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Food insecurity by province Share of persons living in food-insecure households (marginal, moderate or severe), and in moderately or severely food-insecure households, from the Canadian Income Survey. Territories are shown individually (blank where Statistics Canada does not publish an estimate).
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). Chart (3 options): Food insecure, all persons Moderately or severely food insecure Food insecure, under 18
Food insecure, all persons (Food insecure, all persons (%)) Moderately or severely food insecure (Moderately or severely food insecure (%)) Food insecure, under 18 (Food insecure, under 18 (%))
Food insecurity by province: Food insecure, all persons (%) 13 areas ranked by Food insecure, all persons (%). Highest: Nunavut (56.4); lowest: Yukon (15.5); national value 24.0. Nunavut Nunavut: 56.4 56.4 Alberta Alberta: 28.4 28.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 28.2 28.2 Manitoba Manitoba: 27.9 27.9 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 26.7 26.7 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 26.2 26.2 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 25.5 25.5 Ontario Ontario: 25.4 25.4 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 23.3 23.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 23.2 23.2 Quebec Quebec: 18.0 18.0 Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 16.4 16.4 Yukon Yukon: 15.5 15.5 National 24.0
Food insecurity by province: Food insecure, all persons (%) 13 areas ranked by Food insecure, all persons (%). Highest: Nunavut (56.4); lowest: Yukon (15.5); national value 24.0. Nunavut Nunavut: 56.4 56.4 Alberta Alberta: 28.4 28.4 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 28.2 28.2 Manitoba Manitoba: 27.9 27.9 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 26.7 26.7 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 26.2 26.2 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 25.5 25.5 Ontario Ontario: 25.4 25.4 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 23.3 23.3 British Columbia British Columbia: 23.2 23.2 Quebec Quebec: 18.0 18.0 Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 16.4 16.4 Yukon Yukon: 15.5 15.5 National 24.0
Food insecure, all persons (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by Food insecure, all persons (%). Highest: Nunavut (56.4); lowest: Yukon (15.5); national value 24.0. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Food insecurity by province: Moderately or severely food insecure (%) 13 areas ranked by Moderately or severely food insecure (%). Highest: Nunavut (53.2); lowest: Quebec (12.1); national value 18.4. Nunavut Nunavut: 53.2 53.2 Alberta Alberta: 22.8 22.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 22.3 22.3 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 20.9 20.9 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 20.4 20.4 Ontario Ontario: 20.2 20.2 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 19.7 19.7 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 19.7 19.7 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 18.9 18.9 British Columbia British Columbia: 17.4 17.4 Yukon Yukon: 13.0 13.0 Northwest Territories Northwest Territories: 12.6 12.6 Quebec Quebec: 12.1 12.1 National 18.4
Food insecurity by province: Moderately or severely food insecure (%) 13 areas ranked by Moderately or severely food insecure (%). Highest: Nunavut (53.2); lowest: Quebec (12.1); national value 18.4. Nunavut Nunavut: 53.2 53.2 Alberta Alberta: 22.8 22.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 22.3 22.3 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 20.9 20.9 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 20.4 20.4 Ontario Ontario: 20.2 20.2 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 19.7 19.7 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 19.7 19.7 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 18.9 18.9 British Columbia British Columbia: 17.4 17.4 Yukon Yukon: 13.0 13.0 Northwest Territo… Northwest Territories: 12.6 12.6 Quebec Quebec: 12.1 12.1 National 18.4
Moderately or severely food insecure (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 13 areas ranked by Moderately or severely food insecure (%). Highest: Nunavut (53.2); lowest: Quebec (12.1); national value 18.4. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Food insecurity by province: Food insecure, under 18 (%) 12 areas ranked by Food insecure, under 18 (%). Highest: Nunavut (67.6); lowest: Yukon (14.3); national value 30.8. Nunavut Nunavut: 67.6 67.6 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 38.1 38.1 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 36.2 36.2 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 34.8 34.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 34.3 34.3 Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador: 33.8 33.8 Alberta Alberta: 33.7 33.7 Ontario Ontario: 32.2 32.2 British Columbia British Columbia: 32.1 32.1 Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island: 29.9 29.9 Quebec Quebec: 23.4 23.4 Yukon Yukon: 14.3 14.3 National 30.8
Food insecurity by province: Food insecure, under 18 (%) 12 areas ranked by Food insecure, under 18 (%). Highest: Nunavut (67.6); lowest: Yukon (14.3); national value 30.8. Nunavut Nunavut: 67.6 67.6 New Brunswick New Brunswick: 38.1 38.1 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan: 36.2 36.2 Nova Scotia Nova Scotia: 34.8 34.8 Manitoba Manitoba: 34.3 34.3 Newfoundland and … Newfoundland and Labrador: 33.8 33.8 Alberta Alberta: 33.7 33.7 Ontario Ontario: 32.2 32.2 British Columbia British Columbia: 32.1 32.1 Prince Edward Isl… Prince Edward Island: 29.9 29.9 Quebec Quebec: 23.4 23.4 Yukon Yukon: 14.3 14.3 National 30.8
Food insecure, under 18 (%), 2024, sorted high to low. 12 areas ranked by Food insecure, under 18 (%). Highest: Nunavut (67.6); lowest: Yukon (14.3); national value 30.8. Not shown (no value in the source): Northwest Territories. Full data in the table below.Source: Statistics Canada. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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Province Food insecure, all persons (%) Moderately or severely food insecure (%) Food insecure, under 18 (%) Canada 24 18.4 30.8 Newfoundland and Labrador 25.5 20.4 33.8 Prince Edward Island 23.3 18.9 29.9 Nova Scotia 26.2 19.7 34.8 New Brunswick 28.2 20.9 38.1 Quebec 18 12.1 23.4 Ontario 25.4 20.2 32.2 Manitoba 27.9 22.3 34.3 Saskatchewan 26.7 19.7 36.2 Alberta 28.4 22.8 33.7 British Columbia 23.2 17.4 32.1 Yukon 15.5 13 14.3 Northwest Territories 16.4 12.6 Nunavut 56.4 53.2 67.6
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0835-01: Food insecurity by selected demographic characteristics . Reference period: 2024.
Cite this table Source agency Statistics Canada Dataset Table 13-10-0835-01 Table Food insecurity by province Data last updated 2026-10-29 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-food-insecurity/ Food insecurity by province (Canada, 2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 13-10-0835-01. Retrieved 2026-10-29 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/ca-food-insecurity/
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