Toronto – September 12, 2016 – More and more Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque as workers and their families grapple with stagnant incomes, rising expenses and debt, and a struggling economy.
Toronto – July 12, 2016 – A snack is defined as a small portion of food or drink that is eaten between regular meals. However, a recently published study shows that – in today’s fast-paced society – four out of ten Canadians use snacks as a meal replacement.
Toronto – June 27, 2016 – The food production and processing industry is Canada’s largest manufacturing sector, as well as the largest provider of manufacturing jobs.
Toronto – April 21, 2016 – A new report published by the anti-poverty advocacy group Oxfam reveals that the 50 largest companies in the United States have more than $1.4 trillion stashed away in offshore tax havens.
Toronto – February 27, 2016 – A new study reveals that low-income Canadians are having to reduce their spending on essential items like food and housing in order to pay for another necessity – the Internet.
Toronto – December 18, 2015 – Food banks were established over 30 years ago as a short-term solution to addressing hunger in Canada. Three decades later, more than 852,000 families turned to food banks this year as a means of putting food on the table, according to the Hunger Count 2015 report.
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