Food Banks Canada

The organization says it recorded more than two million visits in March 2024 – nearly double the monthly visits five years ago in March 2019, and six per cent above last year's record-breaking figure.

There are many heartbreaking tales behind the record number of Canadians using food banks as they struggle with high inflation and mounting housing costs, says a Vancouver food bank executive.

The federal government is spending another $30 million to help people at risk of going hungry.

The funds were announced at a virtual news conference Friday, as Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau detailed the third round of financial support under the Emergency Food Security Fund.

The federal government doubled the amount of pandemic aid for Canada's food banks on Friday, October 9, 2020.

On Thursday, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau announced details of the $50-million Surplus Food Rescue Program, created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.