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Canada Food Bank Report: Nearly One in Five Clients Employed, One-Third Are Children
Food Banks Canada's HungerCount 2026: 18% of food bank clients are employed (vs 12.2% in 2019); 32.5% of clients are children — nearly 776,000 monthly visits in 2026; since 2021, food prices rose ~30%, housing 28%, transportation nearly 24%. The report urges Ottawa to modernize EI and double the Canada Workers Benefit.
Why it matters
Food Banks Canada's 2026 HungerCount report shows food assistance demand in Canada remains at historic highs — and increasingly, even people with jobs cannot afford food: nearly one in five food bank clients is employed, up sharply from 12.2% in 2019.
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Key findings: nearly one in five (18%) food bank clients is employed; one-third (32.5%) of clients are children, accounting for nearly 776,000 monthly visits in 2026; 72% of clients live in market-rent housing, with the lowest-income households spending an average of 60% of disposable income on housing alone. Since 2021, food prices have increased approximately 30%, housing costs 28% and transportation nearly 24%.
Food Banks Canada calls for bold federal action: permanently modernizing Employment Insurance for the modern workforce, doubling the Canada Workers Benefit, and investing in critical infrastructure to improve food access. "This does not have to be Canada's story," the report's lead urges, pressing governments to move swiftly to support Canadians' long-term economic well-being.
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