Canada’s relationship with food is shifting in ways that should concern all of us.

The latest Canadian Food Sentiment Index: Fall 2025, produced by the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in partnership with Caddle, reveals a population still grappling with affordability pressures, changing habits, and diminishing trust in the food system.

Even as inflation cools on paper, Canadians simply aren’t feeling relief at the checkout.

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Food remains the dominant financial stressor in Canadian households. More than four in five respondents say food is the expense that has increased the most for them over the past year – more than utilities, housing, transportation, or any other category.

Nearly one in three Canadians believe

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