Fellows, KentPilling, Russell2023-12-112023-12-112022-11-10Pilling, R. (2022). Food Security in the Northwest Territories: A Market Competition Evaluation (Unpublished master's project). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.https://hdl.handle.net/1880/117716https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/42559In this capstone project, I examine food prices in the Northwest Territories (NWT) through a competition lens and make policy suggestions to improve Northern food security based on the findings. I primarily focus on assessing food prices through retail food competition, and secondarily on harvesting as a food source. Harvesting is important to include as it affects food security (and market competition) but is less easily captured by economic data. Despite examination through a competition lens, I find that remoteness, and thereby shipping costs, play a dominant role in NWT food prices. The number of food stores in a community plays an insignificant role (statistically and in effect) compared to remoteness. Harvesting supports appear to be a helpful policy option to pursue; however, further evaluation is needed to assess trade-offs and to target policies to specific demographics and communities.enUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.report