Nearly 1 in 4 people don’t know where
their next meal is coming from.

46.5% Of all food in Canada is wasted EVERY YEAR.

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The amount of good food wasted in Canada every year could feed over 17 million people.

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Pounds of greenhouse gases created annually from wasted food — the same as 17.3 million cars

In Canada, Second Harvest and its partners rescued and redistributed 95.3 M lbs of food in 2025, averting 309 M lbs of GHGs.

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What we know about food waste & rescue

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul 

Society of Saint Vincent de Paul 

Second Harvest has been essential in connecting us to local grocery stores. These grocery stores have allowed us to include bread and baked goods as well as some non-perishable items consistently to the people and families in need that we serve. We are very grateful for this program.

Andrew French

Thrive

As hunger has significant impact on an individual's physical, mental and cognitive well-being, to provide ample and nourishing food to our participants has greatly improved both our ability to support individuals and the overall atmosphere at Thrive. We are thoroughly grateful for this partnership for providing us with such an irreplaceable resource!

Community Food Resource Network

Community Food Resource Network

Second Harvest has contributed to our goals by allowing us to use our funds in different areas and on different projects. The money we save via our Second Harvest food donations has allowed us to purchase extra fruits and vegetables for our clients as well as keep our own garden growing. In addition, we have chosen to support our local school in their endeavours to supply "shelf-stable" meal kits to students to take home.

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