12 stores in Canada where you can shop to save money on groceries
Not just grocery stores, but discount retailers too!
No Frills store in Toronto. Right: Bulk Barn bins.
There are a lot of discount retailers and grocery stores in Canada that offer lower food prices.
So, here's what you need to know about where to shop to save money on groceries!
If you don't want to deal with higher prices at Loblaws or pay for a membership at Costco, you have options.
That includes well-known grocery stores like Walmart and No Frills, and discount retailers like Dollarama and Bulk Barn.
A few are these places were even ranked as the best cheap grocery stores, according to Canadians.
Here are a dozen discount and grocery stores you can shop at in Canada to get cheaper groceries.
No Frills
No Frills is a discount grocery store in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and Newfoundland.
It offers lower prices on name-brand products and No Name items, the retailer's discount brand.
You can shop for fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy, snacks, pantry staples, frozen food, drinks, and more products.
Walmart
Walmart is one of the most well-known grocery stores in Canada for cheap products.
It offers pretty much every grocery product you can think of, including fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy, bread, cereal, condiments, snacks, frozen food, international items, and more.
You can sometimes get food at Walmart that's cheaper than at Dollarama!
Walmart also has its house brand, Great Value, which offers even cheaper prices on items that are dupes of name-brand products.
Some Great Value products are actually cheaper than Costco Kirkland Signature items.
Dollarama
Dollarama has a lot of groceries that you can get for cheap.
All products at the discount retailer cost $5 or less.
You can shop for name-brand items like Wonder bread, Kraft peanut butter, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Froot Loops cereal, Nescafe instant coffee, Oreo cookies, Quaker granola bars and more.
Dollarama has even more grocery products, including tea, pop, candy, chocolates, maple syrup, oatmeal, pasta, tomato sauce, and instant noodles.
Bulk Barn
Bulk Barn is a discount retailer with locations in every Canadian province.
You can get baking ingredients, nuts, beans, soup mixes, candy, cereals, grains, chocolate, coffee, tea, cookies, dried fruit, fillings and spreads, pasta, rice, spices, flour, sugar, and more.
Since you buy in bulk at this retailer, you can save a bit of money.
Plus, there are discount days that offer even more savings.
You get 15% off on Sundays when you use reusable containers or bags. Also, students and seniors get 15% off on Wednesdays.
Giant Tiger
You might not know it, but Giant Tiger also sells groceries.
That includes fresh produce, dairy, meat and seafood, baked goods, drinks, coffee and tea, snacks, condiments, baking ingredients, and more.
You can shop for name-brand products and items from the retailer's house brand, Giant Value.
There are more than 260 stores across Canada.
Food Basics
Food Basics grocery stores in Ontario offer "low prices every week."
You can shop for fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy, meat and seafood, prepared meals, drinks, wine and beer, snacks, frozen foods, international items and more.
Also, if a product from the weekly flyer isn't in stock, you can get a coupon that's 10% off the advertised price to save even more money on your next visit.
FreshCo
FreshCo is a discount supermarket chain with stores in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario.
Not only does the retailer offer "lower food prices every day," but it also price matches on everyday staples and offers rain check coupons if you can't find an item from the weekly flyer.
Also, there are "Locked and Low" prices on items, so you know what a product will cost every time you shop.
Red Apple
Red Apple is a Canadian chain of small-town general stores.
You can get grocery products like instant noodles, canned goods, pasta, chips, chocolate, candy, drinks, coffee, and more.
Most food prices are just a couple of dollars.
Liquidation Marie
Liquidation Marie is a low-cost grocery store with locations in Quebec.
The retailer offers discounted prices on products because it buys items that major grocery chains don't due to packaging errors, format changes, overstock, and other factors.
Some product offerings are constantly changing based on arrivals, but year-round staples like meat and dairy are consistently available.
T&T
T&T is an Asian supermarket chain with stores in B.C., Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.
You can shop for price drops on fresh fruit and vegetables, meat and seafood, dairy, frozen food, prepared meals, sauces, snacks, drinks and more.
T&T offers discounts for online orders, including $10 off when you refer a friend and $10 off each of your first three orders if you're a post-secondary student.
Dollar Tree
You might not know that discount retailer Dollar Tree has groceries.
A lot of products cost $1.50 or $1.75, but there are more off-brands than name-brand items when compared to Dollarama.
Dollar Tree has cheap groceries including Kraft Dinner, dried pasta, tomato sauce, instant noodles, salad dressing, herbs and spices, oatmeal, cookies, candies and more.
Wholesale Club
Wholesale Club is basically the Loblaws version of Costco.
Products are available in bulk sizes, so you can save a bit of money since you won't have to buy the items as regularly.
You can shop for fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy, pantry staples, snacks, drinks, frozen foods and more.
Wholesale Club offers no-fee business memberships, and anyone can shop at the stores.
There are locations in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.