30 geographies · Statistics Canada

    Inflation by province and city

    Statistics Canada publishes a CPI for each province, for Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit, and for 16 cities. Prices rose 3.1% across Canada in the 12 months to September 2026. Compare any two of them here, for the latest month or between two years.

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    12-month change · September 2026

    Where prices rose fastest this year

    12-month CPI change by geography, September 2026
    GeographySep 2026Aug 2026
    Whitehorse (Yukon)+6.1%+5.9%
    Prince Edward Island+5.7%+4.4%
    Charlottetown and Summerside+5.6%+4.5%
    Nova Scotia+5.6%+5.1%
    Halifax+5.4%+4.8%
    New Brunswick+5.0%+4.6%
    Saint John+4.8%+4.2%
    Newfoundland and Labrador+4.7%+4.3%
    Yellowknife (Northwest Territories)+4.7%+4.7%
    St. John's+4.6%+4.4%
    Manitoba+4.4%+4.4%
    Winnipeg+4.2%+4.3%
    Alberta+3.6%+3.8%
    Edmonton+3.5%+3.7%
    Regina+3.4%+3.3%
    Calgary+3.4%+3.8%
    Victoria+3.4%+3.2%
    Québec City+3.3%+3.1%
    Saskatchewan+3.3%+3.5%
    Canada+3.1%+3.0%
    Quebec+3.1%+3.1%
    Saskatoon+3.1%+3.6%
    Montréal+3.0%+3.0%
    Ottawa-Gatineau (Ontario part)+3.0%+2.9%
    British Columbia+3.0%+3.0%
    Vancouver+3.0%+2.8%
    Iqaluit (Nunavut)+3.0%+3.4%
    Thunder Bay+2.8%+3.3%
    Ontario+2.5%+2.4%
    Toronto+2.1%+2.1%

    Source: Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0004-01 (monthly CPI, latest September 2026, released October 19, 2026). Retrieved October 30, 2026. 12-month change in the all-items CPI, not seasonally adjusted, calculated from the published index levels and rounded to one decimal as Statistics Canada does.

    Annual averages · Any two years

    Compare two places over time

    Years start at 1979, the first year both places have an annual index.

    Alberta, 2015 to 2025

    +28.8%

    2.56% a year on average

    British Columbia, 2015 to 2025

    +31.9%

    2.80% a year on average

    2.0%4.0%6.0%201620182020202220242% target
    Alberta British Columbia Canada
    Every place with data in 2015, 2015 to 2025
    GeographyTotal changePer year
    Vancouver+32.4%2.85%
    British Columbia+31.9%2.80%
    Whitehorse (Yukon)+31.8%2.80%
    Ottawa-Gatineau (Ontario part)+31.5%2.77%
    Montréal+31.2%2.75%
    Victoria+31.0%2.74%
    Charlottetown and Summerside+30.8%2.72%
    Saint John+30.7%2.72%
    Toronto+30.7%2.71%
    New Brunswick+30.5%2.70%
    Calgary+30.5%2.70%
    Halifax+30.0%2.66%
    Ontario+30.0%2.66%
    Winnipeg+29.9%2.65%
    Manitoba+29.8%2.64%
    Canada+29.7%2.63%
    Prince Edward Island+29.6%2.63%
    Nova Scotia+29.6%2.63%
    Quebec+29.1%2.59%
    Alberta+28.8%2.56%
    Edmonton+27.8%2.48%
    Saskatoon+27.8%2.48%
    Québec City+27.7%2.48%
    Newfoundland and Labrador+27.3%2.44%
    Regina+27.1%2.42%
    St. John's+27.0%2.42%
    Saskatchewan+26.7%2.39%
    Thunder Bay+25.6%2.30%
    Yellowknife (Northwest Territories)+25.4%2.29%
    Iqaluit (Nunavut)+20.7%1.90%

    Source: Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01 (annual average CPI, 1914 to 2025). Retrieved October 30, 2026. Index levels are not comparable between places, only their changes. The 2% line is the Bank of Canada’s target for national CPI inflation.

    Regional overview · Annual averages

    Inflation across Canada in 2025

    In 2025, prices rose fastest in Whitehorse (Yukon) (+3.2%) and slowest in Iqaluit (Nunavut) (+0.8%), against +2.1% for Canada as a whole. 4 of 13 places were above the national rate.

    Whitehorse (Yukon)+3.2%
    Manitoba+2.7%
    Quebec+2.4%
    Yellowknife (Northwest Territories)+2.3%
    Canada+2.1%
    Nova Scotia+2.1%
    Saskatchewan+2.1%
    British Columbia+2.1%
    Alberta+2.0%
    Ontario+1.9%
    New Brunswick+1.7%
    Newfoundland and Labrador+1.4%
    Prince Edward Island+1.4%
    Iqaluit (Nunavut)+0.8%

    Source: Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0005-01 (annual average CPI, 1914 to 2025). Retrieved October 30, 2026. Change in the annual average all-items CPI from 2024 to 2025, rounded to one decimal. Territories are represented by Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit; Iqaluit starts in 2003 and some cities start later than 1980, so they appear only for years with data. The CPI measures price change within each place, so it cannot show whether one place is more expensive than another.

    Straight answers

    Questions people ask

    Can I compare price levels between provinces?

    No. Each index measures price change relative to its own base period, so an index of 170 in one province and 165 in another does not mean prices are higher in the first. Statistics Canada’s CPI measures price change over time within a place. Compare the percentage changes, which is what this tool does.

    Why are Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit listed instead of the territories?

    Statistics Canada publishes the territorial CPIs for the capital cities. Iqaluit’s series begins in 2003, so it cannot be compared for earlier years.

    Why do provinces differ?

    The basket weights differ (for example, how much households spend on heating or driving), and local prices for rent, electricity, gasoline and food move differently. Provincial policies such as carbon pricing, electricity rebates or sales-tax changes also show up in the provincial index.

    Educational information, not financial advice. Read how the CPI and these tools work.

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