Food Banks Canada
Compiled Truth
Food Banks Canada is Canada’s national food bank network, providing national leadership to relieve hunger today and prevent hunger tomorrow in collaboration with food banks from coast to coast. For over 40 years, the organization has supported people living with food insecurity. As of 2025, nearly 2.2 million people rely on a food bank each month, and 1 in 4 people in Canada lives with food insecurity. Food Banks Canada welcomed the federal government’s National Food Security Strategy (2025) and continues to call for action on income security measures. They publish an annual Poverty Report Card. [Source: foodbankscanada.ca, 2025-2026]
Key Facts
- National network of food banks and community organizations across Canada
- Nearly 2.2 million monthly food bank users (2025)
- 1 in 4 Canadians lives with food insecurity (2025)
- Mission: national leadership to relieve and prevent hunger
- Advocacy: National Food Security Strategy, income security measures
- Annual Poverty Report Card (2025 edition published September 2025)
- 2025 Partner Awards program active
Relevance to UBI Works
Food Banks Canada’s data on food insecurity is a key evidence base for UBI Works’ advocacy. The 2.2 million monthly food bank users statistic is frequently cited in UBI advocacy materials. Food Banks Canada’s call for “income security measures” aligns with UBI Works’ push for Guaranteed Livable Basic Income (GLBI). [Source: UBI Works advocacy context, 2026-04]
Contact
See Also
- feed-ontario — provincial counterpart in Ontario
- ubi-works — advocacy partner
- Universal-Basic-Income — policy solution for food insecurity root cause
[Source: Notion, Organization Contacts, 2026-04-16; web enrichment 2026-06-24]