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Dried lentils (900 grams): average price in Canada
The average price of dried lentils (900 grams) was $3.56 in September 2026 (▲ 1.1% in a year). Shoppers in Quebec paid the least: $3.46. Use it to spot a bad price before you pay.
Canada average$3.56September 2026
Cheapest: Quebec$3.46Dearest: Whitehorse $4.08
Price by province, September 2026
Quebec
▼ 2.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 2.5%
$3.46Alberta▼ 0.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 1.7%
$3.53Saskatchewan▼ 0.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 2.9%
$3.54Ontario±0.0% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 3.2%
$3.56Manitoba▲ 1.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 3.1%
$3.61British Columbia▲ 2.0% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 0.3%
$3.63Newfoundland and Labrador▲ 6.2% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 3.0%
$3.78Yellowknife▲ 6.5% vs Canada · 1 yr ±0.0%
$3.79New Brunswick▲ 9.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 4.0%
$3.91Nova Scotia▲ 10.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 3.4%
$3.93Prince Edward Island▲ 13.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 5.5%
$4.05Whitehorse▲ 14.6% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 5.7%
$4.08Price over the last 12 months
CanadaQuebec (cheapest)Whitehorse (dearest)
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Price your whole basket →Questions and answers
What does dried lentils (900 grams) cost in Canada?
$3.56 on average in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Where is dried lentils cheapest?
Quebec ($3.46). The most expensive was Whitehorse ($4.08).
Has the price gone up?
Compared with September 2025 ($3.52), the Canadian average is up 1.1%.
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.