Milk prices in Canada — average vs. this week's best deals
The official Statistics Canada average, and the best advertised milk deals Lowtein found this week across 69 cities. Updated 2026-09-24.
StatCan average
$1.75
per L · July 2026
Best advertised this week
$1.50
per L · Food Basics
Median city-best
$3.49
per L · across 45 cities
15 of 45 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark this week. Over the last 12 months the StatCan average ranged $1.69–$1.76 per L. A year ago (July 2025): $1.68 — up 4% since.
This week's best advertised milk 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 — lactantia purfiltre milk (4 l) (4 L pack)Windsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $1.50/L |
| Zehrs — neilson trutaste milk, 4 l (4 L pack)Windsor · Hamilton · Kitchener-Waterloo · Niagara | $1.50/L |
| Independent — neilson trutaste milk, 4 l (4 L pack)Windsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Kitchener-Waterloo | $1.50/L |
| Loblaws — neilson trutaste milk, 2%, 1%, skim 4 l (4 L pack)Ottawa · London · Oshawa · Kingston | $1.50/L |
| Longo's — milk (4 l) (4 L pack)Toronto · Hamilton · Kitchener-Waterloo · Oshawa | $1.62/L |
| Metro — lactantia purfiltre or beatrice chocolated milk (2 l) (2 L pack)Windsor · Toronto · Ottawa · Hamilton | $2.00/L |
| Metro — lactantia purfiltre or beatrice chocolated milk | lait purfiltre lactantia ou lait beatrice au chocolatGatineau | $2.00/L |
| Longo's — organic milk (4 l) (4 L pack)Toronto · Hamilton · Kitchener-Waterloo · Oshawa | $2.25/L |
| No Frills — lactantia purfiltre milk, 2 l (2 L pack)Windsor · Ottawa · Hamilton · Kitchener-Waterloo | $2.44/L |
| IGA — natrel milkMontreal · Quebec City · Laval · Gatineau | $2.50/L |
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 milk in Canada right now?
The official Statistics Canada average is $1.75 per L (July 2026, the latest published month).
What is a good milk price this week?
The best advertised deal Lowtein found this week across 69 Canadian cities is $1.50 per L (lactantia purfiltre milk (4 l) at Food Basics). 15 of 45 cities with offers have a deal below that benchmark.
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