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Sunflower seeds (400 grams): average price in Canada
The average price of sunflower seeds (400 grams) was $5.05 in September 2026 (▲ 3.7% in a year). Shoppers in Ontario paid the least: $4.86. Use it to spot a bad price before you pay.
Canada average$5.05September 2026
Cheapest: Ontario$4.86Dearest: Yellowknife $5.98
Price by province, September 2026
Ontario
▼ 3.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 3.6%
$4.86Manitoba▼ 1.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 2.7%
$4.96British Columbia▲ 1.2% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 4.9%
$5.11Alberta▲ 1.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 3.2%
$5.14Saskatchewan▲ 3.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 0.2%
$5.22Quebec▲ 4.0% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 3.3%
$5.25Newfoundland and Labrador▲ 4.8% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 9.3%
$5.29Nova Scotia▲ 5.1% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 5.1%
$5.31Prince Edward Island▲ 5.5% vs Canada · 1 yr ▼ 2.0%
$5.33New Brunswick▲ 7.3% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 6.7%
$5.42Whitehorse▲ 14.5% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 26.8%
$5.78Yellowknife▲ 18.4% vs Canada · 1 yr ▲ 13.7%
$5.98Price over the last 12 months
CanadaOntario (cheapest)Yellowknife (dearest)
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Price your whole basket →Questions and answers
What does sunflower seeds (400 grams) cost in Canada?
$5.05 on average in September 2026, according to Statistics Canada.
Where is sunflower seeds cheapest?
Ontario ($4.86). The most expensive was Yellowknife ($5.98).
Has the price gone up?
Compared with September 2025 ($4.87), the Canadian average is up 3.7%.
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.