Notes on outputs, outcomes, and targets:

¹Data is sourced from internal data collection systems – Link2Feed (client data), Primarius (inventory system), and Better Impact (volunteer platform).

²Visits refer to every visit a person makes to a food bank to use food bank services in the reporting period. For example, if one person visited programs in the Food Banks Mississauga network five times in the year, it counts as five visits.

³Penetration rate is based on Statistics Canada 2016 and 2021 Mississauga census and population data. This data is updated every five (5) years, and does not include asylum seekers, a demographic our food banks support, or reflect current changes in how poverty is being defined and calculated.

For instance, the 2016 and 2021 censuses measure poverty using a low-income measure, after tax (LIM-AT), which sits at 9.3% as of 2021. In September 2025, Food Banks Canada released their Poverty Report Card which used the Material Deprivation Index (MDI) – a poverty metric widely used in Europe to measure a poverty level standard of living – to estimate that 28% of Canadians – over 11.6 million people – are living in poverty because they cannot afford two or more household essentials to lead an adequate life. This equates to ~200,000 neighbours in Mississauga, much more than Statistics Canada has reported. Using this index, our penetration rate is closer to 24%. As changes in how poverty is defined and measured progress, how we measure the penetration rate is subject to change.

⁴Food Bank 2 Home prioritizes serving neighbours who have short- or long-term illnesses, physical disabilities, or face other barriers and households with the greatest need. Looking ahead, our goals are to expand connections with PSWs, case workers, therapists, and more to refer their eligible clients to the program, improve access to culturally appropriate food, and update processes for collecting dietary needs to provide what clients need to stay healthy.

⁵Pop-Up Food Bank operated four days in 2025 vs eight days in previous years.

⁶Projections are subject to change as they are best estimates based on current needs and do not factor in external events that are out of our control.