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How to Protect Your Wallet from Rising Food Prices in Canada

   The 2026 Survival Guide — 10 proven strategies to cut your grocery bill and fight back against inflation. MoneySavings.ca  ·  May 10, 2026  ·  8 min read If your grocery bill has been quietly climbing, you're not imagining it. Canadian families are facing the steepest food inflation in years — but with the right strategies, you can fight back. Here's exactly what to do. The Numbers Are Real — And They Hurt Let's not sugarcoat it. According to the 2026 Canada Food Price Report , food prices across the country are expected to rise between 4% and 6% this year, driven largely by beef prices climbing roughly 7%. The culprits? A perfect storm of US–Canada trade tariffs, shrinking cattle herds, and rising supply chain costs. $17,571 Projected food spend for a family of 4 in 2026 +$994 More than in 2025 — per family, per year +27% Higher than just five years ago 4–6% Overall food price increas...
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Poilievre Urges End to Temporary Foreign Worker Program, Citing Youth Job Crisis

                                            Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre  


Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal Liberal government to abolish Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program, arguing it has contributed to rising youth unemployment and wage suppression. Speaking in Mississauga, Ont., Poilievre accused the Liberals of allowing corporations to replace Canadian workers—particularly young people—with lower-paid foreign labour, while exploiting those workers in the process.

He singled out fast-food chains, including Tim Hortons and Booster Juice, for allegedly prioritizing TFW hires over local candidates. Tim Hortons responded that fewer than five per cent of its employees are hired through the program, typically in small communities where no local applicants are available, and that wages remain competitive.

Poilievre’s proposal includes creating a separate, standalone program for agricultural jobs that are genuinely hard to fill, with a transition period of up to five years before the TFW program is fully phased out.

Prime Minister Mark Carney defended the program’s role, particularly in regions facing labour shortages, but acknowledged the need for policy adjustments. The federal government has already introduced caps on TFW intake as part of broader immigration reforms aimed at reducing the proportion of temporary residents in Canada.


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