This year, February 9, 2021, was selected by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture to represent the day that the average Canadian citizen will have earned enough income to pay for their grocery bill for the entire year.
Food Freedom Day is calculated by taking Canadians’ total retail expenditure on food and beverages and dividing it by the total Canadian household disposable income to create a percentage. CFA then determines what this percentage of the year is, by day.
This day also serves as an annual reminder that as Canadians we are fortunate to have access to an abundance of fresh, healthy, safe and affordable food choices and demonstrates the value that Canadian farmers deliver to ALL Canadians – the agriculture industry translates into vital economic contributions for our rural communities.