News Releases and Blog Posts
A statement on Ontario's decision to exempt the Canada Disability Benefit as Income
The Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security applauds the announcement of the Government of Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services and Minister Michael Parsa to exempt the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) as income in an effort to avoid punitive effects when paired with other provincia...
Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security Awards $60,000 in Scholarships to Shed Light on Food Insecurity in Canada
Scholarships support new research to combat food insecurity in Canada . MISSISSAUGA, ON , June 4, 2025 /CNW/ - Maple Leaf Foods (TSX: MFI) and the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security ("the Centre") today announced the recipients of the 2025/26 Maple Leaf Board Scholarships i...
Meet Natalie & Ahmed – doing “all the right things” and still struggling to make ends meet
One of five household archetypes experiencing food insecurity Last year, we shared a blog post describing some of the research the Centre has embarked on to better understand the economic, demographic, geographic and social/cultural characteristics of households experiencing food insec...
Meet Baljeet – a newcomer experiencing economic precarity
One of the five household archetypes experiencing food insecurity Last month, we shared a blog post describing some of the research the Centre has embarked on to better understand the economic, demographic, geographic and social/cultural characteristics of households experiencing food ...
Meet Keira – a single mom with an uncooperative ex
One of five household archetypes experiencing food insecurity In December, we shared a blog post describing some of the research the Centre has embarked on to better understand the economic, demographic, geographic and social/cultural characteristics of households experiencing foo...
It’s a big, bold goal: Better public policy to achieve food security for Canadians with disabilities
The Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security is engaging thought leaders and public policy experts on ways governments can make meaningful impacts on the food insecurity crisis in Canada.
Meet Curtis – single and living with an acquired disability
One of five household archetypes experiencing food insecurity Last month, we shared a blog post describing some of the research The Centre has embarked on to better understand the economic, demographic, geographic and social/cultural characteristics of households experiencing food inse...
Meet Sasha & Oleg – parents caring for a child with a disability
One of five household archetypes experiencing food insecurity Last month, we shared a blog post describing research The Centre embarked on to better understand the economic, demographic, geographic and social/cultural characteristics of households experiencing food insecurity. Over the...
Navigating Food Insecurity in Urban Canada
Findings from an exploration of five household archetypes Since its inception in 2016, The Centre has worked to better understand the causes of and pathways out of food insecurity for Canadian households. Following research we funded by Statistics Canada to better understand the relati...
The Centre announces four new projects to increase access to the Canada Disability Benefit
The Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security (The Centre) has a goal, in collaboration with non-profits, businesses and government, to reduce food insecurity by 50%. In 2022 we learned that 50% of people over the age of 15 living in food-insecure households had a disability and we recognized that we n...