The Toronto food bank Daily Bread has severed its ties with one of its largest member agencies, Feed Scarborough, after finding discrepancies with invoices provided to the charity to support grant funding.
Daily Bread Food Bank said in a statement to The Epoch Times that it has ceased funding to Feed Scarborough following allegations involving “the misuse of funds and concerning governance practices” at the organization.
“While Daily Bread is not responsible for Feed Scarborough’s management or operations, we recognize the seriousness of this situation and the concern it raises for the community,” the food bank said, adding Feed Scarborough will no longer be a member of the Daily Bread network after Jan. 31.
Daily Bread has also accused Feed Scarborough of prohibiting the charity from completing audit work related to the allegations. Daily Bread said it has retained legal counsel and shared its findings with the Toronto Police Service, and the matter is now under investigation.
Daily Bread said that in the meantime, it is ensuring that the people of south Scarborough continue to receive “uninterrupted access” to food. “This includes establishing alternative food support locations near existing Feed Scarborough sites and expanding capacity through trusted partners,” it said.
In a statement to The Epoch Times, Feed Scarborough’s CEO Suman Roy said Daily Bread had made “serious allegations” that “remain unproven.”
“I want to assure our donors, sponsors and our supporters that I am confident that ‘all monies received from Daily Bread’ were in fact used for charitable purposes and this includes all funds that are received from our supporters,” he said.
Roy said he also voluntarily contacted Toronto police after being made aware of the investigation through media reports, and said he plans to “cooperate fully and provide any information they need to speed up this process.”
Roy immigrated to Canada from India in 2003, working in the restaurant and hospitality sector before founding Feed Scarborough in 2018, which now operates six food banks in the city.
According to an October 2025 report by Daily Bread and North York Harvest Food Bank, the number of visits to food banks increased from 3.49 million in 2024 to 4.12 million in 2025. The report said many clients have multiple jobs and post-secondary degrees, but are still unable to afford food.
The report stated that food bank usage in Toronto has increased by 340 percent since 2019 and, for the second consecutive year, and more than one in 10 Torontonians have relied on food banks.
