Chicken breast prices in Canada— average vs. this week's best deals
The official StatCan average, and the best advertised chicken breast deals Lowtein found this week across 69 cities. Updated 2026-07-04.
StatCan average
$6.53
per lb · April 2026
Best advertised this week
$4.88
per lb · Zehrs
Median city-best
$5.99
per lb · across 62 cities
57 of 62 cities with offers have a deal below the official average this week. Over the last 12 months the StatCan average ranged $6.43–$6.89 per lb. A year ago (April 2025): $6.13 — up 7% since.
Weekly trend — median city-best chicken breast 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 chicken breast deals
Cheapest first, after unit checks and plausibility bounds. Regional flyers repeat across cities — links go to the city pages that carry the deal.
| Zehrs — chicken breastsWindsor · Hamilton · Kitchener-Waterloo · Niagara | $4.88/lb |
| RCSS — chicken breastWindsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $4.88/lb |
| Loblaws — chicken breastsLondon · Mississauga | $4.88/lb |
| Foodland — air-chilled boneless skinless chicken breastsWindsor · Toronto · Kitchener-Waterloo · London | $5.99/lb |
| RCSS — halal chicken breastThunder Bay · Saskatoon · Regina · Prince Albert | $5.99/lb |
| Sobeys — compliments fresh air-chilled chicken breast halvesCalgary · Edmonton · Red Deer · Lethbridge | $5.99/lb |
| Safeway — compliments fresh air-chilled chicken breast halvesCalgary · Edmonton · Lethbridge · Medicine Hat | $5.99/lb |
| Atlantic Superstore — no name or halal boneless, skinless chicken breastHalifax · Sydney · Truro · New Glasgow | $5.99/lb |
| Foodland — compliments air-chilled family size boneless skinless chicken breastsSydney · Truro · New Glasgow · Bridgewater | $5.99/lb |
| Foodland — air-chilled family size boneless skinless chicken breastsSt. John's · Gander | $5.99/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 chicken breast in Canada right now?
The official StatCan average is $6.53 per lb (April 2026, the latest published month).
What is a good chicken breast price this week?
The best advertised deal Lowtein found this week across 69 Canadian cities is $4.88 per lb (chicken breasts at Zehrs). 57 of 62 cities with offers have a deal below the official average.
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