Chicken thigh prices in Canada — average vs. this week's best deals
The official StatCan average, and the best advertised chicken thigh deals Lowtein found this week across 69 cities. Updated 2026-07-18.
StatCan average
$5.52
per lb · April 2026
Best advertised this week
$2.99
per lb · Zehrs
Median city-best
$3.99
per lb · across 67 cities
64 of 67 cities with offers have a deal below the official average this week. Over the last 12 months the StatCan average ranged $5.18–$5.86 per lb. A year ago (April 2025): $5.52 — down 0% since.
This week's best advertised chicken thigh deals
Cheapest first, after unit checks and plausibility bounds. Regional flyers repeat across cities — links go to the city pages that carry the deal.
| Zehrs — chicken thighsWindsor · Hamilton · Kitchener-Waterloo · Niagara | $2.99/lb |
| Loblaws — chicken thighsOttawa · London · Oshawa · Kingston | $2.99/lb |
| Metro — fresh chicken drumsticks or thighs.Windsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $3.99/lb |
| Sobeys — fresh air-chilled chicken drumsticks or thighsWindsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $3.99/lb |
| L'Inter-Marché — hauts de cuise de poulet avec peau et os | chicken thighsOttawa · Quebec City | $3.99/lb |
| Axep — hauts de cuisse de poulet avec peau et os | chicken thighsGatineau · Sherbrooke · Saguenay | $3.99/lb |
| Freshmart — chicken thighs / hauts de cuisse de pouletHalifax · Bridgewater | $3.99/lb |
| Sobeys — compliments fresh air-chilled chicken drumsticks or bone-in thighsHalifax · Sydney · Truro · New Glasgow | $3.99/lb |
| Sobeys — compliments fresh air-chilled chicken drumsticks or bone in thighsMoncton · Dieppe · Bathurst | $3.99/lb |
| RCSS — chicken thighsCalgary · Edmonton · Red Deer · Lethbridge | $4.00/lb |
What this measures — read before quoting
The average is the official StatCan series — real shelf prices, published monthly. The deals are the best advertised prices Lowtein observed in store flyers this week — deal prices, not average shelf prices. The gap between them measures how good this week's deals are, not how prices are moving. Full method: how we check.
What is the average price of chicken thigh in Canada right now?
The official StatCan average is $5.52 per lb (April 2026, the latest published month).
What is a good chicken thigh price this week?
The best advertised deal Lowtein found this week across 69 Canadian cities is $2.99 per lb (chicken thighs at Zehrs). 64 of 67 cities with offers have a deal below the official average.
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