Vital Signs:
Food Security

Our 2023 Vital Signs Report is here! Check it out on our report page.

Edmonton Vital Signs^® helps identify the status of Edmontonians and the health of the region we live in.

Vital Signs^® is a national initiative conducted by participating community foundations across Canada. The Edmonton Vital Signs^® Report identifies the status of aspects of our community. Vital Signs^® is also a valuable teaching tool and resource for policymakers and organizations working on the front lines. These groups use Vital Signs^® to help inform their decision-making processes.

We partner with the Edmonton Social Planning Council (ESPC) to ensure the information provided by Vital Signs® is accurate. ESPC is an independent social research and analysis organization. They have been operating in Edmonton for more than 75 years. Learn more about the ESPC. We also work with a committee of community experts to ensure the report examines the right issues.

In addition to our annual report, we focus on individual issues periodically throughout the year: Vital Topics.

Access past Vital Topics and Vital Signs reports:

2023 Vital Topic: Food Security in Our Time.
2023 Vital Topic: Hunger Happens Here.
2022 Vital Signs Report: Systemic Racism in Edmonton. Sources
2022 Vital Topic: Education, Income & Employment Inequality.
2022 Vital Topic: History of Racism.
2021 Vital Topic: Intersectionality.
2021 Vital Signs Report: Making Ends Meet. Sources/Indicators
2021 Vital Topic: Small Business & Employment. Sources/Indicators
2021 Vital Topic: Gaps in the Safety Net. Sources/Indicators
2021 Vital Topic: Primer on Income. Sources/Indicators
2021 Vital Topic: COVID-19. Sources/Indicators
2020 Vital Signs Report: Millennials. Sources/Indicators
2020 Vital Topic: Millennial Technology. Sources/Indicators
2020 Vital Topic: Millennial Activism & Engagement. Sources/Indicators
2020 Vital Topic: Millennial Finances. Sources/Indicators
2019 Vital Signs Report: Full Edition. Sources/Indicators
2019 Vital Signs Topic: Sports & Recreation. Sources/Indicators
2019 Vital Topic: Green Spaces. Sources/Indicators
2019 Vital Topic: Philanthropy. Sources/Indicators
2019 Vital Topic: Indigenous Women. Sources/Indicators
2019 Vital Topic: Arts in Edmonton. Sources/Indicators
2018 Vital Topic: Senior Women in Edmonton. Sources/Indicators
2018 Vital Signs Report: Full Edition. Sources/Indicators
2018 Vital Topic: Visible Minority Women. Sources/Indicators
2018 Vital Topic: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
2018 Vital Topic: Women in Edmonton. Sources/Indicators
2017 Vital Signs Report on Belonging. Sources/Indicators
2016 Vital Signs Report on Newcomers. Sources/Indicators
2015 Vital Signs Report on Edmonton’s Aboriginal Communities. Sources/Indicators
2014 Vital Signs Report on Edmonton Youth. Sources/Indicators
2013 Vital Signs Report on Edmonton Food Security. Sources/Indicators