PROOF News & Stories
The latest updates from our research on effective policy interventions to reduce household food insecurity in Canada.
Story
New food insecurity data for 2018/2019 from Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada’s new report marks the release of new data on food insecurity — the first from Canadian Income Survey (CIS).
January 7, 2022
Commentary
A decade of proof on how to tackle food insecurity in Canada
Read our new op-ed in The Hill Times on what our decade of research on food insecurity tells us about the solutions needed to address this problem.
December 28, 2021
Commentary | Story
A look back at 10 years of PROOF
PROOF started in 2011 through a CIHR Programmatic Grant to identify viable and effective policy interventions to reduce household food insecurity in Canada.
December 15, 2021
Research | Story
Research highlights worsened food insecurity in Newfoundland and Labrador
Our new study comparing food insecurity in Newfoundland and Labrador between 2011-2012 and 2017-2018 found that food insecurity had gotten worse.
December 10, 2021
Commentary
Food drives are not the answer to poverty and hunger
PROOF principal investigator, Dr. Valerie Tarasuk, recently co-authored a Toronto Star op-ed with Dr. Elaine Power and Paul Taylor of FoodShare Toronto.
December 6, 2021
Commentary | Research | Story
When it comes to tackling food insecurity, tackling anti-Black racism is an important part of the puzzle
We’ve known for a while that Black households in Canada are more likely to be food insecure, but little has been done to better understand this disparity.
October 26, 2021
Resource | Story
Healthy Cities in the SDG Era Podcast: Zero Hunger
Dr. Valerie Tarasuk, spoke with host Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero about food insecurity in Canada in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
September 8, 2021
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PROOF discusses food insecurity in Canada on Rights Not Charity Podcast
Dr. Valerie Tarasuk, recently discussed food insecurity in Canada with the Global Solidarity Alliance for Food, Health and Social Justice.
August 26, 2021
Commentary
The Guardian Op-ed – P.E.I. made history by setting a timeline for eliminating food insecurity: Here’s how they can achieve it.
In this op-ed, we discuss the significance of the food insecurity reduction targets set by the new Poverty Elimination Strategy Act in PEI.
June 23, 2021
Research | Resource
New Research & Fact Sheet – Provincial Policy Levers to Reduce Household Food Insecurity
This fact sheet and video summarizes the findings from a new study looking at the roles of provincial policy and economic environment on food insecurity.
May 27, 2021
