Canada Food Banks

• Leftover, rescued produce helping food banks reduce waste

  Despite efforts to rescue and glean food, Graham Hill of Second Harvest says over 60 per cent of all food produced in Canada is lost and wasted every single year.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2023
  
• The CP Holiday Train returns to the rails for the first time in 3 years

  Over the next four weeks, the train decorated with hundreds of thousands of LED lights will head out to raise money and food donations for local food banks.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2022
  
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• Food banks grappling with rising demand, inflation ahead of Thanksgiving

  Staggering inflation rates have driven up demand for food bank services in Canada while diminishing the buying power of donation dollars.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2022
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• Canadian food banks feeling pinch as food prices soar amid rising inflation

  Statistics Canada says consumers paid 9.7 per cent more for food at stores in April compared with a year ago, the largest increase since September 1981.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2022
• Feds to offer more funding to organizations tackling food security amid COVID-19

  Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced on Tuesday a second round of applications are now being accepted for the government's local food infrastructure fund.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2020
• Food banks, bills and constant stress: What living in poverty really means in Canada

  A survey by the Angus Reid Institute took a deeper look at the challenges faced by Canadians who struggle to make ends meet.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2018