$100 in 1975 is worth $579 today
What Canadian dollars from 1975 are worth in 2026 money, adjusted for inflation with the official price index from the Statistics Canada.
1975 money in 2026 money
- Prices since
- +478.5%
- Per year
- +3.50% compounded
- Multiplier
- ×5.785
| In 1975 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $5.79 |
| $5 | $28.93 |
| $10 | $57.85 |
| $20 | $116 |
| $50 | $289 |
| $100 | $579 |
| $1,000 | $5,785 |
| $10,000 | $57,853 |
Statistics Canada — Consumer Price Index, all-items, Canada, not seasonally adjusted, 2002 = 100. Retrieved 2026-08-06. 2026 figures are the January–June average so far and will shift slightly as the year completes. Open in the calculator to compare any two years.
Inflation in 1975
Prices in Canada rose 10.7% during 1975, the 8th highest rate in all 111 years this series covers. Across the 1970s, prices rose an average of 7.4% a year, peaking at 11.0% in 1974.
| Year | Rate | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +3.3% | |
| 1971 | +2.7% | |
| 1972 | +5.0% | |
| 1973 | +7.5% | |
| 1974 | +11.0% | |
| 1975 | +10.7% | |
| 1976 | +7.5% | |
| 1977 | +8.0% | |
| 1978 | +9.0% | |
| 1979 | +9.1% |
How far the Canadian dollar has fallen since 1975
A Canadian dollar in 2026 buys about 17.3% of what one bought in 1975, a loss of 82.7% of its buying power. Prices had doubled from their 1975 level by 1983, 8 years later. Read the other way, here is what today's money would have been in 1975:
| In 2026 | Same as, in 1975 |
|---|---|
| $10 | $1.73 |
| $20 | $3.46 |
| $50 | $8.64 |
| $100 | $17.29 |
| $1,000 | $173 |
| $10,000 | $1,729 |
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
The figures compare the price index in 1975 with 2026: the cost of the same broad basket of goods and services, averaged across each year. That is the right measure for "what would this amount be in today's money" — a wage, a price, an inheritance. It is not a measure of what any particular thing cost: housing, education, and healthcare have mostly risen faster than the average, while electronics and clothing have risen far slower or fallen. And it says nothing about exchange rates, so it cannot turn 1975 Canadian dollars into another currency.
Common questions
How much is $100 from 1975 worth today?
$100 in 1975 is worth about $579 in 2026 money, adjusted with the official price index published by the Statistics Canada. Prices have risen 478.5% over that span, an average of 3.50% a year compounded. 2026 figures are the January–June average so far and will shift slightly as the year completes.
What was the inflation rate in 1975?
Prices in Canada rose 10.7% during 1975, the 8th highest rate in all 111 years this series covers. That is the change in the annual average of the index from 1974 to 1975, which is the basis statistics agencies use for long-run comparison; a news headline quoting a twelve-month change at a particular point in 1975 may differ.
How much buying power has the Canadian dollar lost since 1975?
About 82.7%. Put the other way round, $100 in 2026 would have bought what $17.29 bought in 1975. Prices had doubled from their 1975 level by 1983, 8 years later.
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