For a full pandemic recovery, Northern Canada needs policy change on food insecurity

โ€œA symptom of a larger issueโ€

Why It Matters

Before the COVID-19, over half of Nunavutโ€™s households experienced food insecurity. Pandemic lockdowns have heighted the issue. In partnership with Community Foundations Canada we look at Qajuqturvik Food Centre, which is providing solutions through food, tradition and community.

Food insecurity is a pressing problem in Canadaโ€™s North. In Nunavut, 57 percent of households are food insecure โ€” the highest rates in the country, and more than four times Canadaโ€™s national average.

While there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut, the pandemicโ€™s economic impact and lockdown measures are expected to exacerbate food insecurity in the region. One reason for this is the high price of fo

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