A Quarter of Canadians Cite Cost of Living as Their Top Concern

A Quarter of Canadians Cite Cost of Living as Their Top Concern
A customer shops at a grocery store in Toronto, on May 30, 2024. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
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Inflation and the cost of living are top-of-mind for Canadians as the country heads into the new year and a possible early election, a newly released survey suggests.

Twenty-five percent of Canadians polled by Ipsos earlier this month ranked inflation and the cost of living as their No. 1 concern, up five percentage points from the same time last year.