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Food insecurity by group and province, Canada Share of people living in food-insecure households (marginal, moderate or severe food insecurity) in 2024, for all persons and for Indigenous people, racialized (visible minority) people, Black people, people who are neither racialized nor Indigenous, immigrants and recent immigrants aged 15 and over, people aged 15 and over born in Canada, and people 65 and over, from the Canadian Income Survey (as published). Blank where Statistics Canada suppresses the estimate; for the territories most group estimates are suppressed. The overall rate and child food insecurity are in the food insecurity table.
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). Chart (9 options): All persons Indigenous people Racialized (visible minority) people Black people Neither racialized nor Indigenous Immigrants, 15 and over Recent immigrants (10 years or less), 15 and over Born in Canada, 15 and over People 65 and over
All persons (All persons (% food insecure)) Indigenous people (Indigenous people (% food insecure)) Racialized (visible minority) people (Racialized (visible minority) people (% food insecure)) Black people (Black people (% food insecure)) Neither racialized nor Indigenous (Neither racialized nor Indigenous (% food insecure)) Immigrants, 15 and over (Immigrants, 15 and over (% food insecure)) Recent immigrants (10 years or less), 15 and over (Recent immigrants (10 years or less), 15 and over (% food insecure)) Born in Canada, 15 and over (Born in Canada, 15 and over (% food insecure)) People 65 and over (People 65 and over (% food insecure))
Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: All persons (% food insecure) 13 areas ranked by All persons (% food insecure). Highest: Nunavut (56.4); lowest: Yukon (15.5); national value 24.0. Nunavut Nunavut: 56.4 56.4 Alberta Alberta: 28.4 28.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 28.2 28.2 Manitoba Manitoba: 27.9 27.9 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 26.7 26.7 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 26.2 26.2 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 25.5 25.5 Ontario Ontario: 25.4 25.4 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 23.3 23.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 23.2 23.2 Quebec Quebec: 18.0 18.0 Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 16.4 16.4 Yukon Yukon: 15.5 15.5 National 24.0
Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: All persons (% food insecure) 13 areas ranked by All persons (% food insecure). Highest: Nunavut (56.4); lowest: Yukon (15.5); national value 24.0. Nunavut Nunavut: 56.4 56.4 Alberta Alberta: 28.4 28.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 28.2 28.2 Manitoba Manitoba: 27.9 27.9 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 26.7 26.7 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 26.2 26.2 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 25.5 25.5 Ontario Ontario: 25.4 25.4 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 23.3 23.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 23.2 23.2 Quebec Quebec: 18.0 18.0 Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 16.4 16.4 Yukon Yukon: 15.5 15.5 National 24.0
All persons (% food insecure), 2024, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by All persons (% food insecure). Highest: Nunavut (56.4); lowest: Yukon (15.5); national value 24.0. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Indigenous people (% food insecure) 9 areas ranked by Indigenous people (% food insecure). Highest: New Brunswick (56.9); lowest: British Columbia (30.0); national value 34.7. New Brunswick New Brunswick: 56.9 56.9 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 40.7 40.7 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 39.5 39.5 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 38.8 38.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 36.6 36.6 Ontario Ontario: 33.9 33.9 Quebec Quebec: 33.5 33.5 Alberta Alberta: 32.7 32.7 British Columbia British Columbia: 30.0 30.0 National 34.7
Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Indigenous people (% food insecure) 9 areas ranked by Indigenous people (% food insecure). Highest: New Brunswick (56.9); lowest: British Columbia (30.0); national value 34.7. New Brunswick New Brunswick: 56.9 56.9 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 40.7 40.7 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 39.5 39.5 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 38.8 38.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 36.6 36.6 Ontario Ontario: 33.9 33.9 Quebec Quebec: 33.5 33.5 Alberta Alberta: 32.7 32.7 British Columbia British Columbia: 30.0 30.0 National 34.7
Indigenous people (% food insecure), 2024, sorted high to low. 9 areas ranked by Indigenous people (% food insecure). Highest: New Brunswick (56.9); lowest: British Columbia (30.0); national value 34.7. Not shown (not published by Statistics Canada): Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Racialized (visible minority) people (% food insecure) 10 areas ranked by Racialized (visible minority) people (% food insecure). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (41.4); lowest: British Columbia (25.4); national value 30.4. Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 41.4 41.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 36.9 36.9 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 36.4 36.4 Manitoba Manitoba: 36.4 36.4 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 34.4 34.4 Alberta Alberta: 31.9 31.9 Ontario Ontario: 31.8 31.8 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 30.3 30.3 Quebec Quebec: 28.0 28.0 British Columbia British Columbia: 25.4 25.4 National 30.4
Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Racialized (visible minority) people (% food insecure) 10 areas ranked by Racialized (visible minority) people (% food insecure). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (41.4); lowest: British Columbia (25.4); national value 30.4. Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 41.4 41.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 36.9 36.9 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 36.4 36.4 Manitoba Manitoba: 36.4 36.4 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 34.4 34.4 Alberta Alberta: 31.9 31.9 Ontario Ontario: 31.8 31.8 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 30.3 30.3 Quebec Quebec: 28.0 28.0 British Columbia British Columbia: 25.4 25.4 National 30.4
Racialized (visible minority) people (% food insecure), 2024, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Racialized (visible minority) people (% food insecure). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (41.4); lowest: British Columbia (25.4); national value 30.4. Not shown (not published by Statistics Canada): Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Black people (% food insecure) 9 areas ranked by Black people (% food insecure). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (56.0); lowest: British Columbia (35.2); national value 41.3. Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 56.0 56.0 Manitoba Manitoba: 53.8 53.8 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 52.0 52.0 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 49.8 49.8 Ontario Ontario: 43.8 43.8 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 41.5 41.5 Alberta Alberta: 38.3 38.3 Quebec Quebec: 37.8 37.8 British Columbia British Columbia: 35.2 35.2 National 41.3
Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Black people (% food insecure) 9 areas ranked by Black people (% food insecure). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (56.0); lowest: British Columbia (35.2); national value 41.3. Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 56.0 56.0 Manitoba Manitoba: 53.8 53.8 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 52.0 52.0 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 49.8 49.8 Ontario Ontario: 43.8 43.8 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 41.5 41.5 Alberta Alberta: 38.3 38.3 Quebec Quebec: 37.8 37.8 British Columbia British Columbia: 35.2 35.2 National 41.3
Black people (% food insecure), 2024, sorted high to low. 9 areas ranked by Black people (% food insecure). Highest: Newfoundland and Labrador (56.0); lowest: British Columbia (35.2); national value 41.3. Not shown (not published by Statistics Canada): Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Neither racialized nor Indigenous (% food insecure) 10 areas ranked by Neither racialized nor Indigenous (% food insecure). Highest: New Brunswick (26.4); lowest: Quebec (14.9); national value 20.4. New Brunswick New Brunswick: 26.4 26.4 Alberta Alberta: 26.4 26.4 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 24.2 24.2 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 23.0 23.0 Manitoba Manitoba: 22.6 22.6 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 22.4 22.4 British Columbia British Columbia: 21.1 21.1 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 21.0 21.0 Ontario Ontario: 20.8 20.8 Quebec Quebec: 14.9 14.9 National 20.4
Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Neither racialized nor Indigenous (% food insecure) 10 areas ranked by Neither racialized nor Indigenous (% food insecure). Highest: New Brunswick (26.4); lowest: Quebec (14.9); national value 20.4. New Brunswick New Brunswick: 26.4 26.4 Alberta Alberta: 26.4 26.4 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 24.2 24.2 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 23.0 23.0 Manitoba Manitoba: 22.6 22.6 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 22.4 22.4 British Columbia British Columbia: 21.1 21.1 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 21.0 21.0 Ontario Ontario: 20.8 20.8 Quebec Quebec: 14.9 14.9 National 20.4
Neither racialized nor Indigenous (% food insecure), 2024, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Neither racialized nor Indigenous (% food insecure). Highest: New Brunswick (26.4); lowest: Quebec (14.9); national value 20.4. Not shown (not published by Statistics Canada): Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Immigrants, 15 and over (% food insecure) 10 areas ranked by Immigrants, 15 and over (% food insecure). Highest: Manitoba (34.3); lowest: Quebec (23.0); national value 26.8. Manitoba Manitoba: 34.3 34.3 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 33.2 33.2 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 30.8 30.8 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 30.4 30.4 Alberta Alberta: 30.0 30.0 Ontario Ontario: 27.6 27.6 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 27.5 27.5 British Columbia British Columbia: 24.0 24.0 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 23.7 23.7 Quebec Quebec: 23.0 23.0 National 26.8
Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Immigrants, 15 and over (% food insecure) 10 areas ranked by Immigrants, 15 and over (% food insecure). Highest: Manitoba (34.3); lowest: Quebec (23.0); national value 26.8. Manitoba Manitoba: 34.3 34.3 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 33.2 33.2 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 30.8 30.8 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 30.4 30.4 Alberta Alberta: 30.0 30.0 Ontario Ontario: 27.6 27.6 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 27.5 27.5 British Columbia British Columbia: 24.0 24.0 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 23.7 23.7 Quebec Quebec: 23.0 23.0 National 26.8
Immigrants, 15 and over (% food insecure), 2024, sorted high to low. 10 areas ranked by Immigrants, 15 and over (% food insecure). Highest: Manitoba (34.3); lowest: Quebec (23.0); national value 26.8. Not shown (not published by Statistics Canada): Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Recent immigrants (10 years or less), 15 and over (% food insecure) 9 areas ranked by Recent immigrants (10 years or less), 15 and over (% food insecure). Highest: New Brunswick (45.2); lowest: Quebec (26.7); national value 30.8. New Brunswick New Brunswick: 45.2 45.2 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 36.8 36.8 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 35.3 35.3 Alberta Alberta: 34.4 34.4 Manitoba Manitoba: 34.0 34.0 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 33.8 33.8 Ontario Ontario: 30.7 30.7 British Columbia British Columbia: 29.7 29.7 Quebec Quebec: 26.7 26.7 National 30.8
Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Recent immigrants (10 years or less), 15 and over (% food insecure) 9 areas ranked by Recent immigrants (10 years or less), 15 and over (% food insecure). Highest: New Brunswick (45.2); lowest: Quebec (26.7); national value 30.8. New Brunswick New Brunswick: 45.2 45.2 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 36.8 36.8 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 35.3 35.3 Alberta Alberta: 34.4 34.4 Manitoba Manitoba: 34.0 34.0 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 33.8 33.8 Ontario Ontario: 30.7 30.7 British Columbia British Columbia: 29.7 29.7 Quebec Quebec: 26.7 26.7 National 30.8
Recent immigrants (10 years or less), 15 and over (% food insecure), 2024, sorted high to low. 9 areas ranked by Recent immigrants (10 years or less), 15 and over (% food insecure). Highest: New Brunswick (45.2); lowest: Quebec (26.7); national value 30.8. Not shown (not published by Statistics Canada): Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Born in Canada, 15 and over (% food insecure) 13 areas ranked by Born in Canada, 15 and over (% food insecure). Highest: Nunavut (54.3); lowest: Quebec (14.4); national value 20.5. Nunavut Nunavut: 54.3 54.3 Alberta Alberta: 26.1 26.1 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 25.5 25.5 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 24.1 24.1 Manitoba Manitoba: 23.8 23.8 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 23.3 23.3 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 22.9 22.9 Ontario Ontario: 21.3 21.3 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 21.2 21.2 British Columbia British Columbia: 20.5 20.5 Yukon Yukon: 17.7 17.7 Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 17.2 17.2 Quebec Quebec: 14.4 14.4 National 20.5
Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: Born in Canada, 15 and over (% food insecure) 13 areas ranked by Born in Canada, 15 and over (% food insecure). Highest: Nunavut (54.3); lowest: Quebec (14.4); national value 20.5. Nunavut Nunavut: 54.3 54.3 Alberta Alberta: 26.1 26.1 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 25.5 25.5 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 24.1 24.1 Manitoba Manitoba: 23.8 23.8 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 23.3 23.3 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 22.9 22.9 Ontario Ontario: 21.3 21.3 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 21.2 21.2 British Columbia British Columbia: 20.5 20.5 Yukon Yukon: 17.7 17.7 Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 17.2 17.2 Quebec Quebec: 14.4 14.4 National 20.5
Born in Canada, 15 and over (% food insecure), 2024, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by Born in Canada, 15 and over (% food insecure). Highest: Nunavut (54.3); lowest: Quebec (14.4); national value 20.5. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: People 65 and over (% food insecure) 12 areas ranked by People 65 and over (% food insecure). Highest: Nunavut (40.4); lowest: Quebec (8.5); national value 11.9. Nunavut Nunavut: 40.4 40.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 14.7 14.7 Manitoba Manitoba: 14.2 14.2 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 13.2 13.2 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 13.1 13.1 Ontario Ontario: 13.1 13.1 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 12.9 12.9 Alberta Alberta: 12.3 12.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 12.3 12.3 Yukon Yukon: 12.3 12.3 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 8.9 8.9 Quebec Quebec: 8.5 8.5 National 11.9
Food insecurity by group and province, Canada: People 65 and over (% food insecure) 12 areas ranked by People 65 and over (% food insecure). Highest: Nunavut (40.4); lowest: Quebec (8.5); national value 11.9. Nunavut Nunavut: 40.4 40.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 14.7 14.7 Manitoba Manitoba: 14.2 14.2 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 13.2 13.2 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 13.1 13.1 Ontario Ontario: 13.1 13.1 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 12.9 12.9 Alberta Alberta: 12.3 12.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 12.3 12.3 Yukon Yukon: 12.3 12.3 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 8.9 8.9 Quebec Quebec: 8.5 8.5 National 11.9
People 65 and over (% food insecure), 2024, sorted high to low. 12 areas ranked by People 65 and over (% food insecure). Highest: Nunavut (40.4); lowest: Quebec (8.5); national value 11.9. Not shown (not published by Statistics Canada): Northwest Territories. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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Province/territory All persons (% food insecure) Indigenous people (% food insecure) Racialized (visible minority) people (% food insecure) Black people (% food insecure) Neither racialized nor Indigenous (% food insecure) Immigrants, 15 and over (% food insecure) Recent immigrants (10 years or less), 15 and over (% food insecure) Born in Canada, 15 and over (% food insecure) People 65 and over (% food insecure) Canada 24 34.7 30.4 41.3 20.4 26.8 30.8 20.5 11.9 Newfoundland and Labrador 25.5 40.7 41.4 56 23 23.7 33.8 23.3 12.9 Prince Edward Island 23.3 not published by Statistics Canada 30.3 not published by Statistics Canada 21 27.5 not published by Statistics Canada 21.2 8.9 Nova Scotia 26.2 38.8 36.4 49.8 24.2 30.8 35.3 24.1 13.1 New Brunswick 28.2 56.9 36.9 52 26.4 33.2 45.2 25.5 14.7 Quebec 18 33.5 28 37.8 14.9 23 26.7 14.4 8.5 Ontario 25.4 33.9 31.8 43.8 20.8 27.6 30.7 21.3 13.1 Manitoba 27.9 36.6 36.4 53.8 22.6 34.3 34 23.8 14.2 Saskatchewan 26.7 39.5 34.4 41.5 22.4 30.4 36.8 22.9 13.2 Alberta 28.4 32.7 31.9 38.3 26.4 30 34.4 26.1 12.3 British Columbia 23.2 30 25.4 35.2 21.1 24 29.7 20.5 12.3 Yukon 15.5 not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada 17.7 12.3 Northwest Territories 16.4 not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada 17.2 not published by Statistics Canada Nunavut 56.4 not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada not published by Statistics Canada 54.3 40.4
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0835-01: Food insecurity by selected demographic characteristics . Reference period: 2024.
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