Shrimp prices in Canada — average vs. this week's best deals
The official Statistics Canada average, and the best advertised shrimp deals Lowtein found this week across 69 cities. Updated 2026-09-17.
StatCan average
$10.30
per lb · July 2026
Best advertised this week
$6.67
per lb · Thrifty Foods
Median city-best
$7.80
per lb · across 69 cities
67 of 69 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark this week. Over the last 12 months the StatCan average ranged $10.30–$11.94 per lb. A year ago (July 2025): $11.48 — down 10% since.
This week's best advertised shrimp deals
Cheapest first, after unit checks and plausibility bounds. Regional flyers repeat across cities — links go to the city pages that carry the deal.
| Thrifty Foods — compliments raw shrimpVancouver · Surrey · Victoria · Nanaimo | $6.67/lb |
| Thrifty Foods — compliments raw shrimp 71-90 ct per lb or cooked shrimp 71-90 ct per lbVancouver · Surrey · Victoria · Nanaimo | $6.67/lb |
| Kim Phat — shrimp 20-30Montreal | $6.99/lb |
| Metro — crevettes sauvages d'argentine irrésistible | irrésistible argentinian wild shrimpMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $6.99/lb |
| Safeway — whole head-on shell-on raw shrimpCalgary · Edmonton · Lethbridge · Medicine Hat | $7.80/lb |
| Sobeys — whole head-on shell-on raw shrimpRed Deer · Fort McMurray · North Battleford · Steinbach | $7.80/lb |
| Sobeys — eight treasures whole head-on shell-on raw shrimpHalifax · Sydney · Truro · New Glasgow | $7.80/lb |
| Metro — aqua star crispy torpedo shrimp (284 g) (284 g pack)Windsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $7.97/lb |
| IGA — compliments fully cooked or raw shrimpCalgary · Red Deer · Regina · Winnipeg | $8.00/lb |
| Foodland — compliments fully cooked or raw shrimpSydney · Truro · New Glasgow · Bridgewater | $8.00/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 shrimp in Canada right now?
The official Statistics Canada average is $10.30 per lb (July 2026, the latest published month).
What is a good shrimp price this week?
The best advertised deal Lowtein found this week across 69 Canadian cities is $6.67 per lb (compliments raw shrimp at Thrifty Foods). 67 of 69 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark.
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