Alberta has highest food insecurity rate among Canadian provinces: report
Proof, a research program at the U of T, released itsreport last week. It used data from 54,000 households from Statistics Canada’s 2021 Canadian Income Survey and found a “disturbingly high rate of household food insecurity.”
“Differences in the rates of household food insecurity across the provinces point to the important roles that provincial governments play in protecting their populations from this problem.”New survey shows many Canadians going hungry due to skyrocketing food pricesThe research also pointed to the very high prevalence of severe food insecurity in Alberta at 6.3 per cent — also the highest rate in Canada.
“Not enough has been done by our policy makers, by our governments, to really make sure that the most vulnerable are really taken care of through our public income supports,” Li said. “During the pandemic, governments responded by providing funds to individuals and families through CERB and other things and of course those things come to an end.
“Provincial policies that we know really matter are things like social assistance rates, minimum wage, provincial child benefits. These are all programs and polices that affect the incomes, especially of low-income households. And by increasing the incomes of low-income households, that’s how we’re going to reduce food insecurities,” Li said.
Luan also said the government provided $6 million in funding to support food banks and community organizations, adding that Alberta’s Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped rates are the “highest” among the provinces.
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