Canadian Families Will Pay Nearly $700 More for Groceries in 2021, Report Says

Canadian Families Will Pay Nearly $700 More for Groceries in 2021, Report Says
Long lines of masked shoppers wait to shop for groceries in Toronto on April 9, 2020. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn
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The average Canadian family will pay up to an extra $695 for food next year, as the pandemic, wildfires and changing consumer habits drive up grocery bills to the highest increase ever predicted by an annual food price report.

Rising bread, meat and vegetable prices are expected to lead the overall food price increase of three to five percent, according to Canada’s Food Price Report 2021 released Tuesday.