Requests for food aid will continue to rise over the next three years, according to the Quebec food bank network (BAQ), which on Thursday unveiled its first economic study to forecast the scale of future demand in the province and gain a better understanding of the main factors contributing to it.
“The study confirms the worrying trend observed by the BAQ, namely that the number of requests for food aid to which the network responds will increase,” it said in a news release, pointing out that “BAQ member organizations on the ground have been facing increased pressure for several years now.”
In 2024, the BAQ responded to 2.9 million requests per month. According to the Aviseo study, this figure will rise to 3.22 million in 2027, an increase of more than 320,000 requests over the next three years. It forecasts an increase of 5.19 per cent in 2026 and 4.23 …