Lean ground beef prices in Canada — average vs. this week's best deals
The official StatCan average, and the best advertised lean ground beef deals Lowtein found this week across 69 cities. Updated 2026-07-18.
StatCan average
$7.07
per lb · April 2026
Best advertised this week
$5.48
per lb · Food Basics
Median city-best
$5.99
per lb · across 55 cities
38 of 55 cities with offers have a deal below the official average this week. Over the last 12 months the StatCan average ranged $6.65–$7.47 per lb. A year ago (April 2025): $6.43 — up 10% since.
This week's best advertised lean ground beef deals
Cheapest first, after unit checks and plausibility bounds. Regional flyers repeat across cities — links go to the city pages that carry the deal.
| Food Basics — lean ground beef family packWindsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $5.48/lb |
| RCSS — grass fed lean ground beef, 450 g (450 g pack)Windsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $5.48/lb |
| RCSS — grass fed lean ground beef, 900 g (900 g pack)Saskatoon · Regina · Prince Albert · Moose Jaw | $5.99/lb |
| Independent — lean ground beefEdmonton · Red Deer · Fort McMurray · Vancouver | $5.99/lb |
| Co-op — co-op lean ground beefRed Deer · Medicine Hat · Grande Prairie · Saskatoon | $6.99/lb |
| Foodland — family size lean ground beefWindsor · Toronto · Kitchener-Waterloo · London | $7.99/lb |
| Farm Boy — lean ground beefToronto · Ottawa · Hamilton · Kitchener-Waterloo | $7.99/lb |
| L'Inter-Marché — boeuf haché maigre | lean ground beefOttawa · Quebec City | $7.99/lb |
| IGA — family size lean ground beefCalgary · Red Deer · Regina · Winnipeg | $7.99/lb |
| Freshmart — lean ground beefVancouver · Surrey | $7.99/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 lean ground beef in Canada right now?
The official StatCan average is $7.07 per lb (April 2026, the latest published month).
What is a good lean ground beef price this week?
The best advertised deal Lowtein found this week across 69 Canadian cities is $5.48 per lb (lean ground beef family pack at Food Basics). 38 of 55 cities with offers have a deal below the official average.
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