2019-2020: 4th Quarter (January, February, March 2020)

Table of contents

Overview

Data by product category

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed by product category between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020, 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 Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Fruit and vegetables (fresh and frozen) 6,583,192 29.1% 2,180,140 27.3%
Milk (fresh, UHT and canned evaporated) 4,313,695 19.0% 1,309,770 16.4%
Meat, poultry and fish (fresh and frozen) 3,160,205 14.0% 1,133,734 14.2%
Bread and bread products, cereals, crackers, flour and plain fresh and frozen pasta. 2,906,139 12.8% 1,087,994 13.6%
Cheese, yogourt and other dairy products 1,810,016 8.0% 686,482 8.6%
Unsweetened juice 1,005,222 4.4% 407,075 5.1%
Eggs and egg substitutes 934,459 4.1% 341,292 4.3%
Infant products, formula and foods prepared specifically for infants 668,134 2.9% 201,722 2.5%
Combination foods (fresh and frozen) 591,291 2.6% 326,774 4.1%
Cooking oils, margarine, lard, shortening, butter, mayonnaise and salad dressing 525,418 2.3% 261,734 3.3%
Nuts, seeds, peanut butter and other nut butters, tofu and other meat alternatives 98,031 0.4% 32,311 0.4%
Personal Hygiene Products 24,918 0.1% 7,926 0.1%
Dried herbs & spices, cooking juice 14,724 0.1% 7,023 0.1%
Non-prescription drugs 11,243 0.0% 7,748 0.1%
Eligible only for the community of Old Crow (Yukon) and Grise Fiord (Nunavut) 1,916 0.0% 2,275 0.0%
Country Food 372 0.0% 617 0.0%
Total 22,648,974 100% 7,994,616 100%
Note: numbers may not add up due to rounding.

This chart shows what percentage of total subsidy payments was applied to specific product categories between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020. Because some categories received less than 1% of the subsidy payments, these categories are combined under the 'Other' category. The chart below is based on data in the table above.

Data by product category
Data by product category
Data by product category

The pie graph breaks down the total amount of subsidy spending between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020, by categories of eligible products as follows:

  • perishable fruits and vegetables, including juice: 34%
    • Fruit and vegetables (fresh and frozen): 29%
    • Unsweetened juice: 4%
  • milk and other perishable dairy products: 27%
    • Milk (fresh, UHT, and canned evaporated): 19%
    • Cheese, yoghurt and other dairy products: 8%
  • perishable meat and alternatives: 19%
    • Meat, poultry and fish (fresh and frozen): 14%
    • Eggs and egg substitutes: 4%
    • Nuts, seeds, peanut butter and other nut butters, tofu and other meat alternatives: 0%
  • bread, cereal and other perishable grain products: 13%
  • perishable combination foods: 3%
  • infant products: 3%
  • margarine, oil and other fats: 2%
  • other: 0%:
    • dried herbs & spices, cooking juice: 0%
    • non-prescription drugs: 0%
    • personal hygiene products: 0%
    • eligible only for the community of Old Crow (Yukon) and Grise Fiord (Nunavut): 0%
    • country food: 0%.

Data by subsidy level

This chart shows what percentage of total payments split between the different subsidy levels available between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020.

Subsidy payments by subsidy level
Subsidy payments by subsidy level
Subsidy payments by subsidy level

The pie graph breaks down the total amount of subsidy spending between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020, by subsidy level, as follows:

  • High: 15%
  • Medium: 70%
  • Low: 13%
  • Seasonal: 2%
  • Country Food: 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 January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020, and the product quantities that were subsidized. The province or territory are listed in descending order based on the amount of subsidy. Numbers in the table are preliminary. Values are subject to change. Numbers may not add up due to rounding.

Province / territory Region Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Nunavut Baffin 7,230,325 31.9% 1,747,303 21.9%
Kivalliq 2,366,655 10.4% 845,934 10.6%
Kitikmeot 1,399,746 6.2% 493,002 6.2%
Nunavut Total 10,996,726 48.6% 3,086,238 38.6%
Quebec Nunavik (Northern Quebec) 4,799,825 21.2% 1,357,103 17.0%
Quebec North Shore1 327,900 1.4% 133,234 1.7%
Quebec Total 5,127,725 22.6% 1,490,337 18.6%
Ontario Ontario Total 2,714,056 12.0% 1,505,561 18.8%
Manitoba Manitoba Total 2,132,040 9.4% 1,233,631 15.4%
Northwest
Territories		 Sahtu 496,462 2.2% 185,891 2.3%
Beaufort-Delta 283,011 1.2% 65,827 0.8%
Great Slave Lake 182,007 0.8% 62,228 0.8%
Northwest Territories Total 961,479 4.2% 313,947 3.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador Total 406,441 1.8% 192,298 2.4%
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Total 115,511 0.5% 69,872 0.9%
Alberta Alberta Total 140,044 0.6% 80,339 1.0%
Yukon Yukon Total 54,953 0.0% 22,394 0.0%
Total   22,648,974 100% 7,994,616 100%
1Quebec 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).

This chart shows weight shipped for each province and territory, split between the subsidy levels available between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020. This graph is based on the table below.

Weight shipped by subsidy level for each province and territory:
Weight shipped by subsidy level for each province and territory
Weight shipped by subsidy level for each province and territory

The chart breaks down the total amount of weight shipped between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020, by subsidy level and province/territory, as follows:

Province or territory Weight by Subsidy level (kg)
High Medium Low Country Food Seasonal
Alberta 15,121 72,796 11,456    
Manitoba 236,835 1,034,574 161,212    
Newfoundland and Labrador 13,202 113,321 12,838    
Northwest Territories 47,048 297,440 44,568   245
Nunavut 436,115 2,438,796 425,788 694 23,673
Ontario 286,522 1,199,286 229,276    
Quebec 133,151 1,007,266 162,560   20,024
Saskatchewan 9,830 53,604 9,233    
Yukon 2,253 13,475 5,421    

Data by community

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed by community between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020, 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. Numbers may not add up due to rounding.

Nunavut
Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Arctic Bay (Ikpiarjuk) 604,822 2.7% 69,142 0.9%
Arviat 415,484 1.8% 200,913 2.5%
Baker Lake (Qamani'tuuq) 533,176 2.4% 160,954 2.0%
Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuuttiaq) 294,633 1.3% 156,869 2.0%
Cape Dorset (Kingait) 441,954 2.0% 94,553 1.2%
Chesterfield Inlet (Igluigaarjuk) 104,378 0.5% 33,011 0.4%
Clyde River (Kangiqtugaapik) 453,051 2.0% 67,766 0.8%
Coral Harbour (Salliq) 287,131 1.3% 67,894 0.8%
Gjoa Haven (Uqsuqtuuq) 341,538 1.5% 102,107 1.3%
Grise Fiord (Ausuiktuq) 245,752 1.1% 15,574 0.2%
Hall Beach (Sanirayak) 333,084 1.5% 58,588 0.7%
Igloolik 787,845 3.5% 138,208 1.7%
Iqaluit 2,177,315 9.6% 918,987 11.5%
Kimmirut 198,654 0.9% 36,254 0.5%
Kugaaruk 230,235 1.0% 57,381 0.7%
Kugluktuk 283,472 1.3% 109,133 1.4%
Naujaat (Repulse Bay) 322,943 1.4% 76,971 1.0%
Pangnirtung 454,289 2.0% 110,267 1.4%
Pond Inlet (Mittimatalik) 1,002,725 4.4% 121,562 1.5%
Qikiqtarjuaq 179,899 0.8% 37,695 0.5%
Rankin Inlet (Kangiqtiniq) 630,798 2.8% 279,957 3.5%
Resolute 246,082 1.1% 23,622 0.3%
Sanikiluaq 104,855 0.5% 55,086 0.7%
Taloyoak 249,868 1.1% 67,511 0.8%
Whale Cove (Tikirarjuaq) 72,745 0.3% 26,234 0.3%
Total 10,996,726 48.6% 3,086,238 38.6%
Quebec
Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Akulivik 171,614 0.8% 38,429 0.5%
Aupaluk 95,084 0.4% 21,207 0.3%
Chevery 32,439 0.1% 13,165 0.2%
Harrington Harbour 24,735 0.1% 9,897 0.1%
Inukjuak 444,747 2.0% 160,043 2.0%
Ivujivik 143,386 0.6% 26,839 0.3%
Kangiqsualujjuaq 316,840 1.4% 74,940 0.9%
Kangiqsujuaq 335,294 1.5% 64,520 0.8%
Kangirsuk 244,460 1.1% 46,567 0.6%
Kuujjuaq 798,063 3.5% 296,612 3.7%
Kuujjuarapik 452,657 2.0% 205,900 2.6%
La Romaine (Gethsémani) 106,144 0.5% 41,668 0.5%
La Tabatière 33,171 0.1% 13,543 0.2%
Mutton Bay 3,811 0.0% 1,576 0.0%
Port-Menier 14,251 0.1% 7,621 0.1%
Puvirnituq 666,127 2.9% 174,924 2.2%
Quaqtaq 221,495 1.0% 40,448 0.5%
Saint-Augustin / Pakuashipi 98,013 0.4% 39,638 0.5%
Salluit 679,707 3.0% 133,522 1.7%
Tasiujaq 137,730 0.6% 33,515 0.4%
Tête-à-la-Baleine 15,336 0.1% 6,127 0.1%
Umiujaq 92,621 0.4% 39,636 0.5%
Total 5,127,725 22.6% 1,490,337 18.6%
Ontario
Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Attawapiskat 244,658 1.1% 139,782 1.7%
Bearskin Lake 73,827 0.3% 41,498 0.5%
Big Trout Lake (Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug) 153,441 0.7% 84,971 1.1%
Cat Lake 89,778 0.4% 50,486 0.6%
Deer Lake 109,600 0.5% 61,401 0.8%
Eabamet Lake (Fort Hope) 86,974 0.4% 48,949 0.6%
Favourable Lake (Sandy Lake) 305,025 1.3% 172,901 2.2%
Fort Albany 116,570 0.5% 66,463 0.8%
Fort Severn 116,957 0.5% 44,198 0.6%
Kasabonika 148,253 0.7% 83,295 1.0%
Kashechewan 238,380 1.1% 136,488 1.7%
Keewaywin 59,947 0.3% 33,594 0.4%
Kingfisher Lake 86,327 0.4% 48,407 0.6%
Lansdowne House (Neskantaga) 33,243 0.1% 18,583 0.2%
Muskrat Dam 32,938 0.1% 19,109 0.2%
North Spirit Lake 38,457 0.2% 22,154 0.3%
Ogoki (Marten Falls) 629 0.0% 428 0.0%
Peawanuck (Weenusk) 54,770 0.2% 22,638 0.3%
Pikangikum 217,401 1.0% 123,417 1.5%
Poplar Hill 51,559 0.2% 28,737 0.4%
Sachigo Lake 77,954 0.3% 44,754 0.6%
Summer Beaver (Nibinamik) 39,947 0.2% 23,072 0.3%
Wapekeka (Angling Lake) 25,082 0.1% 14,346 0.2%
Weagamow Lake 103,865 0.5% 57,284 0.7%
Webequie 98,601 0.4% 55,907 0.7%
Wunnummin Lake 109,874 0.5% 62,701 0.8%
Total 2,714,056 12.0% 1,505,561 18.8%
Manitoba
Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Brochet 82,535 0.4% 45,665 0.6%
Gods Lake Narrows 213,859 0.9% 122,095 1.5%
Gods River 81,090 0.4% 46,745 0.6%
Island Lake (Garden Hill) 365,751 1.6% 208,062 2.6%
Lac Brochet 99,372 0.4% 56,626 0.7%
Little Grand Rapids 91,422 0.4% 50,123 0.6%
Negginan (Poplar River) 103,102 0.5% 57,576 0.7%
Oxford House 198,512 0.9% 114,776 1.4%
Pauingassi 42,519 0.2% 23,576 0.3%
Red Sucker Lake 89,749 0.4% 50,565 0.6%
Shamattawa 139,144 0.6% 78,878 1.0%
St. Theresa Point 388,331 1.7% 235,878 3.0%
Tadoule Lake 56,702 0.3% 32,504 0.4%
Waasagomach 134,538 0.6% 84,896 1.1%
York Landing 45,414 0.2% 25,665 0.3%
Total 2,132,040 9.4% 1,233,631 15.4%
Northwest Territories
Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Aklavik 6,561 0.0% 4,169 0.1%
Colville Lake 52,255 0.2% 10,000 0.1%
Déline 127,146 0.6% 49,003 0.6%
Fort Good Hope (K'asho Got'ine) 99,094 0.4% 35,737 0.4%
Gametì (Rae Lakes) 34,242 0.2% 11,953 0.1%
Lutselk'e 55,314 0.2% 19,220 0.2%
Norman Wells 139,238 0.6% 60,773 0.8%
Paulatuk 77,368 0.3% 20,694 0.3%
Sachs Harbour 50,769 0.2% 8,356 0.1%
Tulita 78,729 0.3% 30,379 0.4%
Ulukhaktok (Holman) 148,313 0.7% 32,608 0.4%
Wekweèti (Snare Lake) 16,643 0.1% 5,628 0.1%
Whati 75,807 0.3% 25,428 0.3%
Total 961,479 4.2% 313,947 3.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador
Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Black Tickle 8,325 0.0% 4,726 0.1%
Hopedale 51,300 0.2% 28,092 0.4%
Makkovik 34,275 0.2% 19,292 0.2%
Nain 166,822 0.7% 64,868 0.8%
Natuashish 83,000 0.4% 38,966 0.5%
Postville 18,214 0.1% 10,386 0.1%
Rigolet 44,504 0.2% 25,969 0.3%
Total 406,441 1.8% 192,298 2.4%
Alberta
Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Fort Chipewyan 140,044 0.6% 80,339 1.0%
Total 140,044 0.6% 80,339 1.0%
Saskatchewan
Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Fond-du-Lac 81,269 0.4% 49,236 0.6%
Uranium City 4,327 0.0% 2,640 0.0%
Wollaston Lake 29,915 0.1% 17,996 0.2%
Total 115,511 0.5% 69,872 0.9%
Yukon
Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Old Crow 54,953 0.2% 22,394 0.3%
Total 54,953 0.2% 22,394 0.3%
Total
Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Nunavut 10,996,726 48.6% 3,086,238 38.6%
Quebec 5,127,725 22.6% 1,490,337 18.6%
Ontario 2,714,056 9.4% 1,233,631 15.4%
Manitoba 2,132,040 9.4% 1,233,631 15.4%
Northwest Territories 961,479 4.2% 313,947 3.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador 406,441 1.8% 192,298 2.4%
Alberta 140,044 0.6% 80,339 1.0%
Saskatchewan 115,511 0.5% 69,872 0.9%
Yukon 54,953 0.2% 22,394 0.3%
Total 22,648,974 100% 7,994,616 100%

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