The growing demand for food in Canada is raising new concerns, and now a local food bank in Vancouver recently denied to provide meals to the international students of first year.
According to ABS report, the Greater Vancouver Food Bank has cited the daily increase in the number of food applicants as the main reason for this. A few years according to him I have increased the burden on them. Greater Vancouver Food Bank communications manager Emma Nelson told the media via email that current government policy requires international students to bring enough money with them before coming to Canada. For foreign students 20,635 dollar are must be in their bank account for tuition and travel expenses to study in Canada as per federal regulations. Jaskaran Banipal, a student activist, says: This is very
Sadly, that Greater Vancouver Food Bank have refused to give them food because of their GIC.GIC stands for Guaranteed Investment Certificate. That means you should have a certain amount in your account. The Vancouver Food Bank is also facing criticism after this decision. The decision by the local food bank comes at a time when grocery prices and unemployment in Canada are at record highs. Inflation and unemployment have badly affected the lives of the people there. The large number of foreign students arriving in Canada now facing a big challenge of employment as well as food facing.
According to Canada’s Greater Vancouver Food Bank website, they provide food to about 15,000 student in need every month. The organization receives no government funding. They have only the support of the people and the industrialists. David Long, CEO of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, while talking to the Canadian media, he added that six years ago, they had 6,500 registered people, and now the number has reached 15,000 has gone. He said that we are seeing a huge increase in demand for food volume, and these figures are surprising. He says his clients are young people and seniors who can’t afford the current rising inflation. We’re seeing a lot of people, especially in Vancouver. There are also those who have full-time jobs and pay their own insurance. They have a job but cannot pay their house rent, and car installments
