Resources
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Fresh Food Tax Credit: An Agricultural Tax Credit for Fresh Donations
In Canada, there currently exist only four provinces that recognize the donations of fresh food from farmers to local food banks through a tax credit. The province of Ontario, Quebec,...
- Report
Is Nutrition North Canada on Shifting Ground?
The Food Mail program, which was replaced by Nutrition North Canada, helped to create a grocery retailing environment in the north that was markedly different from what exists in the...
- Community Plan
Stimulating Canada’s Charitable Sector: A Tax Incentive Plan for Charitable Food Donations
There is currently no tax incentive, at the federal or provincial level, recognizing charitable donations of food by manufacturers, importers, distributors or retailers to food banks in Canada. Unsold food...
- Report
Nowhere to Turn: Single Adults Living with Poverty in Canada
Households composed of single adults have grown from 30% of those helped by food banks in 2001, to 45% in 2016. Food banks have unfortunately become an essential part of...
- Report
Nowhere to Turn: Single Adults Living with Poverty in Canada
“Households composed of single adults have grown from 30% of those helped by food banks in 2001, to 45% in 2016. Food banks have unfortunately become an essential part of...