Monthly average retail prices for gasoline and fuel oil in cents per litre. Prices are presented for Canada, selected provincial cities, Whitehorse, and Yellowknife, covering the current month and the previous four months. Statistics Canada publishes this data, last updated on March 16, 2026.
Use Cases
- Model regional fuel price inflation based on monthly price series
- Compare fuel costs across Canadian cities and provinces based on geographic coverage
- Analyze gasoline versus fuel oil price differentials based on fuel type data
Strengths
- Data includes prices for the current month and the previous four months, providing a 5-month series.
- Coverage includes national, provincial city, and territorial (Whitehorse, Yellowknife) levels.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Statistics Canada
- Time Range
- Monthly data covering the current month and previous four months.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-16 12:51:05.750455; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Canada, selected provincial cities, Whitehorse, Yellowknife.