Canada
Age categories served as % of total, by age group
| 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % 0 – 2 years |
4.7
|
4.5
|
5.2
|
| % 3 – 5 years |
6.0
|
5.8
|
6.1
|
| % 6 – 11 years |
11.9
|
12.1
|
12.9
|
| % 12 – 17 years |
10.5
|
10.7
|
9.9
|
| % 18 – 30 years |
17.1
|
15.2
|
16.3
|
| % 31 – 44 years |
21.2
|
20.0
|
20
|
| % 45 – 64 years |
20.7
|
22.8
|
22.8
|
| % 65 + years |
8.0
|
8.9
|
6.8
|
| % children |
33.0
|
33.1
|
34.1
|
| % seniors |
8.0
|
8.9
|
6.8
|
| Food Banks Reporting |
2381
|
2400
|
|
|---|
Primary source of income
| 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % Social Assistance |
28.8
|
32.3
|
40.1
|
| % Disability-Related Income Support |
13.6
|
16.7
|
17.3
|
| % Job Income |
16.7
|
14.1
|
12.1
|
| % Pension |
9.9
|
11.3
|
9
|
| % No Income |
13.1
|
8.7
|
7
|
| % Other Income |
10.3
|
7.2
|
6.7
|
| % Employment Insurance (CWLB, CRSB, CRCB) [1] |
3.1
|
5.4
|
3.3
|
| % Canada Child Benefit |
2.4
|
2.5
|
2.5
|
| % Student Loan |
2.0
|
1.7
|
1.9
|
Household type
| 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % Two-Parent Families |
21.0
|
19.3
|
18.8
|
| % Single Parent Families |
17.3
|
17.9
|
18.3
|
| % Couples With No Children |
9.7
|
9.4
|
9.8
|
| % Single People |
43.8
|
45.4
|
48.1
|
| % Other |
8.1
|
8.0
|
5
|
Housing type
| 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % Market Rental |
67.7
|
68.8
|
70.4
|
| % Social Housing |
14.4
|
15.0
|
14.4
|
| % Homeowners |
7.7
|
7.8
|
7.4
|
| % Band-Owned Housing |
1.1
|
1.5
|
2
|
| % Unhoused/Temporary Shelters |
5.4
|
5.1
|
5.3
|
| % Other |
3.7
|
1.9
|
0.6
|
Other demographic information
| 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % women 18+ |
51.5
|
51.9
|
50.1
|
| % First Nations, Métis, or Inuit people |
12.2
|
15.3
|
12.3
|
| % Racialized communities [2] |
39.3
|
32.5
|
N/A
|
| % In Canada for less than 10 years |
26.6
|
17.2
|
12.9
|
| % post-secondary students |
8.0
|
7.1
|
5
|
[1]
Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (previously CRB), Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit, Canada Recovery Caregiver Benefit.
[2]
“Racialized communities” refers to whether survey respondents indicated that they belong to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act. Responses to this question, and other demographic questions, are voluntary in the HungerCount survey. As this question was first included in the 2021 HungerCount, response rates may have been lower than for other questions. Therefore, the actual number of respondents who identify as belonging to a racialized community accessing food banks may be higher than the results indicate and comparisons between the two years may not be accurate.