The Reality of Hunger

There are 51 campus-based food banks in Canada.

Ontario has the most campus-based food banks at 18. Ontario also has the second highest undergraduate tuition fees in Canada.

Quebec has the second highest student population in Canada, but only has two campus-based food banks. Quebec also has the lowest ndergraduate tuition fees of any province.

In March 2004, student food banks served 3121 clients.

Campus-based food banks that reported the family composition of their clients indicated that 47% percent of users are single people. 44% of clients have children, of which 34% are single parents.

Food banks that reported income sources of their clients said that over 80% of their users supported themselves through a combination of loans and job income. This suggests that the amount of financial assistance available to students is inadequate to meet their basic dietary requirements.

(Campus Hunger Count 2004 Survey produced by the Canadian Association of Food Banks and The Canadian Alliance of Student Associations)