CTS 10-12: Community Care/Health Services: Food Insecurity

Statistics from the federal government about food insecurity within Canada

This page from the Government of Canada's Public Health Agency provides data, government strategies and guidance about Food Security in Canada.

The Dietitians of Canada provide an overview of food insecurity

This is a comprehensive report on hunger and food bank use in Canada, from Food Banks Canada. You will find a video, key statistics, a map showing who uses food banks across Canada, and recommendations for reducing the need for food banks.

Foodbanks Canada page that provides educational information about hunger in Canada

This report presents updated estimates of undernourishment, child nutrition and progress towards the World Food Summit hunger targets. Scroll down to access an overview of information.

This graphic identifies a number of trends, challenges and priority actions along a path towards Zero Hunger by 2030 -- the goal of the United Nations

Publications for students and lesson plans for teachers that focus on Food Waste. (Alberta-based)

Take a look at this infographic from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to see how much food is wasted every year and what we can do to address this issue.

This lesson plan from ReadWriteThink gives students the opportunity to explore the problem of food waste. Students can research the topic with videos and online resources and then create a persuasion map to plan their argument.

Here are ideas for activities to get your class engaged about food waste. Includes step by step instructions and discussion questions.

Author and presenter Tristram Stuart describes the shocking data of wasted food, calling for a more responsible use of global resources.

This map is colour-coded to show the prevalence of undernourishment in the population (percent).

A clock that shows statistics on food produced, wasted, and consumed around the world in real time.