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Canada Inflation Rate August 2026: Is a 3% Raise Enough?

09/15/2026 by Administrator
Parents and their young daughter pushing a shopping cart through a supermarket aisle, illustrating how much of a raise Canadian inflation absorbs

Canada’s August inflation rate held at 3.0%, but provincial rates ranged from 2.4% in Ontario to 5.1% in Nova Scotia. On a $50,000 salary, a 3% raise matched or beat the CPI benchmark in only two provinces.

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