Food and goods are sorted to be sent to a food bank at a Metro grocery store In Toronto on Feb. 2, 2024. The Canadian Press/Cole Burston
Food bank use in Ontario has surged to a record high with 8.7 million visits recorded in the past year as more than one million residents turned to emergency food services available in their communities, according to a newly released report.
A total of 1,007,441 people accessed Ontario food banks between April 2024 and March 2025, representing a 1 percent increase compared to the previous fiscal year and an 87 percent rise since 2019, says the report from Feed Ontario.
