If you’re in the Thanksgiving Is All About the Bird camp, you were in good company last year. Canadians bought 2.1 million whole turkeys for the holiday, which amounts to 32 per cent of all the birds sold in 2024. With grocery prices continuing to rise, a new study shows that a traditional Thanksgiving dinner will remain relatively stable, and turkey fans are coming out on top. Though Canadians are paying a bit more for the harvest feast in 2025, it’s the sides that will get you. Article content

In its annual cost analysis, drawing on more than 10,000 flyer data points nationwide, the Agri-Food Analytics Lab (AAL) at Dalhousie University found that preparing a Thanksgiving dinner for four costs $32.48 in 2025. Compared to $32.30 in 2024, that’s a marginal increase of 18 cents, or

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