2011–2012: 1st and 2nd Quarters Combined

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Data by product category

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed by product category between October 1, 2011 and December 31, 2011, and the weight of the products that were subsidized during this period. Product categories are listed in descending order based on the amount of subsidy; the category that received the highest amount of subsidy is listed first, followed by the category that received the second highest amount of subsidy, and so on.

Product category $ subsidy % total $ kg % total kg
Vegetables and fruit
(fresh and frozen)
6,669,476 28% 3,103,891 23%
Meat, poultry and fish
(fresh and frozen)
3,744,164 16% 1,925,582 15%
Milk (fresh, UHT,
and canned evaporated)
3,423,305 14% 1,778,813 13%
Bread and bread products, cereals,
crackers, flour and plain fresh and
frozen pasta
2,633,497 11% 1,381,703 10%
Products eligible
until October 1, 2012
2,072,087 9% 2,023,561 15%
Cheese, yogurt and
other dairy products
1,511,065 6% 807,565 6%
Unsweetened juice 1,295,260 5% 645,245 5%
Eggs and egg substitutes 950,267 4% 581,971 4%
Combination foods (fresh and frozen) 716,836 3% 496,300 4%
Cooking oils, margarine, lard, shortening,
butter, mayonnaise and salad dressing
356,404 1% 285,127 2%
Infant formula and
foods prepared specifically for infants
292,742 1% 161,334 1%
Nuts, seeds, peanut butter and
other nut butters, tofu and
other meat alternatives
87,273 0% 41,295 0%
Non-prescription drugs 8,938 0% 7,703 0%
Total 23,761,315 100% 13,240,090 100%
Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
Last modified: 2012-08-09.

This chart shows what percentage of the total subsidy transfer between April 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011 was applied to specific product categories. Because non-prescription drugs received less than 1% of the subsidy transfer this category is not shown in the chart. The chart is based on the data in the table above.

Percentage of the total subsidy transfer between April 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011
Description of this chart: Data by Product Category

The pie graph breaks down the total amount of subsidy spending between April 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011 by categories of eligible products as follows:

  • Perishable fruits and vegetables including juice: 34%
  • Milk and other perishable dairy products: 21%
  • Perishable meat and alternatives: 20%
  • Bread, cereal and other perishable grain products: 11%
  • Perishable combination foods: 3%
  • Margarine, oil and other fats: 1%
  • Infant formula and infant foods: 1%
  • Eligible until October 1, 2012: 9%

Last modified: 2012-08-09.

Data by province or territory and region

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed by province or territory and region between April 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011, and the product quantities that were subsidized during this period. Within a province or territory, regions are listed in descending order based on the amount of subsidy; the region that received the highest amount of subsidy is listed first, followed by the region that received the second highest amount of subsidy, and so on.

Region $ subsidy % total $ kg % total  kg
Nunavut
Baffin 9,514,261 40% 3,063,892 23%
Kivalliq 2,621,061 11% 1,761,355 13%
Kitikmeot 1,887,775 8% 1,029,607 8%
14,023,097 59% 5,854,854 44%
Quebec
Nunavik (Northern Quebec) 5,888,526 25% 2,533,474 19%
Quebec North Shore * 2,176 0% 1,088 0%
5,890,7021 25% 2,534,562 19%
Northwest Territories
Beaufort-Delta 702,399 3% 278,835 2%
Sahtu 623,469 3% 369,049 3%
Great Slave Lake 2,220 0% 44,404 0%
Deh Cho 43 0% 18 0%
1,328,132 6% 692,306 5%
Manitoba
1,210,183 5% 2,166,682 16%
Ontario
804,471 3% 1,571,152 12%
Newfoundland and Labrador
Labrador 431,045 2% 262,359 2%
Yukon
68,006 0% 44,591 0%
Saskatchewan
5,679 0% 113,584 1%
Total 23,761,315 100% 13,240,090 100%
* Quebec North Shore communities are eligible for a subsidy from Nutrition North Canada during the months when there is no marine service to these communities (generally from January to March).
Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
Last modified: 2012-08-09.

Data by community

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed by community between April 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011, and the product quantities that were subsidized during this period. Within a province or territory, communities are listed in descending order based on the amount of subsidy; the community that received the highest amount of subsidy is listed first, followed by the community that received the second highest amount of subsidy, and so on.

Community $ subsidy % total $ kg % total  kg
Nunavut
Iqaluit 2,393,288 10% 1,506,715 11%
Pond Inlet 1,654,547 7% 232,719 2%
Igloolik 834,873 4% 233,100 2%
Arctic Bay 833,285 4% 111,004 1%
Clyde River 717,302 3% 138,966 1%
Cape Dorset 711,347 3% 195,859 1%
Pangnirtung 706,991 3% 217,926 2%
Rankin Inlet 672,973 3% 596,905 5%
Baker Lake 638,725 3% 369,388 3%
Gjoa Haven 476,969 2% 205,236 1%
Resolute 449,272 2% 48,490 0%
Repulse Bay 438,036 2% 137,398 1%
Kugaaruk 385,716 2% 128,131 1%
Taloyoak 382,288 2% 140,108 1%
Coral Harbour 381,878 2% 123,246 1%
Kugluktuk 367,967 2% 227,385 2%
Hall Beach 342,957 1% 93,764 1%
Qikiqtarjuaq 278,918 1% 86,363 1%
Cambridge Bay 274,835 1% 328,747 2%
Grise Fiord 256,920 1% 17,128 0%
Arviat 252,327 1% 394,142 3%
Kimmirut 248,452 1% 65,908 0%
Whale Cove 125,779 1% 70,480 1%
Chesterfield Inlet 111,344 0% 69,795 1%
Sanikiluaq 86,110 0% 115,951 1%
14,023,097 59% 5,854,854 44%
Quebec
Salluit 991,198 4% 238,743 2%
Kuujjuaq 926,136 4% 567,703 4%
Puvirnituq 891,049 4% 310,046 2%
Kangiqsujuaq 522,305 2% 124,458 1%
Inukjuak 512,021 2% 271,201 2%
Kangiqsualujjuaq 422,305 2% 146,780 1%
Kangirsuk 396,853 2% 100,565 1%
Akulivik 322,662 1% 90,698 1%
Quaqtaq 274,492 1% 60,923 0%
Ivujivik 241,960 1% 53,849 0%
Tasiujaq 154,948 1% 47,278 0%
Aupaluk 114,487 0% 31,690 0%
Kuujjuarapik 61,383 0% 407,313 3%
Umiujaq 56,728 0% 82,227 1%
Saint-Augustin / Pakuashipi * 2,032 0% 968 0%
Gethsémani (La Romaine) * 144 0% 120 0%
Blanc-Sablon * 0 n/a 0 n/a
Chevery * 0 n/a 0 n/a
Harrington Harbour * 0 n/a 0 n/a
Kegaska * 0 n/a 0 n/a
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon * 0 n/a 0 n/a
La Tabatière * 0 n/a 0 n/a
Mutton Bay * 0 n/a 0 n/a
Tête-à-la-Baleine * 0 n/a 0 n/a
5,890,702 25% 2,534,562 19%
Northwest Territories
Ulukhaktok (Holman) 288,623 1% 83,136 1%
Norman Wells 164,588 1% 121,739 1%
Paulatuk 141,426 1% 42,327 0%
Fort Good Hope 133,864 1% 79,701 1%
Tuktoyaktuk 130,888 1% 85,251 1%
Tulita 126,827 1% 70,839 1%
Deline 120,824 1% 78,712 1%
Sachs Harbour 93,541 0% 18,119 0%
Colville Lake 77,365 0% 18,057 0%
Aklavik 47,922 0% 50,002 0%
Lutsel K'e 2,216 0% 44,314 0%
Trout Lake 43 0% 18 0%
Wha Ti 5 0% 91 0%
Gameti 0 n/a 0 n/a
1,328,132 6% 692,306 5%
Manitoba
St. Theresa Point 263,238 1% 383,953 3%
Island Lake (Garden Hill) 240,542 1% 335,895 3%
Oxford House 179,437 1% 332,654 3%
Waasagomach 112,386 0% 170,421 1%
Negginan (Poplar River) 94,105 0% 132,508 1%
Gods Lake Narrows 77,032 0% 197,959 1%
Little Grand Rapids 72,229 0% 111,921 1%
Lac Brochet 67,774 0% 93,860 1%
Red Sucker Lake 60,343 0% 89,172 1%
Gods River 31,214 0% 80,685 1%
Shamattawa 7,601 0% 152,020 1%
Berens River 2,524 0% 50,476 0%
Pauingassi 1,758 0% 35,159 0%
Bloodvein 0 n/a 0 n/a
1,210,183 5% 2,166,682 16%
Ontario
Attawapiskat 210,749 1% 303,825 2%
Kashechewan 153,416 1% 282,616 2%
Peawanuck 128,445 1% 67,278 1%
Fort Severn 100,376 0% 61,953 0%
Fort Albany 71,462 0% 123,651 1%
Big Trout Lake 62,039 0% 91,100 1%
Bearskin Lake 34,003 0% 65,740 0%
Muskrat Dam 16,559 0% 26,532 0%
Pikangikum 8,711 0% 174,226 1%
Kasabonika 7,184 0% 143,679 1%
Wunnummin Lake 4,452 0% 89,047 1%
Weagamow Lake 3,643 0% 72,851 1%
Sachigo Lake 2,967 0% 59,334 0%
Angling Lake 253 0% 5,063 0%
Kingfisher Lake 212 0% 4,244 0%
804,471 3% 1,571,152 12%
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nain 252,935 1% 94,899 1%
Natuashish 82,382 0% 71,059 1%
Hopedale 37,006 0% 39,616 0%
Makkovik 18,610 0% 25,117 0%
Rigolet 16,225 0% 15,310 0%
Black Tickle 14,774 0% 5,575 0%
Postville 9,114 0% 10,783 0%
431,045 2% 262,359 2%
Yukon
Old Crow 68,006 0% 44,591 0%
Saskatchewan
Fond-du-Lac 5,679 0% 113,584 1%
Black Lake 0 n/a 0 n/a
Stony Rapids 0 n/a 0 n/a
5,679 0% 113,584 1%
Total 23,761,315 100% 13,240,090 100%
* Quebec North Shore communities are eligible for a subsidy from Nutrition North Canada during the months when there is no marine service to these communities (generally from January to March).
n/a = not applicable
Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
Last modified: 2012-08-09.

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