Food insecurity presents a serious and growing challenge in Canada’s northern and remote Aboriginal communities. In 2011, off-reserve Aboriginal households in Canada were about twice as likely as other Canadian households to be food insecure. Finding lasting solutions will require the involvement not just of policy-makers but of those most affected by food insecurity: people living in the North.
In recognition of this problem, the Minister of Health, on behalf of Health Canada, asked the CCA to assess the knowledge of the factors influencing food security in the Canadian North and of the health implications of food insecurity for northern Aboriginal populations.
FOOD SYSTEM THEME:
Food System Coordination, Policy and Networks
RESOURCE THEME:
Research
REACH:
Pan-Northern
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The Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) convenes the best experts in their respective fields to assess the evidence on complex scientific topics of public interest to inform decision-making in Canada. Search the CCA website for reports on a number of important issues which relate to food systems, Indigenous and Northern issues and climate change.
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