Food Banks Canada: Food Banks

food banks: Despite an improved economic outlook, the report shows that the number of Canadians visiting food banks is 23 per cent higher than during the 2008 recession when it was at its lowest in a decade and food banks are stretched to their limit, according to The Star. MORE ON THESTAR.COM Being able to afford essential food has never been such a pervasive challenge for Canadians as it is now, according to a report released Tuesday by Food Banks Canada. More than 800,000 Canadians visit one monthly. Roughly 300,000 of them are children. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.