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Food insecurity among seniors 65+: Canadian provinces ranked (2024)

Measure: Food insecurity among seniors 65 and over (%). All 12 provinces and territories with data in Food insecurity by group and province, Canada, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0835-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-11-11

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National value: 11.9 (Canada).

Lowest: 8.5 to 12.3 %
Group 2: 12.3 to 12.3 %
Group 3: 12.3 to 13.1 %
Group 4: 13.1 to 14.2 %
Highest: 14.2 to 40.4 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: Survey estimates; blank where Statistics Canada suppresses an estimate (most group estimates for the territories).


1	Nunavut	40.4
2	New Brunswick	14.7
3	Manitoba	14.2
4	Saskatchewan	13.2
5	Nova Scotia	13.1
5	Ontario	13.1
7	Newfoundland and Labrador	12.9
8	Alberta	12.3
8	British Columbia	12.3
8	Yukon	12.3
11	Prince Edward Island	8.9
12	Quebec	8.5

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0835-01: Food insecurity by selected demographic characteristics. Reference period: 2024.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by food insecurity among seniors 65 and over (%) (2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0835-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-11. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-food-insecurity-among-seniors-65-and-over/

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