We're grateful to the Becel Kind Hearts Fund for its financial donation, which will provide enough food for 250,000 meals, as well as Becel Canada donation of 125,000 lbs of food! Together, we're reaching people in need from coast to coast. 💛💚 We’re proud to work together to fight food waste and strengthen communities across Canada. ...... Le soutien incroyable du Fonds les grands cœurs de Becel a permis de distribuer 56 700 kg de nourriture et 250 000 repas aux personnes dans le besoin d’un océan à l’autre. 💛💚 Nous sommes fiers de travailler ensemble pour lutter contre le gaspillage alimentaire et renforcer les communautés à travers le Canada. #SecondHarvest #FoodRescue #FoodInsecurity #Becel #FeelGoodAboutEveryBite #KindHeartsFund
Second Harvest
Non-profit Organizations
Etobicoke, Ontario 25,330 followers
Canada’s largest food rescue organization and global thought leader on perishable food redistribution.
About us
Second Harvest is Canada’s largest food rescue organization and is a global thought leader on perishable food redistribution. We work with thousands of food businesses from across the supply chain to redirect unsold surplus food to non-profit organizations that feed communities in every province and territory. By keeping perfectly edible food from ending up in landfill and redirecting it to the charitable sector, our work prevents harmful greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere and improves access to nutrition for the millions of people in Canada experiencing food insecurity. In addition to our core work of food rescue, Second Harvest produces research on food loss and waste, provides education and training for the charitable food sector and has developed the Second Harvest Food Rescue App to facilitate direct donations from food businesses to local non-profits across Canada. In 2025 we rescued 95.8 million lbs of healthy perishable food and diverted it to more than 10,800 programs in charities and non-profits across Canada, averting over 309 million pounds of greenhouse gases. Our vision: No Waste. No Hunger Our mission is to keep food where it belongs: On plates and out of landfills.
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http://www.secondharvest.ca
External link for Second Harvest
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Etobicoke, Ontario
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1985
- Specialties
- Food rescue, Reducing waste, Feeding those in need, Charity, Greenhouse gas aversion, education, advocacy, volunteerism, technology, food security, Logistics, Volunteer, and Corporate Partnerships
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Today, we’re celebrating impact in action 💚 Together with @starbuckscanada, we’re helping strengthen food rescue across the country through the new Starbucks Capacity Grants. ☕️ Over $500,000 in grants have been distributed to 87 local charities and food rescue agencies — expanding the reach of the Starbucks FoodShare program and ensuring more good food feeds people. #SecondHarvest #FoodRescue #StarbucksCanada #FoodInsecurity #FoodWaste
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Are you passionate about food waste prevention and its impact on our climate? Do you love the buzz of a great event? Second Harvest will be the proud sponsor of the Edmonton Oilers 50/50 at the game against the Boston Bruins on December 31, 2025. We are seeking reliable and enthusiastic volunteers to promote the sale of tickets during the hockey game. We invite you to ring in the new year with us while we help raise funds for Second Harvest and food rescue! Event Details: 📅 Date: December 31, 2025 ⏰ Shift: 4:30pm–10:30pm MST (must be able to sell until 15 minutes after the game ends; breaks provided) 📍 Location: Rogers Place – Edmonton, AB 👥 Volunteers Needed: 30–40 Age Requirement: 18+ (no minors permitted) If you’re ready to make an impact and start 2026 with purpose, we’d love to have you on our team. Please contact volunteer@secondharvest.ca to show your interest in the 50/50 Ticket Seller position.
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We’re down to the final hours. The Holiday Auction ends TOMORROW at 10 AM EST. Your participation fuels real impact: more food rescued, more communities supported. Place your final bids and help us finish strong. https://lnkd.in/gYybmWyA 💚 #SecondHarvest #FoodRescue #FoodInsecurity #HolidayAuction
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Ontario showed up in a big way. 💚 With LCBO and their customers’ support through the Support Local campaign, $898,000 was raised — turning into 4.49 million meals for communities across the province. Thank you for being part of this movement to reduce food waste and feed more people. #SecondHarvest #FoodInsecurity #FoodWaste #LCBO
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📢 Calling all young leaders! 📢 Join Second Harvest’s 2026 National Youth Council Cohort! If you're 18-25 and passionate about tackling food waste and climate change, this is your chance to make a difference! Starting January 2026, council members will lead advocacy, research and awareness projects that engage Canadian youth and help keep food on plates and out of landfills. 🌱🌍 Join us in building a more sustainable future — apply today: https://ow.ly/uL4b50Xucbu
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What happens when good deals meet a great cause? Haleon’s Product Sale raised $60,000, helping provide 300,000 meals across Canada. 💚 A huge thank you to Haleon and everyone who shopped and made a difference — you turned everyday products into extraordinary impact. 🙌 #SecondHarvest #FoodRescue #FoodInsecurity #Haleon
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Today on #NationalPhilanthropyDay we celebrate the extraordinary power of generosity and the organizations that turn compassion into tangible change. At #GSKCanada we’re proud to work with Second Harvest, Les Scientifines, FIRST Robotics Canada, Save the Children Canada, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA) and Health Partners International Canada (HPIC) — organizations improving food security, equitable #STEM access, child wellbeing, compassionate end of life care and essential medical support, creating healthier, fairer and more sustainable communities. In addition, we support Canadian Red Cross to support recovery and relief efforts in response to natural disasters, helping communities where our employees live and work. Our charitable partnerships focus on Health for people, Innovators for the future and Health for the planet, with priority areas in environmental sustainability, equitable STEM, community health and emergency preparedness. Giving back is a team effort and today we also want to recognize the volunteers whose time and energy turn good intentions into real impact. At GSK, Ahead Together Days give employees a meaningful way to support causes that matter — multiplying our efforts, strengthening communities and creating lasting change together. Thank you to our partners and to every volunteer helping build healthier, fairer communities. When organizations and people unite behind a shared purpose, what we achieve together is greater than what any of us could do alone. Together, we do more.
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Today on Children in Need Day, we’re reminded that food insecurity impacts far too many young Canadians — 2.5 million children don’t have reliable access to nutritious food. Lori shared this reality in her testimony before the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food in 2023. When nutrition shapes so much of a child’s future, how can we ensure every child in Canada has access to the food they need to thrive? #SecondHarvest #FoodInsecurity #FoodRescue
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Today is all about kindness. 💚 From farmers to volunteers to community partners, kindness fuels everything we do. This year, together, we helped support 6.8 million people facing food insecurity by redistributing nutritious food across the country. Keep the kindness going by donating today: https://lnkd.in/gQ-JCwtP #worldkindnessday #SecondHarvest #FoodInsecurity #FoodRescue