Canada’s official poverty rate, as measured by the established market basket measure (MBM), is now almost 10 per cent of the population, which is slightly lower than the pre-pandemic rate in 2019. But is there less poverty today than in 2019? With nearly an 80 per cent increase in food bank use from 2019 to…

Every year on June 21, for National Indigenous Peoples Day, we honour the unique heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding contributions of First Nation, Inuit and Métis Peoples across Turtle Island. This is a day to celebrate the strength, stewardship and resilience of Indigenous Peoples and their enduring presence on this land since time immemorial. At…

According to the latest data release from the Statistics Canada Canadian Income Survey, one in four children in this country live in households that experience food insecurity and do not have sufficient access to food due to financial challenges. This means almost 1.8 million children under the age of 18 are affected by food insecurity, up…

According to the latest Statistics Canada data, approximately 8.7 million people, or nearly 23 per cent of the Canadian population, reported food insecurity in 2022. This is an increase of almost 1.8 million from the previous year, when the rate was 18.4 per cent, and marks the second consecutive year of increases since the beginning…