Butter prices in Canada — average vs. this week's best deals
The official Statistics Canada average, and the best advertised butter deals Lowtein found this week across 69 cities. Updated 2026-10-01.
StatCan average
$5.91
per lb · July 2026
Best advertised this week
$3.99
per lb · Metro
Median city-best
$4.97
per lb · across 68 cities
68 of 68 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark this week. Over the last 12 months the StatCan average ranged $5.50–$5.98 per lb. A year ago (July 2025): $5.84 — up 1% since.
Weekly trend — median city-best butter price, Canada
Each point: the median across every city's best advertised price that week (deal prices, not shelf averages). Tracking since May 18 2026 — from the Basket Tracker.
This week's best advertised butter deals
Cheapest first, after unit checks and plausibility bounds. Regional flyers repeat across cities — links go to the city pages that carry the deal.
| Metro — lactantia butter (454 g) (454 g pack)Windsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $3.99/lb |
| Vie En Vert — selection beurre / butterMontreal | $3.99/lb |
| Food Basics — selection salted or unsalted butter (454 g) (454 g pack)Windsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $4.88/lb |
| Super C — beurre selection | selection butterMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $4.88/lb |
| RCSS — lactantia butter, 454 g (454 g pack)Windsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $4.97/lb |
| Walmart — gay lea butterCalgary · Edmonton · Red Deer · Lethbridge | $4.97/lb |
| Buy-Low Foods — western family creamery salted butterSurrey · Prince George | $4.97/lb |
| IGA — lactantia butterMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $4.97/lb |
| Calgary Co-op — butterCalgary | $4.99/lb |
| IGA — dairyland salted or unsalted butterCalgary · Red Deer · Regina · Winnipeg | $4.99/lb |
What this measures — read before quoting
The average is the official StatCan series — real shelf prices, published monthly. The deals are the best advertised prices Lowtein observed in store flyers this week — deal prices, not average shelf prices. The gap between them measures how good this week's deals are, not how prices are moving. Full method: how we check.
What is the average price of butter in Canada right now?
The official Statistics Canada average is $5.91 per lb (July 2026, the latest published month).
What is a good butter price this week?
The best advertised deal Lowtein found this week across 69 Canadian cities is $3.99 per lb (lactantia butter (454 g) at Metro). 68 of 68 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark.
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