We develop policy solutions, build capacity for advocacy at the community level, and mobilize for federal income and social policy changes to address food insecurity. Canada’s food insecurity crisis continues to escalate. In 2023, the number of people experiencing food insecurity grew by almost 1.8 million. Food insecurity now affects nearly 1 in 4 Canadians. That’s 8.7 million people who can’t afford to put adequate food on the table. Poverty is directly linked to food insecurity. Food insecurity disproportionately impacts some groups, including Indigenous, Black and racialized peoples, single parents, people with disabilities, immigrants, and single people aged 18 to 64 who live alone.
What does food insecurity look like where you live?
Find out at: foodsecuritynow.ca
We work with over 400 partners through six regional networks across the country. Together, we call for a Canada that delivers on the right to good food for all. We advocate for policies that increase people’s incomes, leveraging local relationships to drive federal action that will have lasting, positive impact on communities.
Our partners work in hundreds of neighbourhoods across Canada and see the negative impacts of poverty and food insecurity firsthand. We develop and share advocacy tools and training so that collectively we can drive lasting positive change for people in their communities.
A national crisis requires national solutions. We're calling on the federal government to invest in progressive, equitable income policies. Here are the changes we’re advocating for:
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