Table 2.

Positive and negative COVID-19-related impacts on store-bought food access identified by key informants

Positive impact on store-bought food access	Code definition	Discussed in # of interviews (n 36)	%
Food assistance	Food access through food assistance, including churches, schools and local food banks	8	22
Delivery/phone orders	Food access is made easier by stores offering delivery and/or phone-order services	8	22
Going to the store for people in quarantine	Other community members helping with food access by shopping for individuals in quarantine	6	17
Negative impact on store-bought food access	Code definition	# (%) of interviews
Travel/transportation restrictions	Restrictions on travel/transportation to the remote community from urban and other remote communities reduced capacity to obtain foods in general (n 14), through air travel (n 5), through ferry service (n 2) and to obtain less expensive store-bought foods (n 3)	24	66
Limited food available at store	Reduced access due to less food being available at the local store, both variety and amount	6	17
Disruption in postal service/shipping	Reduced access due to disruption in postal service/shipping services, including postal office closure and reduced shipping/freight services	6	17
Reduced access to store	Reduced access to store due to hunker down orders, store closure, limited hours, limited hours for certain groups (Elders, certain houses, etc.)	5	14
Increased food prices	Increased food prices during the pandemic	5	14
No local grocery store	Absence of local grocery store	3	8
Panic shopping	Reduced access to food due to other community members ‘panic shopping’ and lack of supplies to replace food items	2	6