Resources

Women In the Workplace Study

Lean In and McKinsey and Company

Study looking deeper into women in the workplace and the issues they may face.

Household Food Insecurity in Canada 2021

University of Toronto

Drawing on data for 54,000 households from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Income Survey (CIS) conducted in 2021, we found a disturbingly high rate of household food insecurity. By food insecurity we mean inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints. The prevalence of household

The Cost of Healthy Eating in Alberta

Alberta Health Services

This series of reports presents an analysis of the cost and affordability of healthy eating in Alberta, as well as an overview of the causes, prevalence and impacts of household food insecurity. Target AudienceThe target audience includes leaders, policy-makers, decision-makers, dietitians and othe

Action on Household Food Insecurity

Alberta Policy Coalition for Chronic Disease Prevention

Household food insecurity – a lack of money to buy enough healthy food – is a serious issue in Alberta. More than 1 in 10 households in Alberta experience household food insecurity.Household food insecurity contributes to poor health, while poor health places households at greater risk for food

Food Charters: Alberta Examples (Food Security Systems Change)

Various

A Food Charter brings a “vision of values, principles and priorities...about the food that a county, a city or a region consider most important…Rather than a policy document, a charter is a guide for making decisions intended to improve the local food system for all residents and establish a sha

Food Insecurity: Information for Health Professionals

Alberta Health Services

Household food insecurity – the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints – is a serious public health issue. You can use the resources at the link below to guide understanding of the issue in Canadian health and social context, inform program and policy development, and