Inflation calculator for Canada (CPI)

Enter an amount and the month it is from to see what it is worth in a later month, adjusted with the Consumer Price Index.

It uses the all-items CPI for Canada (2002=100) published by Statistics Canada, monthly since January 2000.

How it's calculated

The amount is multiplied by the CPI of the end month and divided by the CPI of the start month.
Cumulative inflation is that ratio minus 1. The 12-month rate compares the end month with the same month a year earlier.
If you choose a month that is not published yet, the calculation stops at the latest CPI available.

An example

$1,000 from January 2020 (CPI 136.8) is worth $1,241.23 in August 2026 (CPI 169.8): 24.12% cumulative inflation.

Frequently asked questions

Which CPI does it use?

The all-items Consumer Price Index for Canada, 2002=100, from Statistics Canada table 18-10-0004-01. It is updated when Statistics Canada publishes a new month.

Why does the result stop before the month I chose?

The CPI for a month is published after the month ends. If you pick a month that is not out yet, the calculator uses the latest month available and tells you which one.

Does it work for any province?

It uses the national CPI, so the result is an average for Canada as a whole.

Key terms

CPI: Consumer Price Index, a measure of the prices of a basket of goods and services bought by households.
2002=100: The CPI is set to 100 for the year 2002, so 169.8 means prices are 69.8% higher than in 2002.