Food bank use in Quebec in 2025 has hit record numbers, surpassing 3 million assistance requests, according to Food Banks Canada's HungerCount 2025 recent report. Employed people and students are among the fastest growing user groups, with food banks struggling to keep up with demand.  

McGill experts are available to comment on this topic: 

Patrick Cortbaoui, Senior Managing Director of the Margaret A Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security and Academic Associate at the School of Human Nutrition, can discuss the scale and causes of the food insecurity crisis, the strain on food bank infrastructure, as well as policy and long-term solutions. 

patrick.cortbaoui [at] mcgill.ca (English, French) 

Jayne Malenfant, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education, can discuss the connection between housing insecurity and food insecurity; the impact of food insecurity on students' access to education; and the stigma and underfunding of community organizations and resources such as food banks.

jayne.malenfant [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)

Amélie Quesnel-Vallée, Professor in the Department of Equity, Ethics and Politics, Canada Research Chair in Policies and Health Inequalities, and Director of the McGill Observatory on Health and Social Services Reforms, can discuss how even moderate food insecurity is associated with significant excess costs in the health care system.

amelie.quesnelvallee [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)