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The Food Insecurity Workgroup provides an opportunity for collaboration, knowledge exchange and advocacy among Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH) members working towards effective solutions to the problem of household food insecurity (HFI).
 

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Food Insecurity in Ontario communities - alPHa municipal election priority 2018

Food insecurity section from alPHa's municipal election priorities package

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Basic Income Payment Table for 2018 Income Scenarios Spreadsheet

Payment table from "Basic Income Pilot: Information Booklet," May 2017. page 16

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Social Assistance, Pension, and Tax Credit Rates April - June 2018

reference for rates used in 2018 Income Scenarios Spreadsheet

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Communications

 

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PROOF and ODPH Feedback to Mental Health Commission of Canada

PROOF and ODPH feedback on Food Insecurity and Mental Health policy recommendation in the Mental Health Commission of Canada's policy brief on mental health and the high cost of living (released February 2024)

Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG 2024 Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
ODPH letter in support of Bill S-233 Guaranteed Livable Basic Income

FIWG letter urging National Finance Committee Senators to support Bill S-233, An Act to develop a national framework for a guaranteed livable basic income.

Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG 2023 Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
ODPH submission to 2024 Federal Budget Consultation

FIWG submission for the pre-budget consultations for 2024 Federal Budget focusing on enhancements to the Canada Child Benefit program

Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG 2023 Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Monitoring Food Affordability and Inadequacy of Social Assistance Rates

resolution submitted by ODPH to alPHa for consideration at June 2023 AGM

Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Advocacy 2023 Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Response from Health Canada to COVID-19 letter

Response from Dr. Alfred Aziz received on June 30, 2020 to ODPH's letter sent to Prime Minister and federal party leaders on May 4, 2020

Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG 2020 Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
ODPH letter of support for Right to Housing in Bill C-97 and the National Housing Strategy Act

OPDH support for Right to Housing in Bill C-97 and the National Housing Strategy Act

Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG 2019 Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Letter in Support of Bill 60, establishing a Social Assistance Research Commission

ODPH members support Bill 60, establishing a Social Assistance Research Commission

Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Advocacy 2019 Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Response to ODPH Letter re Canada's Poverty Reduction Strategy

email response received by ODPH to our letter of October 5, 2018 regarding Canada's Poverty Reduction Strategy, monitoring food insecurity and cancellation of the Ontario Basic Income Pilot.

Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG 2019 Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
ODPH response to Premier Ford and Minister MacLeod re social assistance reform announcement

Letter to Premier Ford and Minister of Children, Community and Social Services Minister Lisa MacLeod in response to July 31, 2018 announcement on social assistance reform and termination of Ontario Basic Income Pilot

Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG 2018 Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Duclos re: National Housing Strategy

Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and Minister Duclos regarding the National Housing Strategy and the need to recognize housing as a human right in the impending legislation

Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG 2018 Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
ODPH letter to MOHLTC re HFSSM on CCHS 2019-20

letter urging MOHLTC and LHINs to recommend the HFSSM as a priority for CCHS 2019-20

Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG 2018 Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
DC/ODPH/OPHA joint response to MOECC Proposed Food and Organic Waste Framework

Joint response with Dietitians of Canada and OPHA to Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change proposed framework for food and organic waste submitted January 15, 2018

Communications Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG 2018 Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
ODPH Response to Income Security - A Roadmap for Change

ODPH response submitted December 19, 2017 to the Ministry of Community and Social Services consultation on Income Security - A Roadmap for Change

Communications 2017 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Joint letter to CBC Radio re: Sounds of the Season

ODPH, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, Dietitians of Canada, alPHa and OPHA joint letter to CBC Radio regarding annual Sounds of the Season food drive campaign

Communications November 2017 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Letter to Health Canada and MOHLTC re HFSSM

Letter to Health Canada and Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care regarding the Household Food Security Survey Module

Communications food security workgroup FSWG 2017 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Addressing Food and Organic Waste in Ontario - Joint submission with OPHA/DC/PROOF to MOECC consultation

Joint response submitted by ODPH, OPHA, DC and PROOF on Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) Discussion Paper, "Addressing Food and Organic Waste in Ontario."

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National Poverty Reduction Strategy consultation submission

ODPH submission drafted by FSWG for the National Poverty Reduction Strategy consultation

Communications June food security workgroup FSWG 2017 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
ODPH response to Ontario Food Security Strategy

Response submitted May 31, 2017 to Poverty Reduction Strategy Office re Ontario Food Security Strategy consultation

Communications May food security workgroup FSWG 2017 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Basic Income Pilot Consultation Letter

A letter to Minister Jaczek and Minister Ballard, as part of the Ontario government basic income pilot consultations, in support of the Technical Submission from alPHa, OPHA and PHO, as well as some additional comments (January 2017).

Communications January food security workgroup FSWG 2017 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
FSWG Basic Income Support Letter, 2016

Letter of support for Basic Income written by the Food Security working group, Dec 2016

Communications December food security workgroup FSWG 2016 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Response letter regarding Food Charity

ODPH Response letter regarding Food Charity, November, 2016

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Food Security Workgroup Letter to CBC Radio

Letter to CBC Radio about their 2016 Sounds of the Season campaign from an income response to food security perspective.

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ODPH FSWG Thank You Letter to alPHa, June 2016

ODPH FSWG Thank you letter written to alPHa for their endorsement of our Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity, June 2016.

Communications June food security workgroup FSWG 2016 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Advocacy Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Response letter from Deb Matthews: FSWG

Response letter from Deb Matthews: FSWG

Communications June response letter food security workgroup FSWG 2016 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Letter to the Premier, Deputy Premier and Minister of Community and Social Services about the ODPH Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity

Letter to the Premier, Deputy Premier and Minister of Community and Social Services about the ODPH Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity and urging them to make social policy reforms that could diminish poverty (April 2016).

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Letter to Put Food in the Budget

Letter of support to 'Put Food in the Budget' about their recent report 'Food Banks Are Not Enough!' (April 2016).

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Letter to the Chief MOH about the need for updates to the Nutritious Food Basket Protocol and Guidance Document

ODPH sent a letter to the Chief Medical Officer of Health about the need for updates to the Nutritious Food Basket Protocol and Guidance Document and offered our support in conducting the review. (February 2016)

Communications February food security workgroup FSWG 2016 nutritious food basket Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Letter to the Minister of Finance about the National Zero Waste Council campaign

A Letter to the Minister of Finance from ODPH urging the federal government to reject the tax credit proposal for food industry donations to charitable food programs advocated for by the National Zero Waste Council (March 2016).

Communications March food security workgroup FSWG 2016 food waste Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Feedback: A Consultation Paper on Ontario's Minimum Wage

In October, the ODPH Food Security Work Group provided feedback on "A Consultation Paper on Ontario's Minimum Wage." The following letter was sent to the Minimum Wage Review Committee on October 18, 2013.

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Reports

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Actions by Ontario Public Health Units to Address Household Food Insecurity: Results of an Environmental Scan of Ontario Public Health Units

This report was an initiative of the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health Food Insecurity Workgroup (ODPH FIWG) to help inform actions being taken by Ontario Public Health Units to address household food insecurity (HFI).

Resources Report Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG 2020 Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
French Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity

French translation of the position statement on responses to food insecurity.

November Resources food security workgroup Report FSWG position statement 2016 Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Income-Related Policy Recommendations to Address Food Insecurity

Income-Related Policy Recommendations to Address Food Insecurity (hyperlink to document) provides a detailed analysis of three policy areas (basic income guarantee, adequate social assistance, and reducing precarious employment) that address the root cause of food insecurity. Developed by the ODPH Food Security Workgroup, November 2015. This document accompanies the Position statement on the Responses to Food Insecurity and the Food Insecurity Infographic.

November Resources 2015 food security workgroup Report FSWG position statement Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity

Position Statement on Responses to Food Insecurity - Developed by the ODPH Food Security Workgroup to increase awareness among public health staff and management about the growing problem of household food insecurity in Ontario and the urgent need to advocate for effective responses.

November Resources 2015 food security workgroup Report FSWG position statement Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Call to Action on Food Security - Food Security Cover Sheet

Should we be content that some Ontarians are missing-out on a key opportunity for good health – food security? Does it cause you pause that annual Nutritious Food Basket surveys repeatedly show that many people with low-incomes – both from wages as well as from assistance -- can’t afford healthy eating after meeting other essentials such as housing? Are you comfortable that prosperity is being side-tracked and food bank use is substantially increasing? To learn more about solutions you could promote, check-out the "Call to Action on Food Security” toolkit, which has been developed jointly by OPHA’s Food Security Workgroup and the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health. (June 2011)

2011 Resources food security workgroup Report position statement Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Call to Action on Food Security - Food Security Key Messages

Should we be content that some Ontarians are missing-out on a key opportunity for good health – food security? Does it cause you pause that annual Nutritious Food Basket surveys repeatedly show that many people with low-incomes – both from wages as well as from assistance -- can’t afford healthy eating after meeting other essentials such as housing? Are you comfortable that prosperity is being side-tracked and food bank use is substantially increasing? To learn more about solutions you could promote, check-out the "Call to Action on Food Security” toolkit, which has been developed jointly by OPHA’s Food Security Workgroup and the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health. (June 2011)

2011 Resources food security workgroup Report position statement Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup
Call to Action on Food Security - Food Security Key Messages Background

Should we be content that some Ontarians are missing-out on a key opportunity for good health – food security? Does it cause you pause that annual Nutritious Food Basket surveys repeatedly show that many people with low-incomes – both from wages as well as from assistance -- can’t afford healthy eating after meeting other essentials such as housing? Are you comfortable that prosperity is being side-tracked and food bank use is substantially increasing? To learn more about solutions you could promote, check-out the "Call to Action on Food Security” toolkit, which has been developed jointly by OPHA’s Food Security Workgroup and the Ontario Dietitians in Public Health. (June 2011)

2011 Resources food security workgroup Report position statement Food Insecurity Workgroup FIWG Public Food Insecurity Workgroup

 

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