Lean ground beef prices in Canada — average vs. this week's best deals
The official Statistics Canada average, and the best advertised lean ground beef deals Lowtein found this week across 69 cities. Updated 2026-10-01.
StatCan average
$7.48
per lb · July 2026
Best advertised this week
$5.48
per lb · Food Basics
Median city-best
$7.49
per lb · across 39 cities
18 of 39 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark this week. Over the last 12 months the StatCan average ranged $6.74–$7.53 per lb. A year ago (July 2025): $6.70 — up 12% since.
This week's best advertised lean ground beef deals
Cheapest first, after unit checks and plausibility bounds. Regional flyers repeat across cities — links go to the city pages that carry the deal.
| Food Basics — lean ground beef family packWindsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $5.48/lb |
| Adonis — boeuf haché maigre format économique | lean ground beef economic packMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $5.75/lb |
| No Frills — lean ground beefThunder Bay · Calgary · Edmonton · Red Deer | $7.49/lb |
| Provigo — bœuf haché maigre | lean ground beefMontreal · Laval · Gatineau · Sherbrooke | $9.50/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 lean ground beef in Canada right now?
The official Statistics Canada average is $7.48 per lb (July 2026, the latest published month).
What is a good lean ground beef price this week?
The best advertised deal Lowtein found this week across 69 Canadian cities is $5.48 per lb (lean ground beef family pack at Food Basics). 18 of 39 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark.
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