Food bank reports 95% of users not born in Canada
By Cosmin Dzsurdzsa
A Toronto-area food bank is sounding the alarm after it witnessed a dramatic increase in new clients – a vast majority of which were new immigrants.
According to Feed Scarborough, visits to its five locations across the region have spiked by 112% in the past year.
A total of 95% of those relying on Feed Scarborough were not born in the country, while 72% had only been in Canada a year or less.
“I can’t pay the bills. I don’t have any money. I don’t have any income, but I’m still surviving,” client and new immigrant Brigitte told CityNews.
“The situations I’ve passed through, the things I’ve passed through have been a lot, and at times I regret, I’m like ‘why did I leave?’ I would’ve stayed there. On the other hand, I say you have to face it and life has to move on.”