Food insecurity, recent immigrants: Canadian provinces ranked (2024)
Measure: Food insecurity among recent immigrants (%). All 9 provinces and territories with data in Food insecurity by group and province, Canada, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
National value: 30.8 (Canada).
- Lowest: 26.7 to 29.7 %
- Group 2: 29.7 to 33.8 %
- Group 3: 33.8 to 34.4 %
- Group 4: 34.4 to 36.8 %
- Highest: 36.8 to 45.2 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: Survey estimates; blank where Statistics Canada suppresses an estimate (most group estimates for the territories).
| 1 | New Brunswick | 45.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Saskatchewan | 36.8 |
| 3 | Nova Scotia | 35.3 |
| 4 | Alberta | 34.4 |
| 5 | Manitoba | 34 |
| 6 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 33.8 |
| 7 | Ontario | 30.7 |
| 8 | British Columbia | 29.7 |
| 9 | Quebec | 26.7 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0835-01: Food insecurity by selected demographic characteristics. Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
Canadian provinces and territories ranked by food insecurity among recent immigrants (%) (2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0835-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-11. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-food-insecurity-among-recent-immigrants/