Cheese · Block prices in Canada — average vs. this week's best deals
The official Statistics Canada average, and the best advertised cheese · block deals Lowtein found this week across 69 cities. Updated 2026-11-05.
StatCan average
$1.41
per 100g · August 2026
Best advertised this week
$1.02
per 100g · Super C
Median city-best
$1.26
per 100g · across 69 cities
56 of 69 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark this week. Over the last 12 months the StatCan average ranged $1.35–$1.42 per 100g. A year ago (August 2025): $1.40 — up 1% since.
This week's best advertised cheese · block deals
Cheapest first, after unit checks and plausibility bounds. Regional flyers repeat across cities — links go to the city pages that carry the deal.
| Super C — fromage extra cheddar kraft | kraft extra cheddar cheeseMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $1.02/100g |
| Super C — fromage selection | selection cheeseMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $1.10/100g |
| Les Marchés Tradition — compliments cheeseMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Sherbrooke | $1.11/100g |
| Powell's Supermarket — 350g kraft velveeta shells & cheese (350 g pack)St. John's | $1.14/100g |
| Giant Tiger — goldfish cheddar baked snack crackersHalifax · Sydney · Truro · New Glasgow | $1.24/100g |
| No Frills — no name cheese bars, 700 g (700 g pack)Windsor · Ottawa · Hamilton · Kitchener-Waterloo | $1.26/100g |
| Value Grocer — shells & cheeseSt. John's · Grand Falls-Windsor | $1.27/100g |
| Wholesale Club — fromage cheddar râpé, 2,27 kgMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $1.28/100g |
| Wholesale Club — fromage mozzarella râpé fondant the great canadian, 2,27 kgMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $1.28/100g |
| IGA — saputo cheeseMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $1.28/100g |
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 cheese · block in Canada right now?
The official Statistics Canada average is $1.41 per 100g (August 2026, the latest published month).
What is a good cheese · block price this week?
The best advertised deal Lowtein found this week across 69 Canadian cities is $1.02 per 100g (fromage extra cheddar kraft | kraft extra cheddar cheese at Super C). 56 of 69 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark.
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