What Gas Costs
and Why
An independent guide to the price at the pumpData release · 11 September 2026

CA / city

Yellowknife

The pump price, taken apart. Every observation keeps its source, date and method.

Dated source observation · 2026-09-08 · 3 days old
Last successful source refresh: 2026-09-11 06:27:01 UTC. A successful refresh does not mean a new price was published. Source status

Reported pump priceCAD 1.78per litre

Observation date2026-09-088 September 2026

Share paid in taxes10.8%Derived breakdown

Change from prior week-0.7%Comparable ranking unavailable

Where your money goes

Derived breakdown
CAD per litre price breakdownCrude oil: 0.817 CAD per litre; Refining & distribution: 0.775 CAD per litre; All taxes (source total): 0.192 CAD per litreCrude oil: CAD 0.82/LRefining & distribution: CAD 0.78/LAll taxes (source total): CAD 0.19/L
Crude oilCAD 0.8245.8% of price
Refining & distributionCAD 0.7843.5% of price
All taxes (source total)CAD 0.1910.8% of price
Price components, 2026-09-08, CAD per litre
ComponentAmount
Crude oil0.8168
Refining & distribution0.7752
All taxes (source total)0.1920

· Natural Resources Canada
Crude uses WTI. Refining and distribution stay combined. Calculation and limitations

Price history

Pump price history52 observations from 2025-09-16 to 2026-09-08. CAD per litre. Full values are in the accompanying table.0.000.731.472.202025-09-16: CAD 1.46/L2025-09-23: CAD 1.46/L2025-09-30: CAD 1.46/L2025-10-07: CAD 1.46/L2025-10-14: CAD 1.46/L2025-10-21: CAD 1.44/L2025-10-28: CAD 1.45/L2025-11-04: CAD 1.45/L2025-11-11: CAD 1.45/L2025-11-18: CAD 1.44/L2025-11-25: CAD 1.44/L2025-12-02: CAD 1.45/L2025-12-09: CAD 1.39/L2025-12-16: CAD 1.40/L2025-12-23: CAD 1.38/L2025-12-30: CAD 1.38/L2026-01-06: CAD 1.35/L2026-01-13: CAD 1.34/L2026-01-20: CAD 1.34/L2026-01-27: CAD 1.33/L2026-02-03: CAD 1.34/L2026-02-10: CAD 1.33/L2026-02-17: CAD 1.33/L2026-02-24: CAD 1.33/L2026-03-03: CAD 1.34/L2026-03-10: CAD 1.46/L2026-03-17: CAD 1.54/L2026-03-24: CAD 1.61/L2026-03-31: CAD 1.74/L2026-04-07: CAD 1.79/L2026-04-14: CAD 1.85/L2026-04-21: CAD 1.80/L2026-04-28: CAD 1.72/L2026-05-05: CAD 1.81/L2026-05-12: CAD 2.00/L2026-05-19: CAD 2.00/L2026-05-26: CAD 2.00/L2026-06-02: CAD 1.94/L2026-06-09: CAD 1.84/L2026-06-16: CAD 1.79/L2026-06-23: CAD 1.80/L2026-06-30: CAD 1.80/L2026-07-07: CAD 1.80/L2026-07-14: CAD 1.80/L2026-07-21: CAD 1.80/L2026-07-28: CAD 1.84/L2026-08-04: CAD 1.81/L2026-08-11: CAD 1.82/L2026-08-18: CAD 1.79/L2026-08-25: CAD 1.80/L2026-09-01: CAD 1.80/L2026-09-08: CAD 1.78/L2025-09-162026-09-08

CAD per litre. Shaded areas show the components.

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CAD per litre
DatePriceComponents
2025-09-161.459Crude oil 0.561; Refining & distribution 0.622; All taxes (source total) 0.276
2025-09-231.462Crude oil 0.555; Refining & distribution 0.630; All taxes (source total) 0.277
2025-09-301.459Crude oil 0.553; Refining & distribution 0.630; All taxes (source total) 0.276
2025-10-071.462Crude oil 0.549; Refining & distribution 0.636; All taxes (source total) 0.277
2025-10-141.462Crude oil 0.526; Refining & distribution 0.659; All taxes (source total) 0.277
2025-10-211.436Crude oil 0.517; Refining & distribution 0.644; All taxes (source total) 0.275
2025-10-281.445Crude oil 0.535; Refining & distribution 0.634; All taxes (source total) 0.276
2025-11-041.448Crude oil 0.544; Refining & distribution 0.628; All taxes (source total) 0.276
2025-11-111.449Crude oil 0.538; Refining & distribution 0.635; All taxes (source total) 0.276
2025-11-181.436Crude oil 0.542; Refining & distribution 0.619; All taxes (source total) 0.275
2025-11-251.440Crude oil 0.517; Refining & distribution 0.647; All taxes (source total) 0.276
2025-12-021.446Crude oil 0.517; Refining & distribution 0.653; All taxes (source total) 0.276
2025-12-091.392Crude oil 0.509; Refining & distribution 0.610; All taxes (source total) 0.273
2025-12-161.396Crude oil 0.479; Refining & distribution 0.644; All taxes (source total) 0.273
2025-12-231.384Crude oil 0.505; Refining & distribution 0.606; All taxes (source total) 0.273
2025-12-301.382Crude oil 0.498; Refining & distribution 0.611; All taxes (source total) 0.273
2026-01-061.354Crude oil 0.494; Refining & distribution 0.589; All taxes (source total) 0.271
2026-01-131.342Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.540; All taxes (source total) 0.271
2026-01-201.342Crude oil 0.525; Refining & distribution 0.546; All taxes (source total) 0.271
2026-01-271.332Crude oil 0.531; Refining & distribution 0.531; All taxes (source total) 0.270
2026-02-031.337Crude oil 0.538; Refining & distribution 0.528; All taxes (source total) 0.271
2026-02-101.335Crude oil 0.547; Refining & distribution 0.517; All taxes (source total) 0.271
2026-02-171.334Crude oil 0.537; Refining & distribution 0.526; All taxes (source total) 0.271
2026-02-241.334Crude oil 0.566; Refining & distribution 0.497; All taxes (source total) 0.271
2026-03-031.341Crude oil 0.641; Refining & distribution 0.429; All taxes (source total) 0.271
2026-03-101.464Crude oil 0.714; Refining & distribution 0.473; All taxes (source total) 0.277
2026-03-171.537Crude oil 0.827; Refining & distribution 0.430; All taxes (source total) 0.280
2026-03-241.613Crude oil 0.807; Refining & distribution 0.522; All taxes (source total) 0.284
2026-03-311.735Crude oil 0.902; Refining & distribution 0.543; All taxes (source total) 0.290
2026-04-071.795Crude oil 1.002; Refining & distribution 0.501; All taxes (source total) 0.292
2026-04-141.853Crude oil 0.805; Refining & distribution 0.753; All taxes (source total) 0.295
2026-04-211.796Crude oil 0.804; Refining & distribution 0.739; All taxes (source total) 0.253
2026-04-281.719Crude oil 0.890; Refining & distribution 0.640; All taxes (source total) 0.189
2026-05-051.812Crude oil 0.905; Refining & distribution 0.714; All taxes (source total) 0.193
2026-05-121.999Crude oil 0.912; Refining & distribution 0.885; All taxes (source total) 0.202
2026-05-191.999Crude oil 0.970; Refining & distribution 0.827; All taxes (source total) 0.202
2026-05-261.996Crude oil 0.848; Refining & distribution 0.946; All taxes (source total) 0.202
2026-06-021.936Crude oil 0.848; Refining & distribution 0.889; All taxes (source total) 0.199
2026-06-091.845Crude oil 0.806; Refining & distribution 0.844; All taxes (source total) 0.195
2026-06-161.787Crude oil 0.702; Refining & distribution 0.893; All taxes (source total) 0.192
2026-06-231.796Crude oil 0.666; Refining & distribution 0.937; All taxes (source total) 0.193
2026-06-301.796Crude oil 0.631; Refining & distribution 0.972; All taxes (source total) 0.193
2026-07-071.796Crude oil 0.639; Refining & distribution 0.964; All taxes (source total) 0.193
2026-07-141.796Crude oil 0.712; Refining & distribution 0.891; All taxes (source total) 0.193
2026-07-211.799Crude oil 0.763; Refining & distribution 0.843; All taxes (source total) 0.193
2026-07-281.839Crude oil 0.718; Refining & distribution 0.926; All taxes (source total) 0.195
2026-08-041.815Crude oil 0.684; Refining & distribution 0.938; All taxes (source total) 0.193
2026-08-111.824Crude oil 0.743; Refining & distribution 0.887; All taxes (source total) 0.194
2026-08-181.795Crude oil 0.755; Refining & distribution 0.847; All taxes (source total) 0.193
2026-08-251.796Crude oil 0.730; Refining & distribution 0.873; All taxes (source total) 0.193
2026-09-011.796Crude oil 0.800; Refining & distribution 0.803; All taxes (source total) 0.193
2026-09-081.784Crude oil 0.817; Refining & distribution 0.775; All taxes (source total) 0.192

CAD per litre, independent of the volume selector. Only verified observations are shown; some regions have short histories. Source changes and gaps are not interpolated.

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