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CBC Radio Alberta at Noon: Moving beyond the food hamper
Dr. Valerie Tarasuk spoke with CBC Alberta at Noon about how the problem of food insecurity is bigger than food bank usage and why public policies to support more adequate and stable income are needed to address it.
December 19, 2025
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Relying on employment incomes once meant lower risk of food insecurity —
not anymoreOur study in Health Reports examined how vulnerability to household food insecurity changed between 2019 and 2023 and found that relying on employment income no longer protects Canadian households from food insecurity.
December 17, 2025
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Ten million Canadians live in food-insecure households. The federal budget doesn’t help them
The Carney government says its November budget empowers and invests in Canadians. But it lacks meaningful measures to reduce food insecurity is out of touch with the financial struggles that millions of Canadians face.
November 28, 2025
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New data on household food insecurity in 2024
We’ve summarized the latest data on food insecurity in 2024 from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Income Survey. In 2024, 10 million Canadians, including 2.5 million children, lived in a food-insecure household.
May 5, 2025
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Ontario Election 2025: Putting a plan for adequate social assistance on the table
If the next Ontario government wants to change the course of food insecurity in the province, the place to start would be OW and ODSP.
February 14, 2025
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[VIDEO] Dr. Valerie Tarasuk speaks with Matt Noble on solutions to household food insecurity
Dr. Valerie Tarasuk spoke with Put Food Banks Out of Business about PROOF’s decade of research on food insecurity and how a basic income could go far in protecting Canadians from this serious public health problem.
December 20, 2024
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Responding to comparisons of food insecurity statistics in Canada and the US
PROOF responds to the comparison of food insecurity statistics from Canada and the US made in a recent Toronto Sun column. Our calculations show that food insecurity is not more prevalent in Canada than in the US.
October 2, 2024
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New data on household food insecurity in 2023
We’ve summarized the latest data on food insecurity in 2023 from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Income Survey. In 2023, 8.7 million Canadians, including 2.1 million children, lived in a food-insecure household.
April 26, 2024
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Food insecurity in Canada is the worst it’s ever been — here’s how we can solve it
Drawing on data from StatCan’s Canadian Income Survey, our new report has found that the percentage of households with inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints rose to 17.8% in 2022 from 15.9% in 2021.
November 19, 2023
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Canada Child Benefit’s Seventh Year: Reflecting on its unrealized potential to reduce food insecurity
As Canada commemorates the seventh anniversary of the Canada Child Benefit (CCB), it is essential to reflect on the program’s design and its role in addressing household food insecurity among families with children.
July 21, 2023
