Canada’s Food Price Report is warning Canadians to brace for even higher food costs next year, with rising prices in multiple sectors set to continue putting pressure on household grocery budgets.

The 16th annual edition of the report, released Thursday by Dalhousie University in partnership with universities across the country, says it expects food prices to rise between four and six per cent in 2026.

“For the average family of four, we’re expecting them to spend about $1,000 more next year to buy the exact same amount of food,” said Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, professor and senior director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.

The report’s previous projections for 2025 proved largely accurate. Last year, it forecast overall food prices would climb between three and five

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