This calculator is for Canada and the Canadian dollar. It uses the all-items consumer price index of Statistics Canada, the series the Bank of Canada uses for its 2% inflation target, with annual averages from 1914 to 2025.
How it is calculated
- Equivalent amount = amount × (CPI in the target year ÷ CPI in the starting year).
- Total price change = that ratio minus one.
- Average annual inflation = ratio1/years − 1.
Example
C$1,000 in 2000 is equivalent to about C$1,721 in 2025: prices rose 72.1%, an average of 2.20% a year. The US inflation calculator does the same for the US dollar.
National average vs your province
The figure is the national average. Statistics Canada also publishes a CPI for each province and for major cities, and prices rise at different speeds in Toronto, Vancouver or St. John’s. For a lease or wage clause tied to a provincial index, use that index.
Frequently asked questions
How much is $1 from 1914 worth today in Canada?
About C$27.32 in 2025: Canadian prices are about 27 times higher than in 1914, an average of 3.02% a year.
What was Canada’s inflation rate in 2025?
Measured by the annual average CPI, prices in 2025 were 2.1% higher than in 2024. The monthly figure in the news compares one month with the same month a year earlier.
How much is $1,000 from 2000 worth today in Canada?
About C$1,721 in 2025 dollars, or 72.1% more. Prices rose an average of 2.20% a year.
Sources
- Statistics Canada: Consumer Price Index, monthly, not seasonally adjusted (table 18-10-0004-01)
- Bank of Canada: Inflation calculator
By Calcelate Team. Formula from the sources above.
- 2026-10-06 · Formula and texts checked
- 2026-10-06 · Reference data as of this date