DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT
THIS GIVING TUESDAY.
Donations will be
matched until Dec 1.
HELP GET FOOD FROM FARM TO TABLE
Faced with record-breaking demand, food banks across the country are struggling to keep up with the growing need in their communities. Meanwhile, millions of pounds of good food have the opportunity to reach communities across the country with the right resources.
You can help bridge the gap this Giving Tuesday. One of the ways your generosity will help is by recovering food surplus from producers and getting it to communities where it’s needed most.
And thanks to a special Giving Tuesday matching gift from Questrade, every dollar you give* will go twice as far, doubling your impact.
Your gift will be matched until Dec 1*
Help good food get to communities
2.35 million
visits to food banks
nationally each month
The Need is Growing
Nearly 1 in 3 households
with children in Canada are
food insecure
14.9 million pounds
of surplus food distributed
through the National Food
Sharing System
MEET GROWING NEED
“There’s a lot of complexity involved in going from the field to the table, but with the help of partners and donors, together, we’re making it possible.”
~ Erin McAllister, Director of National Food Acquisition
How it works
Food producers donate produce in exchange for fair market value tax credits.
Food Banks Canada covers the cost of harvesting and processing the produce.
Food is delivered to local food banks across Canada in usable formats and quantities.
WHY FOOD BANKS CANADA?
Food Banks Canada is the leader in addressing food insecurity in Canada. Our mission is to provide national leadership to relieve hunger today and prevent hunger tomorrow in collaboration with the food bank network from coast to coast to coast. For over 40 years, food banks have been dedicated to helping people living in Canada with food insecurity.
Over 5,500 food banks and community organizations come together to serve our most vulnerable neighbours, who — this year — made 2.35 million visits to these organizations in one month alone, according to our HungerCount report.
Since 2010, Food Banks Canada has shared over $1.2 billion in food supports and over $292 million in funding to help strengthen the food bank network to meet demand and improve access where it’s needed most—while, backed by leading research, advocating for meaningful actions from governments to counter hunger and its root causes.
Our vision is clear: to create a Canada where no one goes hungry.
*Donations will be matched between November 23 – December 1, 2026 up to $141,000.
Statistics from HungerCount 2026, Statistics Canada and Food Banks Canada 2025 Annual Report
