The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has calculated that by Tuesday, February 8th, 2022, a Canadian household of average income will have earned enough to pay for their entire year's grocery bill.
Canadians spent 10.7% of their disposable income on food in 2021, which is slightly lower than the 11% of disposable income spent on food in 2020.
Due to this, Food Freedom Day is now one day earlier, landing on February 8th, 2022.
“This year we recognized the challenging realities faced by many households across Canada and while we want to continue celebrating Canada’s capacity to provide affordable food to many Canadians, we wanted provide more context in order to show the effects that food prices are having on different segments of the population,” said CFA President Mary Robinson. “While it's always great to see the overall figure improve, it's also important to see the different realities in households across Canada, and reflect on what rising food inflation means for food security across Canada.”
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