Canadians Struggle With Rising Cost of Living Amid Highest Inflation Rate in Decade: Poll

A commuter pumps gas into their vehicle at a Esso gas station in Toronto, Canada, on June 15, 2021. Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press

While the end of the COVID-19 pandemic is within sight, a new survey has found that Canadians are already struggling with a side-effect of the crisis—rising prices.

Conducted by the Angus Reid Institute (ARI), the poll found that Canadians are already feeling the heat coping with the rising cost of living in their daily lives, and expect things to get worse in the coming months.