Finance & Capital Management

Tariffs may win political points, but they always lose at the checkout. Every time Ottawa picks a trade fight, Canadians pay for it one grocery bill at a time

Grocers share how they are tackling rising food costs

Annual price hikes at the grocery store have largely trended higher, the agency said

Canada can’t build a resilient food system on shrinking products, bloated bureaucracy, and foreign-owned factories

Dairy products and meat product manufacturing showed positive sales in early 2025 while grain and oilseed milling faced significant challenges due to tariffs and biofuel policy uncertainty

Statistics Canada data shows Canadians paid 27.9 per cent more for their coffee at a grocery store in August

D'Sa is now a member of the Canadian leadership team as the finance representative

Company also set to increase hourly wages and offer paid career development

Food prices remain above the general rate of inflation as external pressure continues

Starbucks is slowly losing its ownership of the third place, as Canadians look to local cafés, convenience stores and new competitors to redefine where community and coffee meet