2018-2019: Full Fiscal Year

Overview

• Nutrition North Canada provided $77.8 million dollars in subsidy during its eight year in operation. 30.4 million kg of nutritious food and non-food items were subsidized in 2018-19.
• As of January 1, 2019, three additional improvements to the program were implemented. They included:
  • a fully revised subsidized foods list, which includes a focus on northern staples and family-friendly items
  • a new highest-level subsidy rate specifically for milk, frozen fruit, frozen vegetables, infant formula, and infant food
  • and an increase to the two current subsidy rates to help further lower cost of perishable, nutritious food
• The top ten subsidized nutritious perishable foods were: all fresh fruit, all fresh vegetables, meat, fresh milk, bread, frozen potato products, eggs, yogurt, poultry and individual-size unsweetened juice. These foods receive the program's higher subsidy level.
• Among the items eligible for the lower subsidy level, frozen pizza, unsweetened juice (in containers of more than 250 ml), ice cream, frozen combination foods, and bacon received the most subsidy (accounting for 5% of the total subsidy).
• The Baffin Region of Nunavut and Northern Quebec (Nunavik) received 34% and 22% of the total subsidy amount, slightly more than half of the program's subsidy budget. Nunavut alone received a bit more than half of the annual subsidy amount, for a total of 51%. This is explained both by the fact that Nunavut accounts for 40% of the total program population and has the highest average subsidy rate of all Nutrition North Canada regions.
• Retailers with stores in northern communities received 92.3% of the product quantities that were subsidized. These locally-operating stores make the subsidy available to the largest number of community residents as possible since most people shop at the local store. 2.3% of the subsidized products were shipped to individuals ("personal orders"), 3.5% to commercial establishments like hotels or restaurants, and 1.9% to social institutions such as schools and day cares.
• Due to washout of the rails, Churchill became a temporarily eligible community in July 2017 and benefited from the expanded food list, generally only available to Old Crow. The weight shipped by air to Churchill during the fiscal year was 172,046 kgs, accounting for $238,708 in subsidy spending.

Data by Subsidy Level

This chart shows what percentage of total payments split between the 4 different subsidy levels available between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019.

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The pie graph breaks down the total amount of subsidy spending between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019, by subsidy level, as follows:

• 1 — High: 88%
• 2 — Low: 7%
• 7 — Targeted: 5%
• 5 — Country Food: 0%

Data by product category

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed by product category between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019, 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.

This chart shows what percentage of the total subsidy transfer between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019 was applied to specific product categories. Because non-prescription drugs and country foods shipped from registered northern processing plants received less than 1% of the subsidy transfer these categories are not shown in the chart. The chart is based on data in the table above.

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The pie graph breaks down the total amount of subsidy spending between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019, by categories of eligible products as follows:

• Perishable fruits and vegetables including juice: 37%
• Milk and other perishable dairy products: 25%
• Perishable meat and alternatives: 21%
• Bread, cereal and other perishable grain products: 11%
• Perishable combination foods: 2%
• Infant formula and infant foods: 2%
• Margarine, oil and other fats: 1%
• Other:
  • Non-prescription drugs: 0%
  • Eligible only for the community of Old Crow (Yukon) and Churchill (Manitoba): 0%
  • Country Food: 0%
  • Personal Hygiene Products: 0%

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, 2018 and March 31, 2019, 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.

This chart shows weight shipped and subsidy payments for each province and territory, split between the 4 subsidy levels available between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019. This graph is based on the table Above.

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The chart breaks down the total amount of subsidy spending and weight shipped between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019, by subsidy level and province / territory, as follows:

Province / Territory ($)	High	Targeted	Low	Country Food	Total
Alberta	388,522	24,921	10,289	0	423,733
Manitoba	6,042,256	468,255	231,086	0	6,741,597
Newfoundland and Labrador	1,348,040	55,862	29,889	0	1,433,792
Northwest Territories	3,407,204	185,412	258,720	9	3,851,345
Nunavut	34,438,342	1,993,080	3,218,340	1,554	39,651,315
Ontario	6,945,910	588,721	243,264	0	7,777,895
Quebec	15,113,606	629,356	1,589,050	0	17,332,012
Saskatchewan	380,324	35,287	12,080	0	427,690
Yukon	149,628	9,496	21,861	0	180,985
Total	68,213,832	3,990,390	5,614,580	1,563	77,820,365

Province / Territory (kg)	High	Targeted	Low	Country Food	Total
Alberta	236,729	11,076	41,925	0	289,730
Manitoba	3,933,172	208,130	668,787	0	4,810,090
Newfoundland and Labrador	674,272	20,321	63,895	0	758,488
Northwest Territories	1,131,939	47,770	184,576	5	1,364,290
Nunavut	9,814,276	448,350	1,777,591	2,184	12,042,402
Ontario	4,506,325	255,498	823,393	0	5,585,217
Quebec	4,283,689	154,196	816,417	0	5,254,302
Saskatchewan	232,362	15,683	40,833	0	288,877
Yukon	54,736	2,675	23,591	0	81,001
Total	24,867,500	1,163,700	4,441,007	2,190	30,474,397

Data by community

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed by community between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019, 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.

Data per capita

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed and the product quantities that were subsidized between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019, on a per capita (per person) basis. The table includes all communities that were eligible for a full subsidy all year. Population counts from the 2016 Census were used to calculate the per capita values. Within a province or territory, communities are listed in alphabetical order. Numbers in the table are preliminary. Values are subject to change.

Data per retailer or supplier

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed and the product quantities that were subsidized between April 1, 2018 and March 31, 2019, by registered retailer and supplier. Retailers and suppliers are listed in descending order based on the subsidy amount; the recipient 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. Numbers in the table are preliminary. Values are subject to change.

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed and the product quantities that pwere subsidized between April 1, 2017 and March 31, 2018, by the type of client that purchased the subsidized products. Numbers in the table are preliminary. Values are subject to change.