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Food insecure, under 18: Canadian provinces ranked (2024)

Measure: Food insecure, under 18. All 12 provinces and territories with data in Food insecurity by province, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0835-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-29

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National value: 30.8 (Canada).

Lowest: 14.3 to 29.9 %
Group 2: 29.9 to 32.2 %
Group 3: 32.2 to 34.3 %
Group 4: 34.3 to 36.2 %
Highest: 36.2 to 67.6 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Nunavut	67.6
2	New Brunswick	38.1
3	Saskatchewan	36.2
4	Nova Scotia	34.8
5	Manitoba	34.3
6	Newfoundland and Labrador	33.8
7	Alberta	33.7
8	Ontario	32.2
9	British Columbia	32.1
10	Prince Edward Island	29.9
11	Quebec	23.4
12	Yukon	14.3

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0835-01: Food insecurity by selected demographic characteristics. Reference period: 2024.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by food insecure, under 18 (2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0835-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-food-insecure-under-18/

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