PROOF: Research to Identify Policy Options to Reduce Food Insecurity

PROOF: Research to Identify Policy Options to Reduce Food Insecurity

Type NGO
Website proof.utoronto.ca
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Location Toronto, ON Canada Canada
Functions Research
Tags food security social policy
Summary PROOF is an interdisciplinary research team investigating household food insecurity in Canada. The goal of this research program is to identify effective policy approaches to reduce household food insecurity, which is defined as the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints.

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PROOF: Research to Identify Policy Options to Reduce Food Insecurity · 4 July 2023 English

Given the concerns expressed the potential financial costs of a basic income program during the second reading of the bill, the study of this committee and proposed framework must also …


PROOF: Research to Identify Policy Options to Reduce Food Insecurity · 16 October 2022 English

Household Food Insecurity in Canada in 2021: Webinar Follow-up Thank you for joining us for our webinar with Food Secure Canada on the current state of food insecurity in Canada, …


PROOF: Research to Identify Policy Options to Reduce Food Insecurity · 16 October 2022

• Combien de Canadiens sont touchés par l’insécurité alimentaire des ménages? • Quels ménages sont les plus vulnérables à l'insécurité alimentaire? • Quelles sont les répercussions de l'insécurité alimentaire sur …


PROOF: Research to Identify Policy Options to Reduce Food Insecurity · 12 October 2022 English

In 2019, the highest decile of families with children had an average income of $231,000 while the bottom decile had an average income of $14,000.[1] Household food insecurity, as this …


PROOF: Research to Identify Policy Options to Reduce Food Insecurity · 11 October 2022 English

Food insecurity: A problem of inadequate income, not solved by food FACTSHEET - OCTOBER 2022 FOOD INSECURITY: A problem of inadequate income, not solved by food Charitable food programs have …


PROOF: Research to Identify Policy Options to Reduce Food Insecurity · 29 September 2022 French

– Exclut les personnes qui vivent dans des réserves et d’autres collectivités autochtones de la province, les personnes en prison ou des centres de soins et les personnes qui vivent …


PROOF: Research to Identify Policy Options to Reduce Food Insecurity · 29 September 2022 English

Statistics on food bank usage represent the number of visits made to food banks in March of 2019 and 2021 reported by Food Banks Canada in its 2019 and 2021 …


PROOF: Research to Identify Policy Options to Reduce Food Insecurity · 22 September 2022 French

En raison de l’inflation record depuis 2021, on peut s’attendre à une augmentation de la prévalence et de la gravité de l’insécurité alimentaire dans l’absence de mesures pour répondre aux …


PROOF: Research to Identify Policy Options to Reduce Food Insecurity · 9 September 2022 English

Based on the number of positive responses to the questions posed, households are classified as food secure (no indication of any income-related problems of food access), marginally food insecure (some …



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