Ontario’s Favourite Halloween Candy For Trick-Or-Treating

By Christopher Boan
Fact Checked by Jim Tomlin

The fall is fully upon us and the 111th Grey Cup is just over a month away. That means that it’s high time to get spooky in Canada’s most populous province.

In Ontario, fans of Canadian football can currently grab the Toronto Argonauts at +700 to win the Grey Cup on DraftKings Ontario Sportsbook, with Ontario’s premier CFL club ranking fourth out of six teams behind the Montreal Alouettes (+170), Winnipeg Blue Bombers (+215) and the Saskatchewan Roughriders (+650).

Halloween and trick-or-treating are almost here. In celebration of the spooky holiday, OntarioBets.com used Google Trends to see what the most popular Halloween candies are in Ontario. The search period was between Sept. 11, 2024, and Oct. 11, 2024. Rankings are based on search interest scores for each candy.

 
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Top Halloween Candy In Ontario

Rank

Candy

Search Interest Score

1

Candy Corn

38

2

Skittles

36

3

Reese’s Cup

32

4

Starburst

20

5

M&M’s

17

Which Halloween Candies Do Ontario Residents Prefer?

When it comes to Halloween, residents in the home of Ontario online casinos have some controversial opinions. The much-maligned sweet treat known as candy corn being the province’s go-to this year.

Overall, candy corn’s search interest score of 38 helped the sugary snack beat out colorful favorite Skittles (36 search interest score) and Reese’s Cups (32) as the No. 1 Halloween candy in Ontario.

Throw in Starburst at 20 points and Mars brand favorite M&M’s, which notched a search interest score of 17, and you have the full rundown of the top five candy brands in Ontario this Halloween.

Also check out our list of top 10 2024 Halloween costumes for Ontario locals at OntarioBets.com.

Still, when it comes to treats, it seems like residents of the eminent province north of the border prefer the taste of the yellow, orange and white morsel known as candy corn, with the enigmatic candy ranking atop the list in Ontario this Halloween season.

 
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Author

Christopher Boan

Christopher Boan is a writer at OntarioBets.com. He's covered sports and sports betting in Arizona for more than seven years, including stops at ArizonaSports.com, the Tucson Weekly and the Green Valley News.

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