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Calculate the impact that hunger has in your riding. Tell us a few details and we will generate a custom report that you can share with your community and MPPs. Let’s get started!
Food Bank Use: This data was provided by the provincial food bank network via Link2Feed. Hunger in My Riding utilizes food bank used data between January 2019 - December 2019, which was processed by students in the Fleming College GIS program.
Ontario Works and ODSP Beneficiaries: This data was provided by staff at the Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services and drawn from statistics for June 2021.
Rent Prices: This data was pulled from the CMHC's Rental Market Survey Data for October 2019, one-bedroom apartments. Figures used for each income source assumed: Ontario Works - $733 (single person, no dependents), Ontario Disability Support Program - $1,169 (single person, no dependents), Full-Time Minimum Wage - $2,002 ($14.25 per hour at 37.5 hours/week, less taxes), Part-Time Minimum Wage - $1,160 ($14.25 per hours at 20 hours/week, less taxes).
% Riding Renters, Core Housing Need, Poverty Rate: This data was pulled from Statistics Canada's 2016 Census Profiles, Federal Electoral District
Social Housing Waitlists: This data was sourced from various municipal reports and news articles; if no recent source was found, the figure used was from the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association's 2016 Waiting Lists Survey Report.
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Hunger in Ontario is not caused by a lack of food, but rather the inability to afford it. Reducing poverty in Ontario is essential to addressing food insecurity. Learn more about the drivers of food bank use and the ways you can take action to fight hunger and poverty.