Rice prices in Canada — average vs. this week's best deals
The official Statistics Canada average, and the best advertised rice deals Lowtein found this week across 69 cities. Updated 2026-08-13.
StatCan average
$0.47
per 100g · June 2026
Best advertised this week
$0.24
per 100g · Food Basics
Median city-best
$0.28
per 100g · across 59 cities
59 of 59 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark this week. Over the last 12 months the StatCan average ranged $0.46–$0.50 per 100g. A year ago (June 2025): $0.48 — down 2% since.
This week's best advertised rice 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 — parliament gold, quilla or lal qilla basmati rice (4.54 kg) (4.54 kg pack)Windsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $0.24/100g |
| Wholesale Club — aged basmati rice, 18.1 kgCalgary · Edmonton · Red Deer · Lethbridge | $0.25/100g |
| Maxi — riz basmati tilda | basmati rice, 4,54 kgMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $0.28/100g |
| No Frills — tilda basmati rice, 4,54 kgWindsor · Ottawa · Hamilton · Kitchener-Waterloo | $0.29/100g |
| No Frills — tilda basmati rice, 4.54 kgToronto · Greater Sudbury · Thunder Bay · Calgary | $0.29/100g |
| Provigo — riz basmati pur tilda | tilda pure basmati rice, 4,54 kgMontreal · Laval · Gatineau · Sherbrooke | $0.29/100g |
| Wholesale Club — rice, 18,1 kgMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $0.29/100g |
| Wholesale Club — basmati rice, 18,2 kgMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $0.30/100g |
| Wholesale Club — sella basmati rice, 18.2 kgHalifax · New Glasgow · Moncton · Dieppe | $0.30/100g |
| Independent — 817 elephant pure basmati rice, 4 kgWindsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Kitchener-Waterloo | $0.33/100g |
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 rice in Canada right now?
The official Statistics Canada average is $0.47 per 100g (June 2026, the latest published month).
What is a good rice price this week?
The best advertised deal Lowtein found this week across 69 Canadian cities is $0.24 per 100g (parliament gold, quilla or lal qilla basmati rice (4.54 kg) at Food Basics). 59 of 59 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark.
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