Price of regular gasoline
183.7 cents a litre, 12-month average
7.1% Rising
Up 7.1% in a year. Up 28% since the 12 months to Sep 2021.
Who decides what
No government decides this directly · 1 other body Show all
No government decides this directly. Fuel sellers set pump prices, which follow world oil prices.
| Body | What it decides | Law or bylaw |
|---|---|---|
| Province of B.C. | Sets the provincial tax on each litre of gasoline. | Motor Fuel Tax Act, s. 4 |
Province: last general election October 19, 2024; next set for October 21, 2028 unless called earlier (Constitution Act, s. 23).
No government decides this directly; the rows list who decides the rules around it. Each row says what a body decides and links to the law, order or bylaw that gives it that role. It does not say who caused a change: markets, households and other governments also move these numbers. Who decides what, for every measure · How we choose
Over time
Regular gasoline, self service, Victoria (cents a litre)
Sep 2026 Cents a litre, by month
- 210.0 cents a litre12-month average 183.7 cents a litre
P provincial election: Oct 19, 2024
Ticks on the top edge mark general election days for the governments listed under “Who decides what”. Results often lag decisions by years. About these ticks
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Yearly average (cents a litre)
2025 Cents a litre, by year
- 168.3 cents a litre
P provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024
Ticks on the top edge mark general election days for the governments listed under “Who decides what”. Results often lag decisions by years. About these ticks
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| Period | Each month |
|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 210.0 |
| Aug 2026 | 201.2 |
| Jul 2026 | 191.3 |
| Jun 2026 | 197.7 |
| May 2026 | 215.6 |
| Apr 2026 | 207.1 |
| Mar 2026 | 193.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 166.6 |
| Jan 2026 | 147.5 |
| Dec 2025 | 150.7 |
| Nov 2025 | 159.9 |
| Oct 2025 | 163.3 |
| Sep 2025 | 172.5 |
| Aug 2025 | 169.0 |
| Jul 2025 | 159.9 |
| Jun 2025 | 168.9 |
| May 2025 | 172.1 |
| Apr 2025 | 162.2 |
| Mar 2025 | 180.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 185.3 |
| Jan 2025 | 175.5 |
| Dec 2024 | 170.4 |
| Nov 2024 | 171.7 |
| Oct 2024 | 170.5 |
| Sep 2024 | 172.5 |
| Aug 2024 | 176.3 |
| Jul 2024 | 180.3 |
| Jun 2024 | 186.5 |
| May 2024 | 203.5 |
| Apr 2024 | 205.6 |
| Mar 2024 | 190.4 |
| Feb 2024 | 169.6 |
| Jan 2024 | 161.1 |
| Dec 2023 | 171.4 |
| Nov 2023 | 179.6 |
| Oct 2023 | 193.8 |
| Sep 2023 | 200.9 |
| Aug 2023 | 198.7 |
| Jul 2023 | 195.0 |
| Jun 2023 | 197.3 |
| May 2023 | 185.0 |
| Apr 2023 | 184.9 |
| Mar 2023 | 180.9 |
| Feb 2023 | 178.6 |
| Jan 2023 | 173.4 |
| Dec 2022 | 160.4 |
| Nov 2022 | 185.7 |
| Oct 2022 | 211.6 |
| Sep 2022 | 196.5 |
| Aug 2022 | 189.0 |
| Jul 2022 | 203.0 |
| Jun 2022 | 225.2 |
| May 2022 | 217.4 |
| Apr 2022 | 194.1 |
| Mar 2022 | 196.6 |
| Feb 2022 | 170.1 |
| Jan 2022 | 164.6 |
| Dec 2021 | 152.6 |
| Nov 2021 | 158.2 |
| Oct 2021 | 160.9 |
| Sep 2021 | 156.3 |
| Period | Calendar-year average |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 168.3 |
| 2024 | 179.9 |
| 2023 | 186.6 |
| 2022 | 192.8 |
| 2021 | 152.5 |
| 2020 | 123.7 |
| 2019 | 141.8 |
| 2018 | 142.9 |
| 2017 | 126.2 |
| 2016 | 111.7 |
In plain words
Statistics Canada’s monthly average price of regular unleaded gasoline at self-service stations in Victoria, including taxes, averaged over the latest 12 months.
How we decide “Rising”
The change is 7.1% of the earlier value, at or above the 5% threshold.
Average of the latest 12 monthly prices: 183.7 cents a litre, against 171.5 for the 12 months before. Latest month, September 2026: 210.0 (172.5 a year earlier).
Outcome measures read Better, Worse or About the same; published government targets read Ahead of, On or Behind target; value-judgement measures read Rising, Falling or Steady in a neutral colour. A change smaller than the agency's own margin of error, or otherwise smaller than 5% of the earlier value, is About the same (or Steady). No change is calculated across a marked break in a series. The rule.
Keep in mind
Why it matters. Fuel is a large cost for many households and businesses. The price is shown for context, without a better or worse label.
- Statistics Canada’s monthly average retail price for regular unleaded gasoline at self-service filling stations in Victoria, including taxes.
- The headline is the average of the latest 12 monthly prices, so it is not moved by one month (brief rule C3). The latest month is shown as a line.
- Prices include provincial and federal taxes on fuel. They move mostly with world oil prices and refining costs.
Which places
Area: Victoria area (price index)
Statistics Canada’s consumer price index for Victoria: prices collected in the Victoria urban area, not the City alone.
Included
- Prices sampled from stores and services in the Victoria urban area, as chosen by Statistics Canada
Not included
- Statistics Canada does not publish a City-of-Victoria-only price index
- This site does not have an official list of the municipalities in the price sample
Official definition
How the agency describes it: Victoria (Statistics Canada’s price survey area for Victoria).
How we got it
This number is published by the agency as shown; it is not calculated here. The script reads it from the agency’s own file.
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- Updated by agency
- Monthly; latest release Oct 19, 2026
- Retrieved
- Nov 11, 2026, 11:09 PM B.C. time
Adapted from Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0001-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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