53% of Canadians Say They ‘Can’t Keep Up’ With Rising Cost of Living: Poll

A woman shops for produce in a grocery store in Toronto in a file photo. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

More than half of Canadians say they are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living as inflation drives up household bills, a new poll shows.

The online poll (pdf) was conducted by the Angus Reid Institute (ARI) between Feb. 11 to 13, surveying 1,622 adult Canadians who are members of the Angus Reid Forum.