Gas Price Accountability
What each level of government adds to your gas price. Non-partisan breakdown based on official data.
Total Price per Liter
$1.24
Ontario
Total Taxes & Levies
$0.47
Per liter
Tax as % of Price
38.1%
Government share
Ontario Gas Price Breakdown
Component Breakdown - Ontario
| Component | Type | $/Liter | % of Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Wholesale Price | base wholesale | $0.6500 | 52.3% |
| HST on Fuel (est.) | sales tax | $0.1500 | 12.1% |
| Provincial Fuel Tax | provincial state tax | $0.1470 | 11.8% |
| Refining & Transport | refining transport | $0.1200 | 9.7% |
| Federal Excise Tax | federal excise | $0.1000 | 8.0% |
| Federal Carbon Levy | carbon pricing | $0.0762 | 6.1% |
| Total | $1.2432 | 100% | |
Canada vs US Comparison
Note: US prices shown in USD, Canadian in CAD. Direct comparison is approximate due to exchange rate fluctuations.
Ontario Total
$1.24 CAD/L
US Average Total
$0.77 USD/L
Ontario Tax Load
$0.47 CAD/L
US Average Tax Load
$0.12 USD/L
Provincial Price Ranking
All provinces sorted by estimated total price per liter.
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Average Canadian drives ~1,500 km/month. At 10L/100km that is about 150L/month.
Monthly Fuel Cost
$124.32 CAD
$1492 per year
Monthly Tax Amount
$47.32 CAD
$568 per year in taxes and levies
Extra Cost vs US Rates (approx.)
+$20.37 CAD/mo
~$244 more per year than US equivalent (at ~1.35 CAD/USD)
Data Sources
All data sourced from official government publications. Wholesale and transport estimates are approximate market averages.
- Federal Excise Tax(https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/edrates/excise-duty-rates.html)
- Provincial Fuel Tax(https://www.ontario.ca/document/gasoline-tax)
- Federal Carbon Levy(https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/publications/fcrates/fuel-charge-rates.html)
- HST on Fuel (est.)(https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/gst-hst-businesses/charge-collect-which-rate.html)
- Provincial Fuel Tax(https://www.alberta.ca/fuel-tax.aspx)
- Provincial Motor Fuel Tax(https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/taxes/sales-taxes/motor-fuel-carbon-tax/tax-rates)
- TransLink Transit Tax(https://www.translink.ca/about-us/about-translink/fuel-tax)
- Provincial Fuel Tax(https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/businesses/consumption-taxes/fuel-tax/)
- Cap-and-Trade Carbon Cost(https://www.quebec.ca/en/government/policies-orientations/plan-green-economy/cap-and-trade-system)
- QST on Fuel (est.)(https://www.revenuquebec.ca/en/businesses/consumption-taxes/qst-and-gst-hst/)
- Provincial Fuel Tax(https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/taxes-licensing-and-reporting/provincial-taxes-policies-and-டrates/fuel-tax)
- Provincial Fuel Tax(https://www.gov.mb.ca/finance/taxation/taxes/fuel.html)
- Provincial Fuel Tax(https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/finance/taxes/gasoline_and_motionfueltax.html)
- Provincial Fuel Tax(https://www.novascotia.ca/finance/en/home/taxation/tax101/personalgrowtaxes/gasolineanddisel.aspx)
- Provincial Fuel Tax(https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/finance/gasoline-tax)
- Provincial Fuel Tax(https://www.gov.nl.ca/fin/tax-programs-incentives/personal/gasoline-tax/)
- Federal Excise Tax(https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/)
- State Tax (Average)(https://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas/consumer-information/motor-fuel-taxes)