Food Banks Canada works tirelessly to counter food insecurity and its root causes. We work from coast to coast to coast to maximize the efforts of more than 5,500 food banks and community organizations by investing in their work and offering support at a national level.

As part of our mission, we also form partnerships within the food industry to capture and distribute food that might otherwise go to waste, research food insecurity and advocate for long term policy change.

Food Banks Canada works tirelessly to counter food insecurity and its root causes. We work from coast to coast to coast to maximize the efforts of more than 5,500 food banks and community organizations by investing in their work and offering support at a national level.

As part of our mission, we also form partnerships within the food industry to capture and distribute food that might otherwise go to waste, research food insecurity and advocate for long term policy change.

Advocacy & Awareness

We work to amplify grassroots and national advocacy efforts to positively influence public perception of food banks, and influence policy decisions.

Research

Food Banks Canada conducts national research into the realities of the food insecurity crisis in Canada.

Policy Recommendations

We provide policymakers with research, data and evidence-based recommendations to help drive systemic change.

Food Insecurity Summit

A one-day event bringing together leaders, experts, and change makers in the Canadian food insecurity sector.

Promoting nutrition access

Through our network of provincial associations, food banks and community organizations, Food Banks Canada facilitates programs to improve food access for people in need.

Food Bank Network Support and Enhancement

We also work to facilitate and fund initiatives to help strengthen and support Canada’s food bank network. Explore some of our work:

Addressing food security in the North

Residents of Canada’s North have long faced the burden of high food costs. Here’s how we’re helping ease the problem.

Helping distribute wild caught food in Nunavut

Learn about the Angunasuktiit land program we helped fund at Ittaq, in Clyde River, Nunavut.

Boosting food bank capacity

Read about our Investments in the national network to expand the distribution of nutritious food across the country.

Special projects

Food Banks Canada is more than just food. We also undertake special projects to address shortages of other critically needed items.

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