{"version":"1","article":{"id":"canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity","slug":"canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity?lang=en","title":"Food bank visits in Canada reached 2.35 million in March, HungerCount says","summary":"Food Banks Canada’s 2026 study measured an 8.7% annual increase and a 117% rise from 2019.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["food","statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:34+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-22T05:34:34+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-03","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Food Banks Canada (CNW release)","url":"https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canada-s-2026-hungercount-finds-millions-of-people-in-canada-face-impossible-trade-offs-829079428.html","publishedAt":"2026-10-21","checkedAt":"2026-10-22"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"reported-indicators","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Food Banks Canada: Mart 2026’da gıda bankası ziyaretleri 2,35 milyona çıktı","en":"Food bank visits in Canada reached 2.35 million in March, HungerCount says","ar":"تقرير هَنغَر كاونت: زيارات بنوك الطعام في كندا بلغت 2.35 مليون في مارس","fr":"Les banques alimentaires du Canada ont reçu 2,35 millions de visites en mars, selon HungerCount","es":"Las visitas a bancos de alimentos en Canadá llegaron a 2,35 millones en marzo, según HungerCount"},"description":{"tr":"HungerCount 2026, yıllık artışı yüzde 8,7; 2019’a göre artışı yüzde 117 olarak ölçtü.","en":"Food Banks Canada’s 2026 study measured an 8.7% annual increase and a 117% rise from 2019.","ar":"قاس تقرير «فود بانكس كندا» لعام 2026 زيادة سنوية قدرها 8.7% وارتفاعاً بنسبة 117% مقارنة بعام 2019.","fr":"L’étude 2026 de Food Banks Canada mesure une hausse annuelle de 8,7 % et une progression de 117 % depuis 2019.","es":"El estudio 2026 de Food Banks Canada midió un aumento anual del 8,7% y un incremento del 117% desde 2019."},"methodology":{"tr":"Food Banks Canada Mart 2026 araştırması; ziyaretler tekil kişiler değildir. 2,35 milyon, kaynak yuvarlaması korunarak 1.000.000 ile ölçeklenmiştir. Quebec eksik verileri için projeksiyon bulunduğundan ulusal değerler tahmin içerir. Yüzde 8,7 Mart 2025’e, yüzde 117 Mart 2019’a göredir; bölgesel yöntem değişikliği uyarıları geçerlidir.","en":"Food Banks Canada March 2026 study; visits are not unique people. Source-rounded 2.35 million is scaled by 1,000,000. National values include projections for missing Quebec data and are classified as estimates. The 8.7% compares March 2025; 117% compares March 2019. Regional methodological-comparability caveats apply."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canada-s-2026-hungercount-finds-millions-of-people-in-canada-face-impossible-trade-offs-829079428.html"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-22T05:22:28+03:00","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Mart 2026 gıda bankası ziyaretleri","en":"March 2026 food bank visits"},"value":2350000,"unit":"count","period":"2026-03","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"food-bank-monthly-visits","unitCode":"count","geography":"canada","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"flow","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Önceki yılın martına göre değişim","en":"Change from March of the preceding year"},"value":8.7,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-03","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"food-bank-monthly-visits-year-on-year-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"canada","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}},{"label":{"tr":"Mart 2019’a göre değişim","en":"Change from March 2019"},"value":117,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-03","basis":"estimate","measure":{"id":"food-bank-monthly-visits-change-from-march-2019","unitCode":"percent","geography":"canada","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"}}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"reported-indicators","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"reported-indicators","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity/data/reported-indicators?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/canada-food-banks-hungercount-2026-food-insecurity/data/reported-indicators?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Food Banks Canada’s HungerCount 2026, released on 21 October, counted 2.35 million visits to food banks nationwide in March. That was an 8.7% increase from a year earlier and 117% above 2019. The study draws on data from more than 5,500 food banks and community organizations across Canada.","The report says 18% of food bank clients were employed, up from 12.2% in 2019. Children made up 32.5% of clients, while 72% lived in market-rent housing; people with the lowest incomes spent an average of 60% of disposable income on housing. Food Banks Canada also reported that food prices had risen about 30% since 2021. These figures are the report’s measurements and comparisons. Visits are not a count of unique people. The source notes projections for missing Quebec data and methodological changes that prevent some regional historical comparisons."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Food Banks Canada’s 2026 study measured an 8.7% annual increase and a 117% rise from 2019.\n\nFood Banks Canada’s HungerCount 2026, released on 21 October, counted 2.35 million visits to food banks nationwide in March. That was an 8.7% increase from a year earlier and 117% above 2019. The study draws on data from more than 5,500 food banks and community organizations across Canada.\n\nThe report says 18% of food bank clients were employed, up from 12.2% in 2019. Children made up 32.5% of clients, while 72% lived in market-rent housing; people with the lowest incomes spent an average of 60% of disposable income on housing. Food Banks Canada also reported that food prices had risen about 30% since 2021. These figures are the report’s measurements and comparisons. Visits are not a count of unique people. The source notes projections for missing Quebec data and methodological changes that prevent some regional historical comparisons.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}