Category: Canada

Nearly a thousand dollars more for food spending: for Canadian families 2026 will be… pricier

TORONTO – Nearly $1,000 more per family to buy food: 2026 is shaping up to be a more expensive year for Canadians, according to the Canada’s Food Price Report (CFPR) realized by the Agri-Food Analytics Lab (AAL), a group of experts from several Canadian universities coordinated by Professor Sylvain Charlebois of Dalhousie University, who is the study’s lead author. According to the report, an average family of four will pay approximately $994.63 more for food in 2026 than this year. This increase, which brings total estimated annual food spending to $17,571.79 per family (from 16,577.16 in 2025), stems from a forecast of 4% to 6% food inflation for 2026.