'It's not tenable': Canadian food banks say soaring demand pushing their limits
Increasing demand for food assistance this year, coupled with a regular spike in users during the holiday season, has strained Canadian food banks this month, the directors of multiple Canadian food bank associations say.
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![Volunteers sort through donated groceries at Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 18, 2023. - During the pandemic, the Daily Bread Food Bank saw its number of beneficiaries double to 120,000 per month. But with People sort through the contents of boxes.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7071778.1703984009!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1252152637.jpg)
Increasing demand for food assistance this year, coupled with a regular spike in users during the holiday season, has strained Canadian food banks this month, the directors of multiple Canadian food bank associations say.