Prairies Economic Development Canada
Minister Olszewski Unveils Canada Groceries Benefit
Federal government helping farmers produce more food at a lower cost, increasing Canada's food supply, and easing price pressures for families at the grocery store
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 that will make life more affordable for Canadians in the long-term. At the same time, the government understands that affordability pressures-especially those related to food-require immediate support for Canadians.
Today in Edmonton the Honourable Minister Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), visited Edmonton's Food Bank 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 1.3 million in Alberta, 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/prairies-economic-development/news/2026/01/minister-olszewski-highlights-the-new-canada-groceries-and-essentials-benefit.html
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