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 2022 - December 2022.
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 2022.
Rent Prices: This data was pulled from the CMHC's Rental Market Survey Data for October 2022, one-bedroom apartments. Figures used for each income source assumed: Ontario Works - $733 (single person, no dependents), Ontario Disability Support Program - $1,308 (single person, no dependents), Full-Time Minimum Wage - $2,698 ($16.55 per hour at 37.5 hours/week, before taxes), Part-Time Minimum Wage - $1,434 ($16.55 per hours at 20 hours/week, before taxes).
% Riding Renters, Core Housing Need, Poverty Rate: This data was pulled from Statistics Canada's 2021 Census Profiles, by Federal Electoral District.
Social Housing Waitlists: This data was sourced from various municipal reports and news articles.