Did Gaspésien cretons (Canada) shrink?
Size FactsDid it shrink? Yes
Before200 g
After175 g
−12.5%smaller
Price per 100 g · if the price stayed the same+14.3%Hypothetical: the size cut alone. The source recorded no shelf prices.
How big a cut? The joint 28th-largest of 46 documented meat & fish cuts (tied with 4 others); a bigger cut than 49% of all 1,394 cases in the library. See the biggest cuts →
- When
- 2025–2026 · reported 27 Oct 2026
- Country
- Canada
- Brand
- Gaspésien
- Category
- Meat & Fish
- Source
- ici.radio-canada.ca
Source and evidence
Against official inflation: StatCan CPI (CA) “meat” changed +3.0% (12 months to Sep 2026, a broad match for this category). The size cut alone raises the price per gram by +14.3% if the shelf price stayed the same (the source recorded no prices). Every case is compared the same way in the ShrinkRadar Index.
What the source says
“Radio-Canada database record: Gaspésien (Gaspésien), product type "Cretons". Old format: 200 g. New format: 175 g (documented 2026).”
More from Canada: the Canada shrinkflation list has all 43 documented cases, sortable and filterable.
Topic guide: meat and fish shrinkflation, every documented case in one place, brand by brand.
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