Title: Statistics Canada food prices Canada British Columbia 2026 grocery inflation at DuckDuckGo URL Source: https://duckduckgo.com/html/?q=Statistics%20Canada%20food%20prices%20Canada%20British%20Columbia%202026%20grocery%20inflation Markdown Content: [](https://duckduckgo.com/html/?q=Statistics%20Canada%20food%20prices%20Canada%20British%20Columbia%202026%20grocery%20inflation) [](https://duckduckgo.com/html/ "DuckDuckGo") ## [Canada's Food Price Report 2026 - Dalhousie University](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dal.ca%2Fsites%2Fagri%2Dfood%2Fresearch%2Fcanada%2Ds%2Dfood%2Dprice%2Dreport%2D2026.html&rut=97e8059bef1a131dc4b903874756dcc12d7dc7b0983f499a6e9af3aeb292a5af) [![Image 1](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/www.dal.ca.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dal.ca%2Fsites%2Fagri%2Dfood%2Fresearch%2Fcanada%2Ds%2Dfood%2Dprice%2Dreport%2D2026.html&rut=97e8059bef1a131dc4b903874756dcc12d7dc7b0983f499a6e9af3aeb292a5af)[www.dal.ca/sites/agri-food/research/canada-s-food-price-report-2026.html](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dal.ca%2Fsites%2Fagri%2Dfood%2Fresearch%2Fcanada%2Ds%2Dfood%2Dprice%2Dreport%2D2026.html&rut=97e8059bef1a131dc4b903874756dcc12d7dc7b0983f499a6e9af3aeb292a5af) 2025-12-04T00:00:00.0000000 [**Canada's****Food****Price** Report **2026** Download the Report in English [PDF - 3.6] Télécharger le rapport en français [PDF - 1.3 MB] December 4, 2025: **Canada's****Food****Price** Report **2026** predicts Canadian families will spend up to $994 more on **food** next year. One-quarter of Canadian households are considered **food** insecure.](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dal.ca%2Fsites%2Fagri%2Dfood%2Fresearch%2Fcanada%2Ds%2Dfood%2Dprice%2Dreport%2D2026.html&rut=97e8059bef1a131dc4b903874756dcc12d7dc7b0983f499a6e9af3aeb292a5af) ## [PDF Consumer Price Index](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fcatalogue.data.gov.bc.ca%2Fdataset%2F2c75c627%2D3eb6%2D41ee%2Dbb54%2D7b089eade484%2Fresource%2Fa831b23c%2Deabf%2D410b%2Dbbc2%2D9326ea6cae3c%2Fdownload%2Fcpi_highlights.pdf&rut=aea0d0ef6a4212eb30fb05b8b9c6eac32e6d300f13ca756f250146120c33b6de) [![Image 2](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fcatalogue.data.gov.bc.ca%2Fdataset%2F2c75c627%2D3eb6%2D41ee%2Dbb54%2D7b089eade484%2Fresource%2Fa831b23c%2Deabf%2D410b%2Dbbc2%2D9326ea6cae3c%2Fdownload%2Fcpi_highlights.pdf&rut=aea0d0ef6a4212eb30fb05b8b9c6eac32e6d300f13ca756f250146120c33b6de)[catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/2c75c627-3eb6-41ee-bb54-7b089eade484/resource/a831b23c-eabf-410b-bbc2-9326ea6cae3c/download/cpi_highlights.pdf](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fcatalogue.data.gov.bc.ca%2Fdataset%2F2c75c627%2D3eb6%2D41ee%2Dbb54%2D7b089eade484%2Fresource%2Fa831b23c%2Deabf%2D410b%2Dbbc2%2D9326ea6cae3c%2Fdownload%2Fcpi_highlights.pdf&rut=aea0d0ef6a4212eb30fb05b8b9c6eac32e6d300f13ca756f250146120c33b6de) [As of July **2026**, the 12-month average **price** index for all items in **British****Columbia** was 160.7, a 2.2% increase when compared to the previous 12-month average. Energy had an average **price** index of 209.7 (+2.0%), while the average **food****price** index climbed to 192.8 (+4.0%).](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fcatalogue.data.gov.bc.ca%2Fdataset%2F2c75c627%2D3eb6%2D41ee%2Dbb54%2D7b089eade484%2Fresource%2Fa831b23c%2Deabf%2D410b%2Dbbc2%2D9326ea6cae3c%2Fdownload%2Fcpi_highlights.pdf&rut=aea0d0ef6a4212eb30fb05b8b9c6eac32e6d300f13ca756f250146120c33b6de) ## [Food Price Data Hub - Statistique Canada](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statcan.gc.ca%2Fen%2Ftopics%2Dstart%2Ffood%2Dprice&rut=db494030035f376032fc5875ba9116398deb2efcfef93e4b04e0346f8451ccb5) [![Image 3](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/www.statcan.gc.ca.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statcan.gc.ca%2Fen%2Ftopics%2Dstart%2Ffood%2Dprice&rut=db494030035f376032fc5875ba9116398deb2efcfef93e4b04e0346f8451ccb5)[www.statcan.gc.ca/en/topics-start/food-price](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statcan.gc.ca%2Fen%2Ftopics%2Dstart%2Ffood%2Dprice&rut=db494030035f376032fc5875ba9116398deb2efcfef93e4b04e0346f8451ccb5) [Consumer **Price** Index (CPI): **Statistics****Canada's** primary measure of **inflation** Consumer **Price** Index for **food** purchased from stores Description: Consumer **Price** Index for **food** purchased from stores, 12-month percentage change](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statcan.gc.ca%2Fen%2Ftopics%2Dstart%2Ffood%2Dprice&rut=db494030035f376032fc5875ba9116398deb2efcfef93e4b04e0346f8451ccb5) ## [Food prices will rise nearly 6% in 2026: Food Report](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grocerybusiness.ca%2Ffood%2Dprices%2Dwill%2Drise%2Dnearly%2D6%2Din%2D2026%2Dfood%2Dreport%2F&rut=4f773a1db9a2f103073c035177fba5b91c632e6ced19eeeda0e4ddc53593efd7) [![Image 4](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/www.grocerybusiness.ca.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grocerybusiness.ca%2Ffood%2Dprices%2Dwill%2Drise%2Dnearly%2D6%2Din%2D2026%2Dfood%2Dreport%2F&rut=4f773a1db9a2f103073c035177fba5b91c632e6ced19eeeda0e4ddc53593efd7)[www.grocerybusiness.ca/food-prices-will-rise-nearly-6-in-2026-food-report/](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grocerybusiness.ca%2Ffood%2Dprices%2Dwill%2Drise%2Dnearly%2D6%2Din%2D2026%2Dfood%2Dreport%2F&rut=4f773a1db9a2f103073c035177fba5b91c632e6ced19eeeda0e4ddc53593efd7) 2025-12-04T00:00:00.0000000 [The **Canada's****Food****Price** Report **2026** forecasts another year of **food****inflation**, with **grocery****prices** expected to rise 4 to 6 per cent and several core categories showing stronger-than-average increases.](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grocerybusiness.ca%2Ffood%2Dprices%2Dwill%2Drise%2Dnearly%2D6%2Din%2D2026%2Dfood%2Dreport%2F&rut=4f773a1db9a2f103073c035177fba5b91c632e6ced19eeeda0e4ddc53593efd7) ## [2026 CPI and Inflation Rates for British Columbia](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Finflationcalculator.ca%2F2026%2Dcpi%2Dand%2Dinflation%2Drates%2Dfor%2Dbritish%2Dcolumbia%2F&rut=f705836844b0b1913d846c255db8d664f9d693d2db847cf47a766d4d35f3f59c) [![Image 5](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/inflationcalculator.ca.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Finflationcalculator.ca%2F2026%2Dcpi%2Dand%2Dinflation%2Drates%2Dfor%2Dbritish%2Dcolumbia%2F&rut=f705836844b0b1913d846c255db8d664f9d693d2db847cf47a766d4d35f3f59c)[inflationcalculator.ca/2026-cpi-and-inflation-rates-for-british-columbia/](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Finflationcalculator.ca%2F2026%2Dcpi%2Dand%2Dinflation%2Drates%2Dfor%2Dbritish%2Dcolumbia%2F&rut=f705836844b0b1913d846c255db8d664f9d693d2db847cf47a766d4d35f3f59c) [This table shows the monthly All-Items Consumer **Price** Index (CPI-U) and annual **inflation** rates for **British****Columbia** in **2026**. You can find upcoming CPI release dates on our schedule page. These **British****Columbia****inflation** numbers are released by **Statistics****Canada**.](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Finflationcalculator.ca%2F2026%2Dcpi%2Dand%2Dinflation%2Drates%2Dfor%2Dbritish%2Dcolumbia%2F&rut=f705836844b0b1913d846c255db8d664f9d693d2db847cf47a766d4d35f3f59c) ## [Grocery prices to rise across Canada in 2026 report finds](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fmississaugatimes.com%2Fgrocery%2Dprices%2Drise%2Dcanada%2D2026%2Dreport%2F&rut=e88d5b3731e56cf60e179c9b2892bfa76f06f4735d5d9716a3e7d501ee8b1e04) [![Image 6](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/mississaugatimes.com.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fmississaugatimes.com%2Fgrocery%2Dprices%2Drise%2Dcanada%2D2026%2Dreport%2F&rut=e88d5b3731e56cf60e179c9b2892bfa76f06f4735d5d9716a3e7d501ee8b1e04)[mississaugatimes.com/grocery-prices-rise-canada-2026-report/](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fmississaugatimes.com%2Fgrocery%2Dprices%2Drise%2Dcanada%2D2026%2Dreport%2F&rut=e88d5b3731e56cf60e179c9b2892bfa76f06f4735d5d9716a3e7d501ee8b1e04) 2025-12-05T00:00:00.0000000 [**Inflation** outpaces wages, tightening household **food** budgets **Statistics****Canada's** most recent data show **grocery****inflation** outpacing headline **inflation** for much of 2025, driven by high input costs and global market volatility.](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fmississaugatimes.com%2Fgrocery%2Dprices%2Drise%2Dcanada%2D2026%2Dreport%2F&rut=e88d5b3731e56cf60e179c9b2892bfa76f06f4735d5d9716a3e7d501ee8b1e04) ## [2026 Canada's Food Price Report - Arrell Food Institute](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Farrellfoodinstitute.ca%2Ffood%2Dprice%2Dreport%2D2026%2F&rut=8fec367bf0c1ed06dccaedd115011f5419d89c3b78451bc805466d915f634e28) [![Image 7](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/arrellfoodinstitute.ca.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Farrellfoodinstitute.ca%2Ffood%2Dprice%2Dreport%2D2026%2F&rut=8fec367bf0c1ed06dccaedd115011f5419d89c3b78451bc805466d915f634e28)[arrellfoodinstitute.ca/food-price-report-2026/](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Farrellfoodinstitute.ca%2Ffood%2Dprice%2Dreport%2D2026%2F&rut=8fec367bf0c1ed06dccaedd115011f5419d89c3b78451bc805466d915f634e28) [**Food****Price** Report **2026** The **Canada****Food****Price** Report, produced annually with Dalhousie University, the University of **British****Columbia** and the University of Saskatchewan, uses a broad range of predictive models to forecast how **prices** will rise next year. It predicts **food****prices** will increase by 4-6% in **2026**; an average family of four may spend up to $17,571.79 next year in groceries, an increase ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Farrellfoodinstitute.ca%2Ffood%2Dprice%2Dreport%2D2026%2F&rut=8fec367bf0c1ed06dccaedd115011f5419d89c3b78451bc805466d915f634e28) ## [Canada's Food Price Report 2026 - Grokipedia](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fgrokipedia.com%2Fpage%2FCanadas_Food_Price_Report_2026&rut=6d66b943c84a35bd1e5f37f174a9bdccfd80ed8ad416dc0be575dacc1d18f73a) [![Image 8](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/grokipedia.com.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fgrokipedia.com%2Fpage%2FCanadas_Food_Price_Report_2026&rut=6d66b943c84a35bd1e5f37f174a9bdccfd80ed8ad416dc0be575dacc1d18f73a)[grokipedia.com/page/Canadas_Food_Price_Report_2026](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fgrokipedia.com%2Fpage%2FCanadas_Food_Price_Report_2026&rut=6d66b943c84a35bd1e5f37f174a9bdccfd80ed8ad416dc0be575dacc1d18f73a) [The report further emphasizes data-driven monitoring of **food** sector **inflation**, exemplified by its use of predictive models integrating **Statistics****Canada** CPI data with economic and geopolitical variables, and stresses the need for oversight of mechanisms like the **Grocery** Code of Conduct to enforce market fairness and predictably curb volatility.](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fgrokipedia.com%2Fpage%2FCanadas_Food_Price_Report_2026&rut=6d66b943c84a35bd1e5f37f174a9bdccfd80ed8ad416dc0be575dacc1d18f73a) ## [The Daily — Consumer Price Index, June 2026 - Statistics Canada](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww150.statcan.gc.ca%2Fn1%2Fdaily%2Dquotidien%2F260720%2Fdq260720a%2Deng.htm&rut=5cde5eca459c3f398c75506878da2d97b5c151a925d8a534ea66eb9cb915d114) [![Image 9](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/www150.statcan.gc.ca.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww150.statcan.gc.ca%2Fn1%2Fdaily%2Dquotidien%2F260720%2Fdq260720a%2Deng.htm&rut=5cde5eca459c3f398c75506878da2d97b5c151a925d8a534ea66eb9cb915d114)[www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260720/dq260720a-eng.htm](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww150.statcan.gc.ca%2Fn1%2Fdaily%2Dquotidien%2F260720%2Fdq260720a%2Deng.htm&rut=5cde5eca459c3f398c75506878da2d97b5c151a925d8a534ea66eb9cb915d114) 2026-07-20T00:00:00.0000000 [**Prices** for **food** purchased from stores grew at a slower pace on a year-over-year basis in June (+3.9%) compared with May (+4.3%). Despite the slowdown, June was the 17th consecutive month that **grocery****price****inflation** outpaced the all-items CPI.](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fwww150.statcan.gc.ca%2Fn1%2Fdaily%2Dquotidien%2F260720%2Fdq260720a%2Deng.htm&rut=5cde5eca459c3f398c75506878da2d97b5c151a925d8a534ea66eb9cb915d114) ## [Food prices will be way higher for Canadians in 2026 - Daily Hive](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fdailyhive.com%2Fcanada%2Fcanada%2Dfood%2Dprices%2Dreport%2D2026&rut=f999825148c166635638880f8ee07f696f040aa161bd8a55ccf9daf482e98578) [![Image 10](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/ip3/dailyhive.com.ico)](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fdailyhive.com%2Fcanada%2Fcanada%2Dfood%2Dprices%2Dreport%2D2026&rut=f999825148c166635638880f8ee07f696f040aa161bd8a55ccf9daf482e98578)[dailyhive.com/canada/canada-food-prices-report-2026](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fdailyhive.com%2Fcanada%2Fcanada%2Dfood%2Dprices%2Dreport%2D2026&rut=f999825148c166635638880f8ee07f696f040aa161bd8a55ccf9daf482e98578) [If you think **food****prices** in **Canada** are already high, brace yourself — costs are expected to climb once again in the new year. On Thursday, Dalhousie Agri-**food** Analytics Lab released **Canada's****Food****Price** Report (CFPR) **2026**, which outlines how much more Canadians can expect to spend. According to the forecast, overall **food****prices** will go up by four to six per cent. An average family of four ...](https://duckduckgo.com/l/?uddg=https%3A%2F%2Fdailyhive.com%2Fcanada%2Fcanada%2Dfood%2Dprices%2Dreport%2D2026&rut=f999825148c166635638880f8ee07f696f040aa161bd8a55ccf9daf482e98578) [Feedback](https://duckduckgo.com/feedback.html) ![Image 11](https://duckduckgo.com/t/sl_h)