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FOOD FREEDOM DAY [1 record]

Record 1 2006-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
  • Food Industries
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
OBS

Food Freedom Day, February 8, 2005, is the calendar date representing when Canadians have earned enough income to pay the grocery bill for the entire year. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture calculates that it takes just 38 days from January 1st to acquire the income needed to cover annual food expenses(on a per capita basis).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
OBS

La Journée d'affranchissement des dépenses alimentaires, le 8 février 2005, est la date indiquée sur le calendrier civil qui correspond au moment où les Canadiens ont gagné un revenu suffisant pour payer la facture d'épicerie pendant toute l'année. La Fédération canadienne de l'agriculture a calculé que cela ne prend que 38 jours à partir du 1er janvier pour gagner le revenu nécessaire pour défrayer les dépenses alimentaires annuelles (pour une personne).

Spanish

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