$100 in 1982 is worth $305 today
What Canadian dollars from 1982 are worth in 2026 money, adjusted for inflation with the official price index from the Statistics Canada.
1982 money in 2026 money
- Prices since
- +205.3%
- Per year
- +2.57% compounded
- Multiplier
- ×3.053
| In 1982 | Worth in 2026 |
|---|---|
| $1 | $3.05 |
| $5 | $15.27 |
| $10 | $30.53 |
| $20 | $61.06 |
| $50 | $153 |
| $100 | $305 |
| $1,000 | $3,053 |
| $10,000 | $30,530 |
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 1982
Prices in Canada rose 10.8% during 1982, the 7th highest rate in all 111 years this series covers. Across the 1980s, prices rose an average of 6.5% a year, peaking at 12.5% in 1981.
| Year | Rate | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +10.1% | |
| 1981 | +12.5% | |
| 1982 | +10.8% | |
| 1983 | +5.9% | |
| 1984 | +4.3% | |
| 1985 | +4.0% | |
| 1986 | +4.2% | |
| 1987 | +4.4% | |
| 1988 | +4.0% | |
| 1989 | +5.0% |
How far the Canadian dollar has fallen since 1982
A Canadian dollar in 2026 buys about 32.8% of what one bought in 1982, a loss of 67.2% of its buying power. Prices had doubled from their 1982 level by 2007, 25 years later. Read the other way, here is what today's money would have been in 1982:
| In 2026 | Same as, in 1982 |
|---|---|
| $10 | $3.28 |
| $20 | $6.55 |
| $50 | $16.38 |
| $100 | $32.75 |
| $1,000 | $328 |
| $10,000 | $3,275 |
What these numbers can and cannot tell you
The figures compare the price index in 1982 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 1982 Canadian dollars into another currency.
Common questions
How much is $100 from 1982 worth today?
$100 in 1982 is worth about $305 in 2026 money, adjusted with the official price index published by the Statistics Canada. Prices have risen 205.3% over that span, an average of 2.57% 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 1982?
Prices in Canada rose 10.8% during 1982, the 7th highest rate in all 111 years this series covers. That is the change in the annual average of the index from 1981 to 1982, which is the basis statistics agencies use for long-run comparison; a news headline quoting a twelve-month change at a particular point in 1982 may differ.
How much buying power has the Canadian dollar lost since 1982?
About 67.2%. Put the other way round, $100 in 2026 would have bought what $32.75 bought in 1982. Prices had doubled from their 1982 level by 2007, 25 years later.
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