Canada grocery prices
What groceries cost in Canada this week
Statistics Canada's monthly average retail prices (Table 18-10-0245) are the honest yardstick for what groceries cost across the country. Lowtein checks this week's flyers in 69 Canadian cities — in dollars Canadian, from Victoria to St. John's — and lines the deepest advertised deals up against that yardstick.
Updated 2026-07-04.
| Item | StatCan average | Best this week |
|---|---|---|
| Eggs /dozen | $4.80 | $3.49 |
| Chicken Breast /lb | $6.53 | $4.88 |
| Ground Beef · Lean /lb | $7.07 | $5.88 |
| Butter /lb | $5.98 | $4.97 |
| Pork Chops /lb | $4.15 | $2.49 |
| Beef Steak /lb | $19.24 | $9.99 |
This week's standouts
Deepest gap: beef steak — top sirloin steak alberta beef at Freson Bros, $9.99/lb vs the $19.24 average (48% below). Tightest: ground beef · lean — even the best advertised price only runs 17% under the average.
What this measures
StatCan surveys shelf prices nationwide, so its average includes every province's regular pricing. Our column is the flyer side: the best advertised specials this week, which run below the average almost everywhere — the gap is the honest measure of how hard Canadian grocers are competing for your basket this week. Deal prices, not shelf averages — each item page shows the trend, the 12-month range, and where the deals are. Full method: how we check.
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