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Bacon (500 grams): average price in Canada
The average price of bacon (500 grams) was $6.71 in September 2026 (▼ 9.0% in a year). Shoppers in Ontario paid the least: $6.26. Use it to spot a bad price before you pay.
Canada average$6.71September 2026
Cheapest: Ontario$6.26Dearest: Whitehorse $7.59
Price by province, September 2026
Ontario
▼ 6.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 7.4%
$6.26Saskatchewan▼ 1.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 17.0%
$6.62Manitoba▼ 0.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 15.2%
$6.67Nova Scotia▲ 0.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 9.3%
$6.76Newfoundland and Labrador▲ 1.2% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 10.4%
$6.79Alberta▲ 2.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 15.5%
$6.90New Brunswick▲ 3.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 9.2%
$6.93Prince Edward Island▲ 3.9% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 8.5%
$6.97British Columbia▲ 6.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 16.4%
$7.14Quebec▲ 10.9% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 3.9%
$7.44Whitehorse▲ 13.1% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 17.9%
$7.59Price over the last 12 months
CanadaOntario (cheapest)Whitehorse (dearest)
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Beef rib cuts (per kilogram)$34.50Beef stewing cuts (per kilogram)$24.65Beef striploin cuts (per kilogram)$35.74Beef top sirloin cuts (per kilogram)$32.10Canned salmon (213 grams)$5.76Canned tuna (170 grams)$1.69Chicken breasts (per kilogram)$14.48Chicken drumsticks (per kilogram)$8.07Chicken thigh (per kilogram)$13.36Ground beef (per kilogram)$16.92Pork loin cuts (per kilogram)$8.71Pork rib cuts (per kilogram)$9.12
Price your whole basket →Questions and answers
What does bacon (500 grams) cost in Canada?
$6.71 on average in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Where is bacon cheapest?
Ontario ($6.26). The most expensive was Whitehorse ($7.59).
Has the price gone up?
Compared with September 2025 ($7.37), the Canadian average is down 9.0%.
How is the average price measured?
Statistics Canada collects prices for the Consumer Price Index from retailers across the country and publishes monthly averages for a fixed product description and size.
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 18-10-0245-01, Monthly average retail prices for selected products (Statistics Canada Open Licence). Data to September 2026.