Canada
Age categories served as % of total, by age group
| 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % 0 – 2 years |
4.5
|
4.7
|
5.2
|
| % 3 – 5 years |
6.0
|
6.0
|
6.1
|
| % 6 – 11 years |
12.0
|
11.9
|
12.9
|
| % 12 – 17 years |
10.7
|
10.5
|
9.9
|
| % 18 – 30 years |
17.2
|
17.1
|
16.3
|
| % 31 – 44 years |
22.4
|
21.2
|
20
|
| % 45 – 64 years |
19.6
|
20.7
|
22.8
|
| % 65 + years |
7.7
|
8.0
|
6.8
|
| % Children |
33.1
|
33.0
|
34.1
|
| % Seniors |
7.7
|
8.0
|
6.8
|
| Food Banks Reporting |
|
2381
|
|
|---|
Primary source of income
| 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % Social Assistance |
27.7
|
28.8
|
40.1
|
| % Disability-Related Income Support |
12.2
|
13.6
|
17.3
|
| % Job Income |
18.1
|
16.7
|
12.1
|
| % Pension |
9.2
|
9.9
|
9
|
| % No Income |
16.9
|
13.1
|
7
|
| % Other Income |
7.9
|
10.3
|
6.7
|
| % Employment Insurance (CWLB, CRSB, CRCB) [1] |
3.5
|
3.1
|
3.3
|
| % Canada Child Benefit |
2.3
|
2.4
|
2.5
|
| % Student Loan |
2.2
|
2.0
|
1.9
|
Household type
| 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % Two-Parent Families |
22.8
|
21.0
|
18.8
|
| % Single Parent Families |
17.3
|
17.3
|
18.3
|
| % Couples With No Children |
9.3
|
9.7
|
9.8
|
| % Single People |
41.9
|
43.8
|
48.1
|
| % Other |
8.8
|
8.1
|
5
|
Housing type
| 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % Market Rental |
69.5
|
67.7
|
70.4
|
| % Social Housing |
12.8
|
14.4
|
14.4
|
| % Homeowners |
7.1
|
7.7
|
7.4
|
| % Band-Owned Housing |
1.1
|
1.1
|
2
|
| % Unhoused/Temporary Shelters |
6.1
|
5.4
|
5.3
|
| % Other |
3.4
|
3.7
|
0.6
|
Other demographic information
| 2024 | 2023 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % Women 18+ |
51.0
|
51.5
|
50.1
|
| % First Nations, Métis, or Inuit people |
9.0
|
12.2
|
12.3
|
| % Racialized communities [2] |
45.5
|
39.3
|
N/A
|
| % In Canada for less than 10 years |
32.0
|
26.6
|
12.9
|
| % Post-secondary students |
7.7
|
8.0
|
5
|
[1]
Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (previously CRB), Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit, Canada Recovery Caregiver Benefit.
[2]
“Racialized communities” refers to whether survey respondents indicated that they belong to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act. The question was first included in the 2021 HungerCount survey, and so there are no results from 2019.