‘Unprecedented’: Monthly Food Bank Use in Canada Reaches Record 2 Million Visits

Boxes wait to be filled with provisions at the Daily Bread Food Bank warehouse in Toronto on March 18, 2020. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

Canada saw record food bank use in 2024, with a high of over 2 million food bank visits in March, says a Food Banks Canada report.

Food bank usage has risen 90 percent since 2019, according to HungerCount 2024, which tracked trends among the country’s 5,500 food banks and community organizations.