The issue of food insecurity, defined as the limited, inadequate, or insecure access of individuals and households to a sufficient amount of safe and nutritious meals, is a pressing issue (Tarasuk, 2003). A clearly susceptible population to poverty and food insecurity are the immigrant population, as well as identifiable ethno-racial groups in society (Cook, 2008). This paper will explore the issue of the immigrant settlement experience and the use of food banks; it will discuss and analyze the social policy initiatives of which contribute and can resist the issue at hand. It will also analyze the importance of effective cross-cultural social work in working with a rapidly increasing, culturally diverse Canadian population. Finally, it will analyze the issue in an anti-oppressive framework, linking the analysis to my self, my own social location and to social work values.