Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2024-2025

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Overview

The tables below present the estimated cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket (RNFB) for communities eligible under the Nutrition North Canada (NNC) program. The RNFB represents the estimated weekly cost of a nutritious diet for a reference family of four.

To support longer-term trend analysis, this report includes RNFB cost estimates from March 2011 alongside results from the most recently completed fiscal year.

In communities eligible for the full retail subsidy under Nutrition North Canada, the average cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket (RNFB) increased by $16 (2.8%) between March 2024 and March 2025. Compared with March 2011, the average RNFB cost in March 2025 was $159 (37.3%) higher. Over the same periods, Statistics Canada reported a 3.2% increase in food prices purchased from stores elsewhere in Canada and a cumulative increase of 42% since 2011. Overall, 32 of the 124 eligible communities recorded an RNFB growth rate lower than the 3.2% Consumer Price Index increase for food purchased outside the program over the same period.

Notes

National Average

The national average costs of the Revised Northern Food Basket (RNFB)
Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
All Eligible Communities with Pricing Data 426 569 571 573 577 575 577 575 572 574 574 580 582 585 159 37.32 16 2.81 75

Provinces and Territories

Alberta
Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Fort Chipewyan not available 501 503 507 513 511 501 504 499 502 514 514 513 515 not available not available 14 2.79 80
Fox Lake not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Manitoba
Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Brochet not available 554 568 568 568 563 577 576 573 571 572 595 604 607 not available not available 53 9.57 85
Gods Lake Narrows 376 516 522 526 536 539 537 557 551 542 546 542 585 585 209 55.65 69 13.37 86
Gods River 387 543 545 546 550 553 548 547 546 556 562 565 564 562 175 45.16 19 3.50 75
Granville Lake not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Island Lake (Garden Hill) 414 543 547 554 547 556 545 554 541 563 537 547 548 557 143 34.57 14 2.58 87
Lac Brochet 420 573 581 581 589 586 579 575 580 599 602 599 603 603 183 43.53 30 5.24 82
Little Grand Rapids 411 529 540 541 543 539 550 540 524 529 540 539 532 539 128 31.16 10 1.89 78
Negginan (Poplar River) 415 517 529 524 525 525 541 531 536 547 541 551 560 556 141 34.02 39 7.54 85
Oxford House 372 490 499 503 515 515 487 477 478 478 509 495 502 498 126 33.87 8 1.63 87
Pauingassi not available 536 544 546 547 553 550 551 529 522 522 529 531 534 not available not available -2 -0.37 74
Red Sucker Lake 438 545 562 558 559 562 546 561 555 557 545 570 571 563 125 28.56 18 3.30 81
Shamattawa not available 572 581 583 592 578 583 593 576 564 581 588 587 598 not available not available 26 4.55 86
St. Theresa Point 407 536 542 540 570 560 507 493 505 514 512 511 526 519 112 27.55 -17 -3.17 85
Tadoule Lake not available 609 616 626 621 619 616 620 620 603 588 598 600 602 not available not available -7 -1.15 78
Waasagomach 419 511 559 545 528 537 555 535 515 512 514 516 527 517 98 23.36 6 1.17 89
York Landing not available 526 530 529 540 534 529 530 533 531 537 544 545 542 not available not available 16 3.04 77
Newfoundland and Labrador
Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Black Tickle not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Hopedale 354 not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Makkovik 312 not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Nain 311 588 632 619 622 555 545 547 541 567 559 532 529 545 234 75.29 -43 -7.31 85
Natuashish not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Postville not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Rigolet not available 546 513 556 535 520 539 536 525 509 503 496 499 500 not available not available -46 -8.42 75
Northwest Territories

Beaufort-Delta

Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Aklavik 450 605 611 615 620 628 623 624 635 640 637 644 656 644 194 43.08 39 6.45 76
Fort McPherson not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Inuvik not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Paulatuk 489 623 633 635 637 635 626 625 638 638 646 653 632 636 147 30.04 13 2.09 77
Sachs Harbour not available 534 539 522 529 527 527 546 555 585 535 551 527 574 not available not available 40 7.49 22
Tsiigehtchic not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Tuktoyaktuk 444 not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Ulukhaktok (Holman) 468 556 559 554 562 572 572 575 582 591 594 598 607 614 146 31.17 58 10.43 64

Great Slave Lake

Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Gametì (Rae Lakes) not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Lutsel K'e not available 432 429 431 462 457 460 467 470 465 470 471 463 468 not available not available 36 8.33 55
Wekweti (Snare Lake) not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available

Deh Cho

Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Fort Simpson not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Nahanni Butte not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Sambaa K'e (Trout Lake) not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Wrigley not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available

Sahtu

Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Colville Lake not available 482 475 475 502 514 550 549 557 554 524 529 508 498 not available not available 16 3.32 38
Deline 450 546 556 558 562 567 567 565 572 577 581 597 597 582 132 29.33 36 6.59 71
Fort Good Hope 464 590 589 596 588 586 603 608 627 630 631 639 628 625 161 34.70 35 5.94 62
Norman Wells 395 621 617 635 627 626 630 633 638 643 636 621 615 618 223 56.46 -3 -0.48 83
Tulita 437 652 668 670 650 656 660 664 675 684 689 700 692 685 248 56.69 33 5.06 86
Nunavut

Baffin

Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Arctic Bay 495 558 576 570 571 569 556 566 575 574 567 568 574 579 84 16.97 21 3.76 62
Cape Dorset 469 603 614 615 611 617 614 619 614 617 619 635 636 628 159 33.89 25 4.15 52
Clyde River 467 648 672 655 641 645 647 654 644 639 642 653 660 669 202 43.22 21 3.24 87
Grise Fiord not available 624 642 640 671 676 675 696 692 695 704 749 769 759 not available not available 135 21.63 31
Hall Beach 448 559 563 563 563 560 583 579 584 563 578 597 607 629 181 40.36 70 12.53 55
Igloolik 459 537 531 543 597 615 637 620 640 630 632 651 647 645 186 40.48 108 20.13 69
Iqaluit 429 536 537 540 556 557 556 560 551 551 559 553 553 559 130 30.29 23 4.30 86
Kimmirut 468 640 629 640 632 643 620 627 641 624 651 640 655 640 172 36.77 0 0.00 77
Pangnirtung 507 622 625 620 636 652 661 650 640 640 642 664 656 679 172 33.94 57 9.17 75
Pond Inlet 454 555 566 568 580 580 574 567 567 566 568 573 565 577 123 27.07 22 3.97 73
Qikiqtarjuaq 451 628 634 629 661 661 684 691 686 677 675 660 676 678 227 50.31 50 7.97 63
Resolute not available 475 491 497 480 478 503 497 502 486 489 500 496 506 not available not available 31 6.53 39
Sanikiluaq 440 595 599 609 617 610 613 613 610 608 614 623 615 615 175 39.79 20 3.36 63

Kitikmeot

Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Cambridge Bay 440 570 574 594 577 603 647 644 629 637 661 612 611 616 176 40.01 46 8.08 77
Gjoa Haven 463 614 619 640 640 634 612 628 630 640 637 644 644 643 180 38.87 29 4.73 73
Kugaaruk not available 606 620 615 619 617 624 624 625 638 638 644 656 655 not available not available 49 8.09 66
Kugluktuk 492 532 538 533 537 541 550 546 547 553 554 560 548 556 64 13.00 24 4.51 73
Taloyoak 484 627 640 652 698 678 682 675 707 698 681 684 686 697 213 44.05 70 11.17 65

Kivalliq

Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Arviat 456 528 530 540 545 536 515 504 511 513 524 522 535 522 66 14.47 -6 -1.14 87
Baker Lake 444 542 542 542 552 545 543 551 549 542 548 560 562 552 108 24.35 10 1.85 63
Chesterfield Inlet 450 547 558 552 569 570 547 549 567 579 575 577 579 578 128 28.47 31 5.67 57
Coral Harbour 466 629 638 644 661 653 641 642 633 632 637 645 650 663 197 42.30 34 5.41 60
Naujaat (Repulse Bay) 449 660 663 669 706 702 673 646 658 665 646 646 644 651 202 45.02 -9 -1.36 70
Rankin Inlet 422 503 504 498 508 509 499 501 499 503 506 515 510 522 100 23.71 19 3.78 76
Whale Cove not available 548 552 539 569 575 597 614 602 590 602 601 620 618 not available not available 70 12.77 48
Ontario
Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Attawapiskat 460 575 581 597 594 600 603 604 579 585 537 573 578 559 99 21.52 -16 -2.78 92
Bearskin Lake 453 558 576 571 571 572 572 572 559 557 566 567 570 586 133 29.37 28 5.02 83
Big Trout Lake not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Cat Lake not available 520 536 538 535 530 492 495 488 494 498 496 508 507 not available not available -13 -2.50 83
Deer Lake not available 528 538 544 544 543 502 495 504 495 495 494 501 510 not available not available -18 -3.41 83
Eabamet Lake (Fort Hope) not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Favourable Lake (Sandy Lake) not available 521 522 514 513 521 517 526 525 524 512 522 524 544 not available not available 23 4.41 87
Fort Albany 453 555 562 574 578 603 588 570 554 582 593 579 585 596 143 31.57 41 7.39 87
Fort Severn 428 602 620 626 616 617 616 627 609 599 597 596 605 606 178 41.60 4 0.66 78
Kasabonika not available 543 545 547 544 541 509 510 510 526 530 534 518 530 not available not available -13 -2.39 82
Kashechewan 452 577 572 583 595 595 596 586 563 556 560 563 579 572 120 26.54 -5 -0.87 93
Keewaywin not available 575 581 597 598 599 598 613 593 592 577 591 600 598 not available not available 23 4.00 75
Kingfisher Lake not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Lansdowne House not available 549 560 559 569 555 545 550 547 539 560 563 578 581 not available not available 32 5.83 77
Moose Factory not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Muskrat Dam not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
North Spirit Lake not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Ogoki not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Peawanuck 437 666 686 687 684 679 676 685 633 644 657 666 682 692 255 58.36 26 3.90 78
Pikangikum not available 477 481 484 483 486 485 490 493 493 489 497 495 502 not available not available 25 5.24 85
Poplar Hill not available 501 515 521 521 522 523 541 524 530 534 543 530 537 not available not available 36 7.19 74
Sachigo Lake not available 561 572 571 580 574 568 585 561 564 574 579 587 597 not available not available 36 6.42 80
Summer Beaver not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Wapekeka not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Wawakapewin not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Weagamow Lake not available 504 509 510 510 509 508 517 503 504 511 523 520 522 not available not available 18 3.57 79
Webequie not available 564 582 574 583 580 588 592 565 577 589 599 601 619 not available not available 55 9.75 83
Wunnummin Lake not available 530 528 541 541 544 540 557 540 548 554 549 551 552 not available not available 22 4.15 82
Quebec
Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Akulivik 391 656 602 617 611 603 617 602 603 600 600 631 625 626 235 60.14 -30 -4.57 79
Aupaluk 368 not available 559 559 536 528 559 525 523 524 522 528 527 527 159 43.23 not available not available 97
Chevery not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Gethsémani (La Romaine) not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Harrington Harbour not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Inukjuak 398 620 604 595 579 578 592 569 558 579 575 588 586 588 190 47.73 -32 -5.16 89
Ivujivik 368 not available 561 559 536 528 561 525 523 524 522 528 528 528 160 43.50 not available not available not available
Kangiqsualujjuaq 386 617 600 595 590 572 620 588 588 587 584 598 607 604 218 56.47 -13 -2.11 86
Kangiqsujuaq 381 683 634 627 616 606 599 589 593 598 595 608 601 600 219 57.45 -83 -12.15 83
Kangirsuk 399 635 594 617 598 590 605 596 590 592 595 604 615 614 215 53.84 -21 -3.31 82
Kuujjuaq 405 546 556 561 555 537 543 524 522 519 521 514 522 529 124 30.64 -17 -3.11 95
Kuujjuarapik 392 530 544 546 531 531 545 536 530 541 534 549 555 549 157 40.07 19 3.58 94
La Tabatière not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Mutton Bay not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Port-Menier not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Puvirnituq 388 683 626 634 625 607 622 597 603 607 603 626 628 608 220 56.75 -75 -10.98 85
Quaqtaq 368 not available 559 559 536 529 559 525 523 525 522 526 527 527 159 43.23 not available not available not available
Saint-Augustin / Pakuashipi not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Salluit 388 711 632 624 607 591 612 604 594 596 592 615 619 631 243 62.55 -80 -11.25 86
Tasiujaq 368 not available 559 559 536 529 559 526 526 526 525 528 530 530 162 44.04 not available not available not available
Tête-à-la-Baleine not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Umiujaq 395 601 565 553 541 535 563 551 548 550 527 534 533 538 143 36.21 -63 -10.48 72
Saskatchewan
Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Fond-du-Lac not available 569 574 569 567 574 583 582 570 578 577 589 596 591 not available not available 22 3.87 80
Uranium City not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Wollaston Lake not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available not available
Yukon
Communities Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) Difference March 2011 to March 2025 Difference March 2024 to March 2025 Annual Price Submission Coverage (%)
Mar 2011 Mar 2024 Apr 2024 May 2024 Jun 2024 Jul 2024 Aug 2024 Sep 2024 Oct 2024 Nov 2024 Dec 2024 Jan 2025 Feb 2025 Mar 2025 in dollars percentage in dollars percentage
Old Crow 505 609 606 621 708 706 720 720 727 716 718 718 724 741 236 46.73 132 21.67 51

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