Use of Ontario Food Banks Rose 38 Percent Last Year, Reaching ‘Crisis Level,’ Report Says

Boxes wait to be filled with provisions at the Daily Bread Food Bank warehouse in Toronto on March 18, 2020. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

Food bank use has “reached a crisis level” in Ontario, rising 38 percent in the last year, a report released by Feed Ontario has found.

More than 800,000 people in the province used a food bank between April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023, the highest single-year increase ever reported, according to Hunger Report 2023.