ENDING HUNGER IN CANADA
Relieving hunger today and preventing hunger tomorrow starts here.
Together with the support of a food bank network that spans coast to coast to coast, Food Banks Canada is providing national thought leadership in finding long-term policy solutions to food insecurity in this country.
THE POLICIES THAT ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Backed by our research and analysis, Food Banks Canada develops annual federal policy recommendations focused on driving meaningful action to address the root causes of food bank use – which are poverty and low incomes.
Learn more about our current policy recommendations.
Learn more about our advocacy work
THE RESEARCH THAT TELLS THE STORY
Our dedicated research team works to better understand and highlight the driving forces behind the need for food banks in Canada, as well as the connections to larger issues, such as poverty and food insecurity. The goal of this research is to enhance our understanding of the root causes of food insecurity in Canada, share these learnings with the food bank network, academics, government officials and members of the general public, and inform our advocacy priorities with meaningful public policy targeted at underlying causes – all toward the goal of ending hunger in Canada.
Since 1997, Food Banks Canada has conducted the HungerCount, a cross-sectional, census-type survey of most food bank agencies, organizations and programs within and outside of the Food Banks Canada network.
The HungerCount provides a point-in-time snapshot of food bank use in Canada as well as insights into what is happening on the front lines and connections to larger trends of food insecurity in the country.
With this annual data, our research team seeks to amplify these trends, inform our policy recommendations, and generate public support for the cause.
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MATERIAL DEPRIVATION INDEX
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PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH INITIATIVE
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MAPPING CANADA’S FOOD INSECURITY ENVIRONMENT
Read more of our research
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