Food banks in Canada are being pushed to the brink with high demand and donations not keeping pace, and experts say it’s unsustainable. The last four years have been financially tumultuous for Canadians, with a global pandemic and rapidly increasing inflation leading to high grocery prices, more and more people are finding themselves unable to afford the basics.
- Retiring head of Barrie food bank reflects on challenges of pandemic, jump in demand
- 8.7M Canadians reported food insecurity in 2022 as median incomes fell
- Canadian food banks are on the brink: ‘This is not a sustainable situation’