‘These are your neighbours’: Jim Balsillie gives $4.5M to food banks
The Growth Op
Tue, Sep 22
Key Points
- Ontario food banks recorded 8.7 million visits in 2024–2025.
- This represents a 13% increase over the previous year.
- Food bank visits have increased by 165% since 2019–2020 in Ontario.
- Overall food bank use in Canada has doubled since 2019.
Ontario food banks, meanwhile, recorded 8.7 million visits in 2024–2025, a 13 per cent increase over the previous year and a 165 per cent increase since 2019–2020. Food bank use in Canada has doubled since 2019, according to informational handouts.