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 April 1, 2012 and September 30, 2012, and the quantity of 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. Numbers in the table are preliminary. Values are subject to change.

Product category $ subsidy % total $ kg % total  kg
Fruit and vegetables
(fresh and frozen)
9,105,370 29% 3,263,199 24%
Meat, poultry and fish
(fresh and frozen)
5,342,518 17% 2,059,477 15%
Milk (fresh, UHT and
canned evaporated)
4,891,763 16% 1,907,153 14%
Bread and bread products,
cereals, crackers, flour and
plain fresh and frozen pasta
3,547,359 11% 1,461,918 11%
Cheese, yogurt and
other dairy products
2,140,446 7% 908,484 7%
Products eligible until
October 1, 2012
2,132,161 7% 2,038,831 15%
Unsweetened juice 1,393,918 4% 615,395 4%
Eggs and egg substitutes 1,235,560 4% 522,978 4%
Combination foods
(fresh and frozen)
696,590 2% 464,854 3%
Cooking oils, margarine, lard,
shortening, butter, mayonnaise and
salad dressing
430,202 1% 307,105 2%
Infant formula and foods prepared
specifically for infants
362,908 1% 152,214 1%
Nuts, seeds, peanut butter and
other nut butters, tofu and
other meat alternatives
128,472 0% 43,639 0%
Country food
(shipped from the North)
17,653 0% 7,775 0%
Non-prescription drugs 11,508 0% 8,752 0%
Total 31,436,430 100% 13,761,774 100%

Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding.

Last modified: 2013-11-04.

This chart shows what percentage of total subsidy payments was applied to specific product categories between April 1, 2012 and September 30, 2012. Because non-prescription drugs and country foods shipped from northern plants received less than 1% of the subsidy payments, these categories are not shown in the chart. The chart is based on data in the table above.

Percentage of the total subsidy transfer between January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2012.
Description of chart: Percentage of the total subsidy transfer between January 1, 2012 and March 31, 2012

The pie graph breaks down the total amount of subsidy spending between July 1, 2012 and September 30, 2012, by categories of eligible products as follows:

  • Perishable fruits and vegetables, including juice: 33%
  • Milk and other perishable dairy products: 22%
  • Perishable meat and alternatives: 21%
  • Bread, cereal and other perishable grain products: 11%
  • Perishable combination foods: 2%
  • Margarine, oil and other fats: 1%
  • Infant formula and infant foods: 1%
  • Eligible until October 1, 2012: 7%

Last modified: 2013-11-04.

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, 2012 and September 30, 2012, 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. Numbers in the table are preliminary. Values are subject to change.

Region $ subsidy % total $ kg % total  kg
Nunavut
Baffin 11,499,748 37% 3,122,321 23%
Kivalliq 3,743,414 12% 1,713,128 12%
Kitikmeot 2,212,024 7% 951,763 7%
17,455,186 56% 5,787,211 42%
Quebec
Nunavik (Northern Quebec) 7,969,314 25% 2,667,587 19%
Quebec North Shore † 18,735 0% 8,218 0%
7,988,049 25% 2,675,806 19%
Northwest Territories
Sahtu 841,461 3% 359,328 3%
Beaufort-Delta 764,068 2% 274,224 2%
Great Slave Lake 1,988 0% 39,740 0%
Deh Cho 0 0% 0 0%
1,607,517 5% 673,292 5%
Manitoba
2,365,096 8% 2,329,512 17%
Ontario
1,273,089 4% 1,818,737 13%
Newfoundland and Labrador
Labrador 669,117 2% 378,409 3%
Yukon
75,361 0% 38,565 0%
Saskatchewan
3,015 0% 60,241 0%
Total 31,436,430 100% 13,761,774 100%

† 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: 2013-11-04.

Data by community

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed by community between April 1, 2012 and September 30, 2012, and the product quantities that were subsidized during this period. Within a province or territory, communities are listed in alphabetic order. Numbers in the table are preliminary. Values are subject to change.

Community $ subsidy % total $ kg % total  kg
Nunavut
Arctic Bay 907,381 3% 111,364 1%
Arviat 481,886 2% 412,572 3%
Baker Lake 932,525 3% 330,898 2%
Cambridge Bay 414,611 1% 306,905 2%
Cape Dorset 668,204 2% 159,734 1%
Chesterfield Inlet 200,322 1% 73,852 1%
Clyde River 870,840 3% 143,447 1%
Coral Harbour 419,434 1% 115,419 1%
Gjoa Haven 506,718 2% 176,551 0%
Grise Fiord 408,715 1% 26,215 1%
Hall Beach 473,791 2% 92,561 2%
Igloolik 1,285,092 4% 254,586 12%
Iqaluit 3,199,778 10% 1,608,804 0%
Kimmirut 328,436 1% 65,642 1%
Kugaaruk 375,673 1% 107,994 2%
Kugluktuk 464,908 1% 218,669 2%
Pangnirtung 834,408 3% 225,438 2%
Pond Inlet 1,671,007 5% 218,189 1%
Qikiqtarjuaq 326,705 1% 75,536 4%
Rankin Inlet 998,040 3% 559,753 1%
Repulse Bay 566,804 2% 154,814 0%
Resolute 393,258 1% 40,354 1%
Sanikiluaq 132,133 0% 100,452 1%
Taloyoak 450,113 1% 141,644 0%
Whale Cove 144,402 0% 65,819 0%
17,455,186 56% 5,787,212 42%
Quebec
Akulivik 364,944 1% 90,500 1%
Aupaluk 181,130 1% 44,359 0%
Blanc-Sablon 0 0% 0 0%
Chevery 2,177 0% 0 0%
Gethsémani (La Romaine) 4,672 0% 2,081 0%
Harrington Harbour 2,099 2% 912 0%
Inukjuak 663,033 2% 282,712 2%
Ivujivik 282,740 1% 59,137 0%
Kangiqsualujjuaq 543,210 2% 146,618 1%
Kangiqsujuaq 595,599 2% 129,350 1%
Kangirsuk 429,253 1% 90,054 1%
Kegaska 0 0% 0 0%
Kuujjuaq 1,374,983 4% 621,522 5%
Kuujjuarapik 679,591 2% 432,492 3%
La Tabatière 3,216 0% 1,398 0%
Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon 0 0% 0 0%
Mutton Bay 0 0% 0 0%
Puvirnituq 1,043,501 3% 311,116 2%
Quaqtaq 297,815 1% 61,779 0%
Saint-Augustin / Pakuashipi 4,960 0% 2,161 0%
Salluit 1,155,648 4% 249,396 2%
Tasiujaq 188,964 1% 53,498 0%
Tête-à-la-Baleine 1,611 0% 718 0%
Umiujaq 168,901 1% 95,054 1%
7,988,049 25% 2,675,806 19%
Northwest Territories
Aklavik 77,625 0% 59,774 0%
Colville Lake 70,979 0% 14,730 0%
Deline 174,359 1% 74,294 1%
Fort Good Hope 179,751 1% 74,036 1%
Gameti 0 0% 0 0%
Lutsel K'e 1,987 0% 39,728 0%
Norman Wells 247,895 1% 124,910 1%
Paulatuk 139,810 0% 43,315 0%
Sachs Harbour 84,079 0% 14,834 0%
Trout Lake 0 0% 0 0%
Tuktoyaktuk 193,665 1% 71,359 1%
Tulita 168,478 1% 71,359 1%
Ulukhaktok (Holman) 268,888 1% 67,463 0%
Wha Ti 1 0% 12 0%
1,607,517 5% 673,292 5%
Manitoba
Berens River 1,581 0% 31,591 0%
Bloodvein 25 0% 490 0%
Gods Lake Narrows 212,849 1% 233,322 2%
Gods River 81,961 0% 85,930 1%
Island Lake (Garden Hill) 457,042 1% 361,779 3%
Lac Brochet 101,119 0% 101,071 1%
Little Grand Rapids 116,605 0% 117,391 1%
Negginan (Poplar River) 125,916 0% 121,112 1%
Oxford House 394,842 1% 416,166 3%
Pauingassi 13,301 0% 37,318 0%
Red Sucker Lake 117,624 0% 94,927 1%
Shamattawa 5,916 0% 118,256 1%
St. Theresa Point 519,545 2% 423,902 3%
Waasagomach 216,772 1% 186,258 1%
2,365,096 8% 2,329,512 17%
Ontario
Angling Lake 353 0% 7,048 0%
Attawapiskat 330,175 1% 337,020 2%
Bearskin Lake 76,922 0% 92,923 1%
Big Trout Lake 124,062 0% 114,437 1%
Fort Albany 130,845 0% 149,165 1%
Fort Severn 158,566 1% 74,954 1%
Kasabonika 7,102 0% 141,951 1%
Kashechewan 264,199 1% 330,298 2%
Kingfisher Lake 242 0% 4,839 0%
Muskrat Dam 36,571 0% 44,208 0%
Peawanuck 121,462 0% 70,349 1%
Pikangikum 9,743 0% 194,778 1%
Sachigo Lake 3,323 0% 66,405 0%
Weagamow Lake 4,400 0% 87,925 1%
Wunnummin Lake 5,125 0% 102,437 1%
  1,273,089 4% 1,818,737 13%
Newfoundland and Labrador
Black Tickle 27,933 1% 17,347 0%
Hopedale 77,976 0% 49,284 0%
Makkovik 49,670 0% 35,385 0%
Nain 263,561 1% 116,962 1%
Natuashish 187,656 0% 109,534 1%
Postville 23,810 0% 16,492 0%
Rigolet 38,510 0% 33,404 0%
669,117 2% 378,409 3%
Yukon
Old Crow 75,361 0% 38,565 0%
Saskatchewan
Black Lake 0 0% 28,078 0%
Fond-du-Lac 3,015 0% 0 0%
Stony Rapids 0 0% 0 0%
3,015 0% 60,241 0%
Total 31,436,430 100% 13,761,774 100%

† 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: 2013-11-04.

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