The effect of COVID‐19 on Canadian food security is examined from two different perspectives. COVID‐19 creates a unique “income shock” that is expected to increase the prevalence of household food insecurity. This food insecurity can be measured by utilizing the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). More fundamentally, COVID‐19 heightens household concern about the capacity of the Canadian food system to ensure food availability. Despite surges in demand and supply chain disruptions, we currently do not observe broad, rapid appreciation in food prices. This suggests that there is an adequate supply of food for the near term. There is less certainty over intermediate and longer time periods because so many factors are in flux, particularly the rate of increases in sicknesses and deaths across the country and globally. Data on these health factors and elements of the food supply chain are needed to predict beyond a short time frame. In this regard, we discuss three ongoing considerations—ease of capital flows, international exchange, and maintaining transportation—that will help ensure food availability in the longer run.

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粮食安全和加拿大农业系统受到COVID-19的挑战

从两个不同的角度考察了COVID-19对加拿大粮食安全的影响。COVID-19产生了独特的“收入冲击”，预计将增加家庭粮食不安全的患病率。可以通过加拿大社区健康调查（CCHS）来衡量这种粮食不安全状况。从根本上讲，COVID-19使家庭更加关注加拿大食品系统确保食品供应的能力。尽管需求和供应链中断激增，但我们目前仍未观察到食品价格普遍快速上涨。这表明短期内有足够的食物供应。在中间时间段和更长的时间段内，不确定性较低，因为影响因素众多，尤其是全国乃至全球疾病和死亡的增加率。需要这些健康因素和食品供应链要素的数据，才能在短时间内做出预测。在这方面，我们讨论了三个持续的考虑因素，即资本流动的便利性，国际交流和维持运输，这将有助于确保长期的粮食供应。