Food Banks Canada

$35,840,000.00 CAD

≈ $0.87 for every person in Canada ≈ 463 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Program
Emergency Food Security Fund
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2021-2022
Agreement period
April 1, 2021 – January 31, 2023
Reference
aafc-aac:235-2021-2022-Q2-00104

Published purpose

The objective of this project is to address the increased visits during the pandemic, the closure of usual revenues streams like thrift stores and disruption in in-kind donations to some food banks, the supply shortages and lack of transportation, funds and personnel to purchase food.

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