Toronto mayor seeks to ban 'surveillance pricing' at grocery stores

Toronto mayor seeks to ban 'surveillance pricing' at grocery stores

July 21, 2026 12:53 pm EST.

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is looking to ban “surveillance pricing” at grocery stores across the city in an effort to curb what she describes as “unfair price gouging” that uses customer’s personal data to charge more for groceries.

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