Ontario Food Sovereignty Leaderboard

Compare regions by verified Local Food Score (25 km) and census regional context (100 km). Open a region for shop rankings and ways to improve.

Refreshes hourly · Jun 17, 2026, 2:52 p.m.. How metrics work

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Regions with fewer than 8 verified listings show amber dots and no score heat — same as Limited data in the table below. This week compares to the prior Monday snapshot (scheduler runs weekly).

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Rank reflects verified Local Food Score — Piknik listings within 25 km. Regions with limited map coverage sort last.

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#RegionVerified (Piknik)Regional context (census)
ScoreThis weekSov.PlateFarm activityFarm rev/capFood %
1Waterloo Region55Fair
87
3/32 yr-roundAbove average27Low43.1%Mid-range in ON
2Guelph & WellingtonGap18Very Limited
53
2/31 yr-roundAbove average26Low41.7%Mid-range in ON
3LondonGapLimited data2 verified listingsLimited dataLimited dataStrong34Moderate47.2%Highest in ON
4Durham RegionLimited data0 verified listingsLimited dataLimited dataBelow average23Very low44.6%Highest in ON
5Greater SudburyLimited data0 verified listingsLimited dataLimited dataLow18Very low42.1%Mid-range in ON
6HamiltonGapLimited data1 verified listingsLimited dataLimited dataTypical25Low39%Lowest in ON
7KingstonGapLimited data0 verified listingsLimited dataLimited dataStrong33Low46.4%Highest in ON
8NiagaraGapLimited data0 verified listingsLimited dataLimited dataTypical25Low40.4%Mid-range in ON
9OttawaLimited data0 verified listingsLimited dataLimited dataBelow average23Very low41%Mid-range in ON
10Thunder BayLimited data0 verified listingsLimited dataLimited dataLow17Very low41.4%Mid-range in ON
11Toronto GTALimited data0 verified listingsLimited dataLimited dataBelow average22Very low39.6%Lowest in ON
12Windsor-EssexGapLimited data0 verified listingsLimited dataLimited dataStrong29Moderate46.7%Highest in ON

Click a region for rankings, gaps, and ways to help. Verified score reflects Piknik listings within 25 km. Food sovereignty is plate-group coverage from those listings — see methodology for the formula. Regional context uses 2021 Ag Census within 100 km plus PHO food basket (CPI-adjusted). Census does not prove walkable access. Regional dataCensus data as of 2026-06-16T05:04:13.495Z