As it has annually since the pandemic, the number of people visiting Toronto food banks for the first time soared again over the last year and newcomers to Canada are among the largest cohort of new users.

According to the Daily Bread and North York Harvest food bank’s Who’s Hungry Report 2024 – compiled using data from almost 1,400 users and 67 community sites, along with independent research and analysis – 154,700 new clients availed of their services between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024.