diesel fuel in canada

One Canadian told me that there is no price fixing - it's just that all prices are the same! :S

I found that to be very true within a given area. In northern areas like the Alaskan Highway prices can be very high especially in areas between the cities. Approaching the US 48 border prices dropped apparently because some would cross the border to buy fuel.

Just like the US prices are demand dependent.

JaxDad wrote:

Little Kopit wrote:
Each province in Atlantic Canada has its own regulated prices.

So you’re saying that each Province in Atlantic Canada regulates the retail price of fuel?

Each province has its own retail policy for different fuels, utilities......... Some just toss in a provincial sales tax, others do more and if regulated all examine several sources of cost and price figures from different parts of the world, not just Canada.

:C

jensenst wrote:
how much more is diesel fuel in Canada? percentage will work

Use the Gas Buddy phone app or website to check prices in your general destination or along your route. From Ontario east, prices will be pretty much in the middle ground, with Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba being the exception, and they're usually lower than the rest. BC will usually be the highest price for gas and diesel.
Across the river in Port Huron, MI the prices currently range from US$2.79 to US$3.09 per gallon. In Ontario here the current price is US$3.55/gallon. It will be a bit lower in the Canadian prairies, and a lot higher in British Columbia.

rhagfo wrote:

wilber1 wrote:
It depends on which state or province you are in. It's more expensive in So Cal than in BC. I just paid 3.69 a gallon cash in So Cal, which works out to 1.21 a litre CAD. When I filled up at home in Abbotsford before crossing the border four days ago, I paid 1.16 CAD a litre, cash or credit.

Wow, here in coastal Oregon it is just below $3.00 a gallon.

We paid between 2.95 and 3.10 in Oregon. California is expensive.

Little Kopit wrote:
Each province in Atlantic Canada has its own regulated prices.

So you’re saying that each Province in Atlantic Canada regulates the retail price of fuel?

wilber1 wrote:
It depends on which state or province you are in. It's more expensive in So Cal than in BC. I just paid 3.69 a gallon cash in So Cal, which works out to 1.21 a litre CAD. When I filled up at home in Abbotsford before crossing the border four days ago, I paid 1.16 CAD a litre, cash or credit.

Wow, here in coastal Oregon it is just below $3.00 a gallon.

It depends on which state or province you are in. It's more expensive in So Cal than in BC. I just paid 3.69 a gallon cash in So Cal, which works out to 1.21 a litre CAD. When I filled up at home in Abbotsford before crossing the border four days ago, I paid 1.16 CAD a litre, cash or credit.

Sound Guy, So, why the dickens would you think a national agency would do things which are under provincial powers/responsibilities????????????


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Second Chance wrote:
You can check here (diesel seems to be cheaper than gas in Canada right now). These prices are liters, not gallons.

GasBuddy Montreal, CA

CA Traveler wrote:
And then factor in the exchange rate, transaction fee if any and location.

SoundGuy wrote:
No need - gas and diesel fuel prices here in Canada have been fluctuating around each other for some time now, and will every day, but aren't drastically different for a litre of either. That said, on average we pay ~ 30% more here in Canada for fuel than the US average.

Here's a useful link from Natural Resources Canada.

Little Kopit wrote:
Incorrect in Atlantic Canada. Diesel is more in these provinces.

Better to go towww.gasbuddy.com that is all N. Am., not just 1 province.

So Natural Resources Canada which is an official Government of Canada agency is "incorrect"? And Gas Buddy is more reliable than NRC which does list cities all across the country? That's rich. :S

SoundGuy wrote:

Second Chance wrote:
You can check here (diesel seems to be cheaper than gas in Canada right now). These prices are liters, not gallons.

GasBuddy Montreal, CA

CA Traveler wrote:
And then factor in the exchange rate, transaction fee if any and location.

No need - gas and diesel fuel prices here in Canada have been fluctuating around each other for some time now, and will every day, but aren't drastically different for a litre of either. That said, on average we pay ~ 30% more here in Canada for fuel than the US average.

Here's a useful link from Natural Resources Canada.

Incorrect in Atlantic Canada. Diesel is more in these provinces.

Better to go towww.gasbuddy.com that is all N. Am., not just 1 province.

& if you search www.google.ca then you can search 'name of province and utility prices or fuel regulation. Each province in Atlantic Canada has its own regulated prices. Some change weekly,.....

Remember most transport trucks use diesel so highways will have diesel pumps.

:C