Butter prices in Canada— average vs. this week's best deals
The official StatCan average, and the best advertised butter deals Lowtein found this week across 69 cities. Updated 2026-07-04.
StatCan average
$5.98
per lb · April 2026
Best advertised this week
$4.97
per lb · Buy-Low Foods
Median city-best
$4.99
per lb · across 69 cities
60 of 69 cities with offers have a deal below the official average this week. Over the last 12 months the StatCan average ranged $5.50–$5.98 per lb. A year ago (April 2025): $5.55 — up 8% 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.
| Buy-Low Foods — western family creamery salted butterGrande Prairie · Vancouver · Surrey · Nanaimo | $4.97/lb |
| Super C — beurre selection | selection butterMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $4.97/lb |
| No Frills — lactantia butter, 454 g (454 g pack)Windsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $4.99/lb |
| RCSS — lactantia butter, 454 g (454 g pack)Windsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $4.99/lb |
| No Frills — gaylea butter, 454 g (454 g pack)Thunder Bay · Calgary · Edmonton · Red Deer | $4.99/lb |
| No Frills — atlantic butter, 454 g (454 g pack)Halifax · Sydney · Bridgewater · Moncton | $4.99/lb |
| Co-op — co-op centsibles butterRed Deer · Medicine Hat · Grande Prairie · Saskatoon | $4.99/lb |
| Walmart — dairyland butterCalgary · Edmonton · Red Deer · Lethbridge | $5.48/lb |
| Shoppers Drug Mart — no name butter 454g (454 g pack)Vancouver | $5.49/lb |
| Food Fare — butterWinnipeg | $5.49/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 StatCan average is $5.98 per lb (April 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 $4.97 per lb (western family creamery salted butter at Buy-Low Foods). 60 of 69 cities with offers have a deal below the official average.
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