4th Quarter (January, February, March 2021)

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Data by product category

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed by product category between January 1, 2021 and March 31, 2021, 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.

Data by product category
Product category Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Fruit and vegetables (fresh and frozen) 10,342,864 29% 2,616,226 25%
Milk (fresh, UHT and canned evaporated) 5,797,753 16% 1,463,542 14%
Meat, poultry and fish (fresh and frozen) 5,425,440 15% 1,471,941 14%
Bread and bread products, cereals, crackers, flour and plain
fresh and frozen pasta.
4,362,338 12% 1,250,694 12%
Cheese, yogourt and other dairy products 2,672,682 8% 805,162 8%
Unsweetened juice 1,840,590 5% 614,908 6%
Eggs and egg substitutes 1,409,868 4% 382,829 4%
Infant products, formula and foods prepared
specifically for infants
963,179 3% 242,061 2%
Combination foods (fresh and frozen) 723,561 2% 311,362 3%
Cooking oils, margarine, lard, shortening, butter,
mayonnaise and salad dressing
684,917 2% 389,353 4%
Canned foods 499,289 1% 333,473 3%
Personal Hygiene Products 349,613 1% 246,026 2%
Nuts, seeds, peanut butter and other nut butters, tofu
and other meat alternatives
134,290 0% 32,571 0%
Miscellaneous 109,294 0% 78,688 1%
Household cleaning essentials 43,891 0% 27,557 0%
Dried herbs & spices, cooking juice 23,079 0% 5,794 0%
Non-prescription drugs 10,756 0% 6,756 0%
Country Food 376 0% 628 0%
Total 35,393,782 100% 10,279,570 100%
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, 2021 and March 31, 2021. 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
Pie chart showing data by product
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The graph breaks down the total amount of subsidy spending between January 1, 2021 and March 31, 2021, by categories of eligible products as follows:

  • Perishable fruits and vegetables, including juice: 34%
    • Fruit and vegetables (fresh and frozen): 29%
    • Unsweetened juice: 5%
  • Milk and other perishable dairy products: 24%
    • Milk (fresh, UHT, and canned evaporated): 16%
    • Cheese, yoghurt and other dairy products: 8%
  • Perishable meat and alternatives: 20%
    • Meat, poultry and fish (fresh and frozen): 15%
    • 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: 12%
  • Infant products: 3%
  • Perishable combination foods: 2%
  • Margarine, oil and other fats: 2%
  • Other: 3%:
    • canned food: 1%
    • personal hygiene products: 1%
    • miscellaneous: 0%
    • household cleaning essentials: 0%
    • dried herbs & spices, cooking juice: 0%
    • non-prescription drugs: 0%
    • country food: 0%.

Data by subsidy level

This chart shows the percentage of total payments split between the 5 different subsidy levels available between January 1, 2021 and March 31, 2021.

Subsidy payments by subsidy level
Pie chart showing subsidy payments by subsidy level
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The pie graph breaks down the total amount of subsidy spending between January 1, 2021 and March 31, 2021, by subsidy level, as follows:

  • High: 15%
  • Medium: 76%
  • Low: 9%
  • Seasonal surface transportation: 1%
  • 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, 2021 and March 31, 2021, and the product quantities that were subsidized. The provinces or territories 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 10,419,252 29% 2,094,638 20%
Kivalliq 3,705,857 10% 1,094,648 11%
Kitikmeot 2,408,405 7% 665,511 6%
Nunavut Total 16,533,515 47% 3,854,797 37%
Quebec Nunavik (Northern Quebec) 6,254,516 19% 1,551,279 17%
Quebec North Shore* 0 0% 0 0%
Québec Total 6,254,516 19% 1,551,279 17%
Ontario Ontario Total 4,903,413 14% 2,044,379 20%
Manitoba Manitoba Total 4,353,114 12% 1,838,663 18%
Northwest Territories Sahtu 681,671 2% 202,874 2%
Beaufort-Delta 421,395 1% 83,686 1%
Great Slave Lake 232,231 1% 65,991 1%
Northwest Territories Total 1,335,296 4% 352,551 3%
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador Total 629,794 2% 215,090 2%
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Total 212,516 1% 94,325 1%
Alberta Alberta Total 212,436 1% 86,448 1%
Yukon Yukon Total 60,169 0% 19,042 0%
Total 35,393,782 100.0% 10,279,570 100%

*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).

Data by community

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed by community between September 1, 2020 and December 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.

Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Alberta 212,436 1% 86,448 1%
Manitoba 4,353,114 12% 1,838,663 18%
Newfoundland and Labrador 629,794 2% 215,090 2%
Northwest Territories 1,335,296 4% 352,551 3%
Nunavut 16,533,515 47% 3,854,797 37%
Ontario 4,903,413 14% 2,044,379 20%
Quebec 7,153,528 20% 1,774,275 17%
Saskatchewan 212,516 1% 94,325 1%
Yukon 60,169 0% 19,042 0%
Total 35,393,782 100% 10,279,570 100%

Nunavut

Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Arctic Bay 812,032 5% 86,233 2%
Cape Dorset 606,453 4% 111,770 3%
Clyde River 632,141 4% 86,601 2%
Grise Fiord 321,139 2% 19,000 0%
Hall Beach 434,768 3% 69,130 2%
Igloolik 1,309,486 8% 205,119 5%
Iqaluit 3,223,329 19% 1,037,055 27%
Kimmirut 242,213 1% 38,811 1%
Pangnirtung 636,384 4% 130,378 3%
Pond Inlet 1,391,979 8% 155,225 4%
Qikiqtarjuaq 222,293 1% 39,975 1%
Resolute 377,518 2% 34,126 1%
Sanikiluaq 209,516 1% 81,216 2%
Cambridge Bay 520,049 3% 197,740 5%
Gjoa Haven 518,332 3% 126,991 3%
Kugaaruk 407,467 2% 86,358 2%
Kugluktuk 467,071 3% 140,090 4%
Taloyoak 495,487 3% 114,333 3%
Arviat 654,470 4% 249,493 6%
Baker Lake 893,895 5% 225,987 6%
Coral Harbour 391,531 2% 80,740 2%
Chesterfield Inlet 132,246 1% 34,712 1%
Naujaat (Repulse Bay) 432,761 3% 88,906 2%
Rankin Inlet 1,069,556 6% 375,970 10%
Whale Cove 131,398 1% 38,841 1%
Total 16,533,515 100% 3,854,797 100%

Quebec

Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Akulivik 223,892 3% 43,371 2%
Aupaluk 125,509 2% 24,151 1%
Inukjuak 627,634 9% 178,180 10%
Ivujivik 187,855 3% 32,128 2%
Kangiqsualujjuaq 417,190 6% 83,917 5%
Kuujjuaq 1,261,553 18% 387,685 22%
Kuujjuarapik 704,231 10% 247,180 14%
Kangiqsujuaq 496,923 7% 85,734 5%
Kangirsuk 321,170 4% 53,993 3%
Puvirnituq 842,814 12% 196,445 11%
Quaqtaq 238,549 3% 39,491 2%
Salluit 807,036 11% 141,336 8%
Tasiujaq 159,089 2% 34,253 2%
Umiujaq 150,305 2% 49,694 3%
Chevery 60,883 1% 18,202 1%
La Tabatière 66,116 1% 19,470 1%
Saint-Augustin / Pakuashipi 161,472 2% 47,697 3%
Tête-à-la-Baleine 25,292 0% 7,479 0%
La Romaine (Gethsémani) 184,606 3% 54,214 3%
Harrington Harbour 45,334 1% 13,275 1%
Mutton Bay 5,478 0% 1,590 0%
Port-Menier 40,598 1% 14,788 1%
Total 7,153,528 100% 1,774,275 100%

Ontario

Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Angling Lake 40,448 1% 17,715 1%
Attawapiskat 457,055 9% 191,306 9%
Bearskin Lake 132,058 3% 54,968 3%
Big Trout Lake
(Kitchenuhmaykoosib
Inninuwug)
283,955 6% 118,746 6%
Cat Lake 147,645 3% 62,165 3%
Deer Lake 192,830 4% 78,068 4%
Eabamet Lake (Fort Hope) 201,623 4% 80,648 4%
Fort Albany 182,838 4% 76,260 4%
Favourable Lake (Sandy Lake) 545,303 11% 225,732 11%
Fort Severn 106,568 2% 36,454 2%
Kashechewan 418,088 9% 179,784 9%
Keewaywin 106,641 2% 43,526 2%
Kasabonika 279,568 6% 119,673 6%
Kingfisher Lake 129,953 3% 54,732 3%
Lansdowne House (Neskantaga) 67,585 1% 28,372 1%
Muskrat Dam 54,248 1% 23,178 1%
North Spirit Lake 50,350 1% 21,786 1%
Ogoki 1,136 0% 635 0%
Peawanuck 51,571 1% 19,212 1%
Pikangikum 608,353 12% 249,204 12%
Poplar Hill 127,556 3% 52,426 3%
Sachigo Lake 123,086 3% 52,278 3%
Summer Beaver 70,586 1% 29,626 1%
Webequie 215,748 4% 91,209 4%
Weagamow Lake 106,522 2% 48,169 2%
Wunnummin Lake 202,097 4% 88,459 4%
Total 4,903,413 100% 2,044,379 100%

Manitoba

Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Brochet 124,205 3% 51,505 3%
Gods Lake Narrows 404,188 9% 173,449 9%
Gods River 154,223 4% 66,307 4%
Island Lake (Garden Hill) 687,872 16% 280,608 15%
Lac Brochet 151,955 3% 64,105 3%
Little Grand Rapids 209,283 5% 84,655 5%
Negginan (Poplar River) 207,314 5% 83,932 5%
Oxford House 548,114 13% 225,391 12%
Pauingassi 118,981 3% 47,041 3%
Red Sucker Lake 180,435 4% 74,557 4%
Shamattawa 249,974 6% 104,954 6%
St. Theresa Point 780,184 18% 355,125 19%
Tadoule Lake 71,041 2% 30,062 2%
Waasagomach 361,626 8% 154,128 8%
York Landing 103,719 2% 42,847 2%
Total 4,353,114 100% 1,838,663 100%

Northwest Territories

Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Aklavik 6,561 0% 2,590 1%
Paulatuk 115,494 9% 26,703 8%
Sachs Harbour 66,189 5% 9,853 3%
Ulukhaktok (Holman) 233,151 17% 44,540 13%
Gametì (Rae Lakes) 47,273 4% 13,242 4%
Lutselk'e 82,855 6% 24,768 7%
Wekweèti (Snare Lake) 21,004 2% 5,757 2%
Whati 81,099 6% 22,225 6%
Colville Lake 59,345 4% 9,892 3%
Déline 164,712 12% 50,463 14%
Fort Good Hope 145,900 11% 41,591 12%
Norman Wells 198,579 15% 66,260 19%
Tulita 113,135 8% 34,668 10%
Total 1,335,296 100% 352,551 100%

Newfoundland and Labrador

Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Hopedale 91,301 14% 33,678 16%
Makkovik 48,015 8% 17,701 8%
Nain 236,125 37% 72,022 33%
Natuashish 148,562 24% 50,289 23%
Postville 28,934 5% 10,907 5%
Rigolet 68,546 11% 27,521 13%
Black Tickle 8,311 1% 2,973 1%
Total 629,794 100% 215,090 100%

Saskatchewan

Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Fond-du-Lac 127,880 60% 55,839 59%
Uranium City 6,461 3% 2,648 3%
Wollaston Lake 78,175 37% 35,837 38%
Total 212,516 100% 94,325 100%

Alberta

Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Fort Chipewyan 212,436 100% 86,448 100%

Yukon

Community Subsidy Volume
Value ($) % of Total Weight (kg) % of Total
Old Crow 60,169 100% 19,042 100%

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