Food Prices Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Question 1

How much higher is food insecurity for Indigenous communities compared to the general public? Why?

Answer 1

2-3 times more due to transportation costs
- higher costs
- limited availability
- reliance on store-bought food

Question 2

Even though the food price increase was lower in Fox Lake than in the rest of Alberta, why were living expenses still higher?

Answer 2

higher share of total expenses had a proportionally greater impact on the required living wage