Canada Launches New Groceries, Essentials Benefit
The global landscape is rapidly changing, leaving economies, businesses, and workers under a cloud of uncertainty. In response, Canada's new government is focused on what we can control: building a stronger economy to make life more affordable for Canadians. Affordability pressures-especially those related to food-require immediate support for Canadians.
Today in Surrey, the Honourable Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State (International Development), visited Fruiticana to highlight how the government is working to put more money back in the pockets of those most affected by the rising price of food, and to tackle food insecurity across a range of fronts.
As announced on January 26 by the Prime Minister, the government is proposing the new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit to help more than 12 million low- and modest-income Canadians afford day-to-day essentials, including around 1.7 million in British Columbia, starting in the spring of 2026 (subject to Royal Assent).
The (legislation introduced in Parliament to implement) the new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit would:
Taken together, these measures would provide up to an additional $402 to a single individual without children, $527 to a couple, and $805 to a couple with two children. At these levels, Canada's new government will be offsetting grocery cost increases beyond overall inflation since the pandemic.
The government also announced a suite of measures to tackle food insecurity, support producers and strengthen supply chains, including:
https://www.canada.ca/en/global-affairs/news/2026/01/secretary-of-state-sarai-highlights-new-canada-groceries-and-essentials-benefit.html
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