What do we know about the people visiting food banks in Canada in late 2025?

We know there are a lot more of them. Food Banks Canada’s 2025 report tells us that food bank usage is up by 99% since 2019.

Calgary Food Bank president and CEO Melissa From told Postmedia: “They’re no longer coming for one or two or three hampers to get them by; they’re now needing to rely on us longer term.”

What we do not know is the circumstance of each individual. Statistics tell us the scope of the problem, but nothing about the person .

A text to my radio show on Newstalk1010 in Toronto said: “I can tell you that a lot of people showing up at food banks drive a nice car. If they can afford a nice car, they can afford groceries.”

I say to the person texting: “You don’t know that.”

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