Frequently Asked Questions

Our collection job checks available sources on a rotating schedule. A collection run does not establish a new pump-price observation: each price shows when its source report was made. Reports up to 36 hours old count as current. Reports from the last 12 hours rank ahead of reports aged 12–36 hours in the cheapest lists. Reports older than 36 hours are labelled "last known" and excluded from current-price rankings.

Pump prices come from community-reported Canadian fuel-price feeds, including public GasBuddy reports, each with its own report time. We do not collect prices by hand. The daily forecast also uses WTI crude (U.S. FRED) and Ontario wholesale rack prices (Petro-Canada postings, with Natural Resources Canada data as a fallback). See the About page for the full methodology.

A price is only as current as its last report. We don't measure how far reports drift from the pump, so treat older reports with care: check the report time next to each price, and always confirm the pump price before you start filling.

We cover the major chains: Shell, Petro-Canada, Esso, Costco, Pioneer, Ultramar, Canadian Tire gas bars, and more. Coverage depends on what's included in our data provider's database. Independent or very new stations may be missing. If you notice a gap, please use the Contact page to let us know.

No. If you use the "Nearest to Me" feature, your GPS coordinates are used only within your browser session to find nearby stations. We transmit them to our API server (over HTTPS) solely to filter the station list by distance. Our application does not save the coordinates in its database, include them in analytics events, or associate them with a profile. You can also search by postal code to avoid sharing your GPS location entirely.

This happens when our data provider doesn't have a current price for a particular station. It can also happen with very small independents, recently opened locations, or stations that rarely appear in community price reports. We still show the station's location on the map so you can check the price in person if it's nearby.

Yes! Use the Contact page to submit a correction. Include the station name, address, and the correct price you saw at the pump. We'll flag it to our data provider and update the record as soon as possible.

Yes, where stations report them. Regular (87 octane) is the default across the site, and there are dedicated pages for the cheapest diesel and premium prices in Toronto. Each station page also lists mid-grade, premium and diesel prices when they have been reported, each with its own report time.

No. We are a completely independent comparison tool. No gas station, fuel company, or refinery has any ownership stake in this site or pays us to rank stations in a particular order. Current-price rankings prioritize report freshness, then price; nearby searches also offer sorting by distance. Advertising does not determine rankings.

Compare the current reported price, location, report time and any queue with other stations on your route. Costco fuel purchases require an accepted payment method; membership and Costco Shop Card rules also affect who can buy. Check Costco Canada's current fuel guidance before travelling. Include any membership fee in your savings calculation rather than assuming that a lower posted price will cover it.

Canadian gas prices are quoted in cents per litre (¢/L). One US gallon equals approximately 3.785 litres. So if Toronto gas is 170 ¢/L ($1.70/L), that works out to roughly $6.43 per US gallon — for context when comparing with American prices.