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Canned beans and lentils (540 millilitres): average price in Canada
The average price of canned beans and lentils (540 millilitres) was $1.75 in September 2026 (▲ 6.1% in a year). Shoppers in Ontario paid the least: $1.72. Use it to spot a bad price before you pay.
Canada average$1.75September 2026
Cheapest: Ontario$1.72Dearest: Yellowknife $2.03
Price by province, September 2026
Ontario
▼ 1.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 6.8%
$1.72Manitoba▼ 1.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 3.6%
$1.72Saskatchewan▼ 0.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 4.8%
$1.74British Columbia▼ 0.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 4.2%
$1.74Alberta±0.0% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 4.8%
$1.75Quebec▲ 1.1% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 2.3%
$1.77Whitehorse▲ 2.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.7%
$1.79Prince Edward Island▲ 8.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 10.5%
$1.90New Brunswick▲ 8.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 12.4%
$1.90Newfoundland and Labrador▲ 9.1% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 9.1%
$1.91Nova Scotia▲ 9.7% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 11.6%
$1.92Yellowknife▲ 16.0% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 5.7%
$2.03Price over the last 12 months
CanadaOntario (cheapest)Yellowknife (dearest)
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Price your whole basket →Questions and answers
What does canned beans and lentils (540 millilitres) cost in Canada?
$1.75 on average in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Where is canned beans and lentils cheapest?
Ontario ($1.72). The most expensive was Yellowknife ($2.03).
Has the price gone up?
Compared with September 2025 ($1.65), the Canadian average is up 6.1%.
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.