In 2023, Canadian male consumers aged between 14 and 18 had the highest annual food expenditure among all categories, averaging about 4,456 Canadian dollars. Among the adult population, consumers over the age of 70 appeared to spend less than their younger counterparts.

Survey of Household Spending (SHS), average household spending on detailed food categories.

Survey of Household Spending (SHS), average household spending by age of reference person.

Survey of Household Spending (SHS), average household spending, Canada, regions and provinces.

This statistic shows the average annual household expenditure in Quebec, Canada in 2021. Households in Quebec spent an average of 9,731 Canadian dollars on food in 2021.

The Survey of Household Spending provides detailed information on household expenditures, dwelling characteristics, and ownership of household equipment. Data were collected via personal interviews conducted in January, February and March using a paper questionnaire. Information was gathered about the spending habits, dwelling characteristics and household equipment of Canadian households during the previous calendar year. The survey covered private households in the 10 provinces and three territories. (In order to reduce response burden for northern households, the SHS is conducted in the north only every second year, starting in 2001.) The Survey of Household Spending (first conducted for the 1997 reference year) includes most of the content from the former Family Expenditure Survey and the Household Facilities and Equipment Survey. Detailed information was collected about expenditures for consumer goods and services, changes in assets, mortgages and other loans, and annual income. Information was also collected about dwelling characteristics (e.g., type and age of heating equipment) and household equipment (e.g., appliances, communications equipment, and vehicles). This type of information was collected as of December 31st of the reference year. Data were collected via personal interviews conducted in January, February and March using a paper questionnaire. Information was gathered about the spending habits, dwelling characteristics and household equipment of Canadian households during the previous calendar year. The survey covered private households in the 10 provinces. (In order to reduce response burden for northern households, the SHS is conducted in the north only every second year, starting with 1999.) For current Survey of Household Spending data refer to Statistics Canada

Survey of Household Spending (SHS), average household spending by household type.

This statistic shows the share of consumers who own pets in Canada in 2013, by age group. That year, the pet ownership rate among Canadian consumers aged between 18 and 24 years stood at ** percent.

Pet ownership in Canada - additional information

Pets are popular in Canada, with over half of almost all age groups owning at least one. In 2013, the consumer group in Canada with the largest share of pet owners was the 45 to 54 age group – three quarters of Canadians aged between 45 and 54 years owned at least one pet that year.

There are many advantages of keeping a pet: responsibility, exercise and companionship are only some of them. On the other hand, pets can be a costly addition to any household. Pets must be fed and kept healthy. In 2015, the average annual household expenditure on pets amounted to *** Canadian dollars. In 2016, retail sales of dog food amounted to approximately ****** million Canadian dollars.

Quarterly final consumption expenditure for the household sector, in current and constant 2017 prices, Canada.

Few studies have estimated the economic burden of chronic diseases (e.g., type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers) attributable to unhealthy eating. In this study, we estimated the economic burden of chronic disease attributable to not meeting Canadian food recommendations. We first obtained chronic disease risk estimates for intakes of both protective (1. vegetables; 2. fruit; 3. whole grains; 4. milk; 5. nuts and seeds) and harmful (6. processed meat; 7. red meat; 8. sugar-sweetened beverages) foods from the Global Burden of Disease Study, and food intakes from the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey 24-hour dietary recalls (n = 33,932 respondents). We then calculated population attributable fractions (PAFs) for all relevant food-chronic disease combinations by age and sex groups. These PAFs were then mathematically combined for each disease for each age and sex group. We then estimated attributable costs by multiplying these combined PAFs with estimated 2014 annual direct health care (hospital, drug, physician) and indirect (human capital approach) costs for each disease. We found that not meeting recommendations for the eight foods was responsible for CAD$13.8 billion/year (direct health care: CAD$5.1 billion, indirect: CAD$8.7 billion). Nuts and seeds and whole grains were the top cost contributors rather than vegetables and fruit. Our findings suggest that unhealthy eating constitutes a tremendous economic burden to Canada that is similar in magnitude to the burden of smoking and larger than that of physical inactivity which were estimated using similar approaches. A status quo in promotion of healthy eating will allow this burden to continue. Interventions to reduce the health and economic burden of unhealthy eating in Canada may be more effective if they are broad in focus and include promotion of nuts and seeds and whole grains along with vegetables and fruit rather than have a narrow focus such as primarily on vegetables and fruit.

The Survey of Household Spending provides detailed information on household expenditures, dwelling characteristics, and ownership of household equipment. The 2007 Survey of Household Spending was carried out in private households in Canada's 10 provinces and three territories. Detailed information was collected about expenditures for consumer goods and services, changes in assets, mortgages and other loans, and annual income. This information was collected for the calendar year 2007 (the survey reference year). Information was also collected about dwelling characteristics (e.g., type and age of heating equipment) and household equipment (e.g., appliances, communications equipment, and vehicles). For current Survey of Household Spending data refer to Statistics Canada Access data here

The retail price of a whole chicken reached 6.09 Canadian dollars per kilogram in Canada in September 2024. During March 2024, the highest amount was recorded during the time period under consideration. The price of chicken had remained relatively constant over the past few years, staying between five and seven dollars per kilogram. Fluctuations in the Canadian chicken market Despite chicken prices remaining relatively stable, household expenditure on the white meat has varied recently, with average annual spending hitting a six-year low in 2017 at 230 Canadian dollars. Regardless of a decrease in household spending, chicken production reached an all-time high in 2022, with around 1.34 million metric tons of chicken produced in Canada. However, the volume of chicken exported from Canada has not increased in line with this increase in production. This suggests that Canadians are purchasing and consuming more chicken, yet they are purchasing cheaper cuts or varieties as expenditure is declining. Opinions on chicken consumption Males aged over 55 are the most likely demographic to actively include chicken in their diet, whilst females aged between 18 and 34 are most likely to avoid eating chicken. Females from this age group are also most likely to see eating less meat as a protein source as a positive choice.

In 2024, according to a nationwide survey, there were estimated to be around 8.9 million cats in Canadian households. In the same year, there were approximately 8.3 million pet dogs in the country. Annual pet care costs in Canada Taking care of a pet cat cost Canadian pet owners an average of 2,542 Canadian dollars per cat in 2021. Annual expenses, such as professional dental care, food and, pet health insurance, were among the most expensive for this type of pet. The estimated yearly cost of caring for pet canines was over 1,000 Canadian dollars higher than feline-related expenses in 2022. On average, dog food and health insurance for dogs were significantly more expensive than cat food and insurance. Pet stores in Canada Ontario, Canada's largest province by population, was home to over 770 pet and pet supplies stores in 2021. Quebec, which is the largest province by area, had roughly 500 stores. In the same year, there was a total of less than ten pet stores in Yukon and the Northwest Territories, both of which are large, but sparsely populated federal territories of Canada.

The Survey of Household Spending provides detailed information on household expenditures, dwelling characteristics, and ownership of household equipment. Conducted since 1997, the Survey of Household Spending integrates most of the content found in the Family Expenditure Survey (FAMEX) (1969-1996) and the Household Facilities and Equipment Survey (apart of the Survey of Consumer Finances) (1973-1998). Many data from these two surveys are comparable to the Survey of Household Spending data. However, some differences related to methodology, to data quality and to definitions must be considered before comparing these data. Detailed information was collected about expenditures for consumer goods and services, changes in assets, mortgages and other loans, and annual income. Information was also collected about dwelling characteristics (e.g., type and age of heating equipment) and household equipment (e.g., appliances, communications equipment, and vehicles). For current Survey of Household Spending data refer to Statistics Canada Access data here

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); Statistics (4 items: Value; Distribution of value; Value per household; Value per consumption unit); Characteristics (21 items: All households; Lowest income quintile; Second income quintile; Third income quintile; ...); Income, consumption and savings (23 items: Household disposable income; Compensation of employees; Net mixed income; Property income received; ...).

In 2023, the global functional and natural health food market was valued at 23.5 billion U.S. dollars and is projected to increase to 38.5 billion U.S. dollars by 2033.

Superfoods The term “superfoods” has been used to describe nutritionally dense foods, or foods that are especially high in essential nutrients. A few common examples of superfoods include salmon, kale, blueberries, and quinoa. Between 2016 and 2017, retail sales of quinoa grew by 15.6 percent in the United States, as its health benefits became more well known. Chia seeds, another popular superfood, saw a 14.7 percent increase in retail sales in that time period.

Healthy eating behavior in North America American consumers have tried a wide variety of different diet and lifestyle changes in order to improve their health, the most common of which involved increasing water intake, making small changes in one’s diet, and eating more fruits and vegetables. The top motivating factor for these eating habit changes was weight loss, followed by preventing future health conditions. When Canadian consumers were surveyed what they believed a healthy meal consisted of, more than half responded that more fruits and vegetables made a meal healthier.

Monthly average retail prices for selected products, for Canada and provinces. Prices are presented for the current month and the previous four months. Prices are based on transaction data from Canadian retailers, and are presented in Canadian current dollars.

Monthly indexes and percentage changes for major components and special aggregates of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.

McDonald's generated a total revenue of ***** billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In that year, when looking at McDonald’s revenue by region, the country that generated the highest portion of revenue was the United States - accounting for ***** billion U.S. dollars. However, internationally operated markets including, but not exclusive to, Australia, France, Canada, and the UK, contributed the largest sum to the McDonald's total revenue in 2024. How did McDonald’s start? McDonald’s was originally founded in 1940 in San Bernardino, California, United States by Richard, and Maurice McDonald. It was eventually turned into a franchise operation and was bought from the McDonald’s brothers in 1955 by businessman Ray Kroc. In 2024, there were over ** thousand conventionally franchised McDonald's restaurants worldwide, which constituted the majority of its ****** establishments across the globe. The burger behemoth earned most of its revenue from McDonald’s franchised restaurants and received ***** billion U.S. dollars through this mode of operation in 2024. Is McDonald’s the largest quick service chain? McDonald’s had the highest brand value of any quick service restaurant company by a large margin in 2024. Not only that, but it also ranked in the top 100 biggest companies in the world in 2024. The biggest player in the market that year was ********** with a total market capitalization amounting to over *** trillion U.S. dollars.