A new survey shows grocery prices are the top financial concern for Canadians heading into 2026 CTV's Dave Charbonneau. Garrett Barry examines which factors are leading to high food costs across Canada and how families are overcoming the. Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 2. 4 per cent in December according to Statistics Canada driven largely by rising food costs. The 16th annual Canada's Food Price Report projects a family of four will spend 17500 on food in 2026 an increase of nearly. Abigail Bimman breaks down the factors causing soaring grocery prices across Canada and why experts are projecting those. Canada is now the food inflation capital of the G7 Dalhousie University Agri Food Analytics Lab director Sylvain Charlebois said. In addition, canada's annual inflation rate slowed to 6. 3 per cent in December as the cost of groceries remained high and gas prices cooled. Canada's grocery prices are up 6.
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