@hamajtravelagency: Many Canadians are wondering why grocery bills remain so high. One major reason is limited competition. Nearly 70% of Canada's grocery market is controlled by just three companies—Loblaw, Empire (Sobeys), and Metro. When only a few companies dominate the market, there is less pressure to compete on price. Combined with rising transportation costs, labour shortages, supply chain disruptions, and climate-related impacts on food production, grocery prices have remained high even as overall inflation has eased. Understanding these factors can help explain why everyday essentials continue to cost more than many Canadians expect. 🗣️ What's the one grocery item you think has become too expensive? 👉 Follow @hamajtravelagency for more Canada economy and cost-of-living upda #hamajtravelagency #canada #groceries #costofliving #inflation
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Tuesday 30 June 2026 19:16:23 GMT
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brent :
Quit blaming the companies look at the underlying reasons like industrial carbon taxes and other regulations like clean fuel standards tax and regulations on farmers etc all add up to the costs of our groceries going threw the roof. Groceries are not made in the store and grown there they need transportation and manufacturing which all end up paying these rediculous taxes on everything down the supply chain and get passed down onto the consumer. These grocery stores have not changed there profit margins forever so can blame them.
2026-07-03 13:41:03
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Azeem anif :
maybe because of the carbon tax
2026-07-02 14:25:28
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gizmo :
cost of government salaries going up 30% is the real cause for inflation in this country. 1 in 3 works for a tax base job + full pension contribution costing us dearly.
2026-07-04 12:09:14
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Anthony1978 :
It's funny how the big three control everything. if you look at the Telecom sector also a big three that control everything.
2026-07-04 16:46:53
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Andrew 🇨🇦 :
The last conservative government allowed all the big companies buy up the competition….
2026-07-05 23:56:28
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VvVick :
T&T also under Loblaws I believe
2026-07-02 05:31:59
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sunnymoonga7 :
Same with Bell, Rogers and Telus… all other companies are directly owned by them and affiliated somehow. Except freedom which is the outlier but also is crap. There really no competition in Canada. Three big banks, three big grocery conglomerates and three big wireless and home service providers. Explains why cost of living is high in North America.
2026-07-03 00:40:54
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M :
Where is Save-On Foods lol
2026-07-03 13:45:20
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eva jones275 :
Food goes up but the food is going rotten or sour faster now..Why is it going up so much if it’s spoiling so fast
2026-07-05 01:42:38
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Maurice :
I'm a tourist from the UK.
Your Supermarkets are not expensive, you have great fresh produce.
Canada is doing good.
Kind regards
2026-07-04 10:52:19
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Martika :
$8 for 1 lb strawberries ridiculous
2026-07-02 07:35:22
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meoh_g :
Now look at profit margins on essential groceries grown in Canada
2026-07-03 22:40:05
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pdoeboy1967 :
why is so much cheaper in the US . many Canadians shop in the US for most things . especially gas
2026-07-05 12:33:06
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smokeacoil :
Let's not forget that that 5% profit those companies make have less to do with it then the taxes the feds keep adding and the 1/3 of food they forced farmers to stop production of
2026-07-04 20:40:56
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BCSandman :
Everything costs more because government overspending has devalued the dollar. Your dollar has lost purchasing power. Do people really think there is no consequence to deficits and debt? 🤦♀️
2026-07-05 21:17:03
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A+ :
😔 The hundreds of years old Royalist Monopolies everywhere.
2026-07-04 10:03:55
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MVP :
It’s a you thing, Canada 🤷♂️
2026-07-05 14:49:54
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MY :
$12 for a cabbage.
2026-07-02 13:39:46
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Husky16 :
Use the self check out it’s cheaper😂
2026-07-05 00:54:24
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joesph :
because they gas and diesel price is high and minimum wage keeps going up .They have to stop this
2026-07-09 11:48:21
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Justme🇨🇦 :
it is called corporate greed
2026-07-06 13:14:04
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danpassmore67 :
CARBON TAX.
2026-07-06 12:56:41
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Norman🇨🇦 :
Corporate greed.
2026-07-03 16:09:01
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RMR2015198584 :
Freshco is under Sobeys
2026-07-02 20:46:36
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