No Alberta Advantage When It Comes to Food Security

We often hear people talking about how Calgary is one of the top places to live, or how Alberta has inexpensive housing and is so much more affordable than Vancouver and Toronto. The Alberta government even ran campaigns in Toronto and Vancouver talking about “shorter commutes to bigger houses” and how life is more affordable in our province.

Trying to reconcile this narrative with Alberta’s alarming level of food insecurity is hard.

What is true is that Alberta is one of the most food insecure provinces in Canada and had about 156,000 food bank visits last year, a 73% increase over 2019. This is more than double the national rate of increase. To understand what’s going on, we decided to take a closer look.

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