Were 1 in 5 Canadian households food insecure from 2017-2018?
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According to Statistics Canada data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), 12.7% of households experienced food insecurity in 2017-2018, which is lower than the often-cited one in five statistic. This represented 4.4 million people across the country, with significant variations among provinces and territories.
