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Groceries: affordability at the till

The gap
+4.4%
food at stores, year on year, March 2026
The Promise
Groceries

A relentless focus on affordability at the till

The Liberal platform committed to affordability as the central economic agenda, with grocery-price relief and competition reform framed as immediate Government priorities through 2025 and into 2026.

Source: Liberal Party of Canada, Our Plan

The Reality
Groceries

Food at stores rose 4.4 per cent year on year in March 2026

Statistics Canada reports prices for food purchased from stores rose 4.4 per cent on a yearly basis in March 2026, after a 4.1 per cent annual rise in February. Fresh vegetable prices jumped 7.8 per cent year on year over the same period. Canadian grocery prices are now over 30 per cent higher than they were in 2019, and Canada's food inflation rate is the highest among the G7.

Source: Statistics Canada: Consumer Price Index, March 2026

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