The government has announced to alleviate food insecurity and help those most in need they are providing three million dollars to Harvest Manitoba to support food banks dealing with increased food prices and high demand across the province. 

Premier Heather Stefanson notes that Harvest Manitoba will utilize the money to support food banks in urban and rural communities in all regions of Manitoba through food purchasing, transportation, and other costs taking into consideration community size and need.

In the northern region Food Matters will receive 225 thousand dollars for their service in northern Manitoba, Marymound Incorporated in Thompson will receive just over 47 thousand dollars and the Cranberry Portage Child and Family Resource Centre will receive 18 thousand dollars.