Nearly half of Canadian respondents stated that they shopped for groceries once a week, according to a survey carried out in 2023. Another 37 percent went grocery shopping two to three times per week, while only three percent shopped for groceries everyday.
Frequency of grocery shopping among consumers in Canada as of February 2023
Two waves from January 23 to January 29 and from January 30 to February 5, 2023
Number of respondents
1,000 respondents
Age group
18 years and older
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
The survey question was originally stated as: "How often do you buy groceries?"
Adapted from Statistics Canada, ised-isde.canada.ca, Two waves from January 23 to January 29 and from January 30 to February 5, 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Government of Canada. (June 27, 2023). Frequency of grocery shopping among consumers in Canada as of February 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1441143/grocery-shopping-frequency-in-canada/
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