Food Banks

A food insecurity emergency declaration is active in Toronto, Mississauga and Kingston, Ont.

Thanks to food security grants totalling $750,000 from ShareLife, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Toronto and a generous anonymous donor, 34 food banks or meal programs received a welcome and timely financial boost.

A new report shows 26 per cent of 1,515 Canadian adults polled indicate they are “extremely concerned about having enough income to cover their basic needs,” with seven per cent of respondents saying they have had to turn to food banks, food hampers or community meal programs, up from six per cent in October 2023.