The number of food bank visits in Toronto surpassed 4 million between March 2024 and April 2025, with children and youth accounting for one out of every four clients, according to a new report.
“Almost a year after the City of Toronto declared a food insecurity state of emergency, we’ve reached a devastating new milestone: over 4.1 million food bank visits in the past year,” reads the “Who’s Hungry” report released on Oct. 27.
“It was only five years ago that the number was below 1 million.”
The report, released as a joint effort between two Toronto food banks, said the number of visits increased from 3.49 million in 2024, to 4.12 million in 2025. The report compiled by Daily Bread Food Bank and North York Harvest Food Bank said many clients have multiple jobs and post-secondary degrees, but are still unable to afford food….