Food insecurity in Canada

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Description:

This article highlights rates of food insecurity in Canada from 2007 to 2012. It includes comparisons between adult and child food insecurity rates. Relationships between food insecurity and the source of income, household type, and the number of children in the household are also examined.

Issue Number: 2015001
Author(s): Hawkins, Emma; Roshanafshar, Shirin
Main Product: Health at a Glance
Format Release date More information
HTML March 25, 2015
  • Correction: September 7, 2018

    Several parts of the article were modified in order to emphasize that the rates of food insecurity are related to the household and not individuals. For a detailed list of what was changed, please refer to the "Note to readers" section in the publication.

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