2011–2012: 2nd Quarter

• Nutrition North Canada provided over $11.7 million in subsidy during July, August and September 2011. This represents about 22% of the program's annual subsidy budget of $53.9 million.
• The largest amount of subsidy went to frozen meat, bread, fresh 2% milk, fresh meat, eggs, frozen potato products, yogurt, fresh potatoes, bananas and frozen poultry. These foods accounted for 48% of the total subsidy amount for the quarter. All these foods are eligible for the higher subsidy level. 
• From the list of items eligible for the lower subsidy level, frozen pizza, unsweetened juice (in containers of more than 250 ml), frozen combination foods, ice cream and spreads and condiments received the most subsidy (accounting for 5% of the total).
• Because they were shipped in small quantities and because most are eligible for the lower subsidy level, prescription drugs, vitamin and mineral supplements, disposable underwear, plain frozen pasta, dried legumes, nursing pads, canned sweetened milk and medical devices received the smallest amount of subsidy during the quarter. Less than one percent of the total subsidy amount for the second quarter went to this group of items.
• Country foods supplied from businesses in the South were also among the items that received the smallest amount of subsidy during the quarter because of the small volume that was shipped to eligible communities.
• 90% of the amount of subsidized items was shipped to retailers operating in eligible communities. Since most Northerners shop for food in their community, delivering the subsidy through local stores means the largest number of residents as possible can benefit from the program. About 5% was shipped to individuals (direct or "personal orders"), 3% to commercial establishments like hotels or restaurants and 2% to social institutions such as schools and day cares.
• Iqaluit, Pond Inlet, Igloolik, Nunavut, as well as Salluit and Kuujjuaq, Quebec, received the highest amount of subsidy among all eligible communities. This reflects the fact that these communities received large volumes of subsidized items and / or have relatively high subsidy rates.

Data by product category

This table shows the amount of subsidy that was distributed by product category between July 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011, and the weight of the products that were subsidized during this period. Product categories are listed in descending order based on the amount of subsidy; the category that received the highest amount of subsidy is listed first, followed by the category that received the second highest amount of subsidy, and so on.

Product category	$ subsidy	% total $	kg	% total kg
Vegetables and fruit (fresh and frozen)	3,407,939	29%	1,578,805	24%
Meat, poultry and fish (fresh and frozen)	1,911,697	16%	1,000,912	15%
Milk (fresh, UHT, powdered and canned evaporated)	1,684,664	14%	886,610	14%
Bread and bread products, cereals, crackers, flour and plain fresh and frozen pasta	1,300,080	11%	695,612	11%
Products eligible until October 1, 2012	819,316	7%	911,853	14%
Cheese, yogurt and other dairy products	765,032	7%	401,460	6%
Unsweetened juice	582,323	5%	286,880	4%
Eggs and egg substitutes	497,503	4%	313,086	5%
Combination foods (fresh and frozen)	349,823	3%	238,294	4%
Cooking oils, non-hydrogenated margarine, lard, shortening, butter, mayonnaise and salad dressing	170,081	1%	140,658	2%
Infant formula and foods prepared specifically for infants	129,312	0%	75,599	0%
Nuts, seeds, peanut butter and other nut butters, tofu and other meat alternatives	42,716	0%	20,233	0%
Non-prescription drugs	4,272	0%	3,768	0%
Total	11,664,757	100%	6,553,770	100%
Note: Numbers may not add up due to rounding. Last modified: 2012-08-09.

This chart shows what percentage of the total subsidy transfer between July 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011 was applied to specific product categories. Because non-prescription drugs received less than 1% of the subsidy transfer this category is not shown in the chart. The chart is based on the data in the table above.

Description of this chart: Data by Product Category

The pie graph breaks down the total amount of subsidy spending between July 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011 by categories of eligible products as follows:

• Perishable fruits and vegetables including juice: 34%
• Perishable meat and alternatives: 21%
• Milk and other perishable dairy products: 21%
• Bread, cereal and other perishable grain products: 11%
• Perishable combination foods: 3%
• Margarine, oil and other fats: 1%
• Infant formula and infant foods: 1%
• Eligible until October 1, 2012: 7%

Last modified: 2012-08-09.