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Some are
More Likely
to Experience
Food Insecurity
than Others
21.7%
of children (people under
the age of 18) lived in food
insecure households in
Alberta in 2021.
PROOF (2022) How many
Canadians are affected by
household food Insecurity?
28.9%
of Black households live with
food insecurity compared to
11.1%
of white households
(2017-18).
PROOF (2021) When it comes to
tackling food insecurity, tackling
anti-Black racism is an important
part of the puzzle.
30.7%
of Indigenous households
in Canada experienced food
insecurity, more than twice that
of white households.
Food Banks Canada (2022)
Hungercount 2022.
Sheloff, S. (2022) Living Wage. Edmonton Social Planning Council.
In 2013, healthy food for a year cost
$10,920 for a family of four.
In 2022, healthy food for a year cost:
Family of four: $15,306
Lone parent with one child: $7,830
Single adult: $4,793
That’s a
difference
of almost
$5,000
Income Supports are Not Sufficient
Food insecurity is more common for those who rely on government assistance.
• 63.1% of social assistance recipients in Canada experienced food insecurity in
2021. 31.1% of social assistance recipients in Canada experienced severe food
insecurity in the same year. They make up 9.4% of the food-insecure population.
PROOF (2022) How many Canadians are affected by household food Insecurity?
Food Bank Use
The number of individuals who are served each
month at Edmonton’s Food Bank has increased
drastically in the last decade.
2022: 30,770 — RECORD HIGH
2013: 12,677
Fruit and Veggie Consumption
is Declining
• 36% of Edmontonians in 2012 consumed the
recommended five servings of fruit and veggies
per day. Vital Signs 2013 Report.
• 19.4% of Albertans in 2021 reported eating five
servings of fruit and veggies per day. Statistics Canada
(2022). Health characteristics, annual estimates (Table 13-10-0096-
01) [data set].
Social Assistance Usage:
• In 2022, an average of 22,444 households received Alberta Works each month.
(Ministry of Community and Social Services. (2023). Income support caseload [Data set]. Government of
Alberta.
• In 2022, an average of 25,783 households received AISH each month. Ministry of
Community and Social Services. (2023). Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) caseload
[Data set]. Government of Alberta.
Vital Signs
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