TOGETHER, WE
CAN GET FAMILIES
THROUGH THIS.
Families are being pushed to the brink. This spring, step up for Canada’s
food banks and get nutritious food where it’s needed most. Let’s stand together
and help take care of our neighbours.
FOOD BANKS CAN’T DO THIS ALONE.
This spring, people are relying on Canada’s food banks almost 2.2 million
times a month1 — TWICE the demand compared to 2019. Each one of those
visits is a much-needed lifeline for children, families, and seniors in need.
Canada
| TOUS |
|---|
| Nombre total de visites | 2,165,776 |
|---|
| Nombre total de visites (enfants) | 711,770 |
|---|
| Variation de visites en 2024-2025 (%) | 5.15 |
|---|
| Variation de visites en 2019-2024 (%) | 99.37 |
|---|
| Total des repas et collations | 4,522,356 |
|---|
| Nombre de banques alimentaires visées | 2,725 |
|---|
HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS CANADA ARE HURTING.
Over 50%2
of people in Canada
say they are one
paycheque away from
needing to use
a food bank.
Over 1 in 43
households in
Canada are having
difficulty meeting
their basic
financial needs.
19%4
of food bank clients
are now employed,
yet cannot afford
enough
healthy food.
“
My family had to choose
between paying our rent
on time or getting enough
groceries. My partner
makes $7 MORE than
minimum wage, but we
still can’t afford enough
food for our family.”
~Food bank client
FOOD BANKS CAN’T MEET THE NEED ON THEIR OWN.
23%5
of food banks
reported running
out of food before
demand was met.
52%5
of food banks
had to give out less
food to avoid
running out.
106,1301
more monthly visits
to Canada’s
food banks since
last year.
THIS SPRING, MAKE SURE
THERE’S FOOD ON EVERY TABLE.
Here’s what your support today will do:
Get Nutritious
Food to
Families
Your support helps Food
Banks Canada source
more nutritious food at
the best possible price
and quickly get it to food
bank partners across the
country — filling their
shelves as demand soars.
Help Food Banks
Meet the
Growing Need
Food Banks Canada
grants provide the tools
food banks need — from
freezers to refrigerated
trucks to expanded
warehouse space —
so they can best serve
their communities.
Help Overcome
the Root Causes
Your support helps
us drive for real,
lasting change,
advocating for long-term
policy solutions to
overcome the systemic
issues holding
households back.
“Thank you very much for the food you are providing
for me, my family, and many other people
in these difficult times.”
~Food bank client, Alberta
THIS SPRING, MAKE SURE THERE’S FOOD
IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA.
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 living with food insecurity. Over 5,500 food banks and community
organizations come together to serve our most vulnerable neighbours, who
– this year – made close to 2.2 million visits to these organizations in one month
alone, according to our Hunger Count report. Since 2010, Food Banks Canada
has shared over $1 billion in food supports and over $275 million in funding
to help maximize collective impact and strengthen local capacity – while,
backed by leading research, advocating for meaningful actions from
governments to counter hunger and its root causes.
HELP FOOD BANKS STAY STOCKED, EVERY MONTH
1 Source: HungerCount 2025, p.13
2 Source: CTV News. Living paycheque-to-paycheque: ‘Canadians are under stress,’ warns Equifax
3 Source: Statistics Canada. Labour Force Survey, October 2025. https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/251107/dq251107a-eng.htm&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1769879879183700&usg=AOvVaw1dS-92lPnW5pOlOE8zPw04
4 Source: HungerCount 2025, p.16
5 Source: HungerCount 2025, p.49
