or newly arrived refugees in particular, receive a…

The Emergency Response Program: A Safety Net for Food Banks During Times of Disaster

When a severe ice storm hit parts of southern Ontario late in March 2025, Kawartha Food Share general manager Ashlee Aitken knew she was in for a challenge. Comprised of 37 member agencies in Peterborough and the surrounding region, Kawartha…

The Standards Scoop – Standards of Excellence Spotlight

This month, our spotlight is on Moosomin Food Share (A.K.A. Southeast HealthAbility Society Inc.) in Moosomin, Saskatchewan! If you’ve seen one food bank, you’ve seen … one food bank. Food Banks Canada collaborates with a network of over 5,500 organizations,…

The Standards Scoop – Standards of Excellence Spotlight

If you’ve seen one food bank, you’ve seen … one food bank. Food Banks Canada collaborates with a network of over 5,500 organizations, each of which serves a community with distinct needs and operates in its own way.  A shared…

Get out to vote!

How to vote in the Canadian election with food insecurity as your priority Voting is a powerful tool that can help address food insecurity in our communities. This election comes at a critical moment when we need immediate action to…

The Standards Scoop – Standards of Excellence Spotlight

If you’ve seen one food bank, you’ve seen … one food bank. Food Banks Canada collaborates with a network of over 5,500 organizations, each of which serves a community with distinct needs and operates in its own way.  A shared…

Help End Hunger.
Make a Donation Now.

Your generous support will ensure that families, seniors and children struggling with food insecurity get the nutritious food they need to reach their full potential.