New report shows PEI with highest increase in food bank usage in region in past five years

A new report says PEI saw the highest increase in food bank usage in Atlantic Canada in the past five years.  The figures show the number of food bank visits on the Island grew by nearly 84 per cent between 2019 and 2024.  The Food Banks Canada report says Nova Scotia saw the next-highest increase in the region, with a jump of nearly 54 per cent.  Food bank visits went up in New Brunswick by 44 per cent and in Newfoundland and Labrador by 33 per cent.