Northern MileGatineau diesel prices
256.3¢/L+23.3 vs national
Gatineau runs 23.3¢ above the national index — a real difference on a 500-litre fill. Work out a trip
Citing this figure
Gatineau diesel: 256.3¢/L, NRCan weekly survey print Tue, 25 Aug 2026. Northern Mile Media, dashboard.northernmilemedia.com/diesel-prices/quebec/gatineau/
What drives Gatineau prices
Gatineau sits across the river from Ottawa on Highway 5 and Highway 50. Government and tech anchor the local economy. The market's prices track Ontario's. Because the city sits right on the provincial line, Gatineau's fuel competes directly with what Ottawa charges on the other side of the river. Carriers crossing between Quebec and the capital see two markets separated by a bridge. That border competition keeps Gatineau's pricing tied to its neighbour more than to the rest of Quebec.
Quebec survey cities
¢/L · distance from the provincial mean
Trois-Rivières244.7 -11.3
Rimouski253.8 -2.2
Quebec255.3 -0.7
Chicoutimi255.8 -0.2
Drummondville256.2 +0.2
Gatineau256.3 +0.3
Sherbrooke256.8 +0.8
Gaspé258.2 +2.2
Montreal259.3 +3.3
Val d'Or263.4 +7.4
Every price is an NRCan survey observation from the print dated Tue, 25 Aug 2026. The provincial figure is the unweighted mean of its survey cities, the same figure that enters the Northern Mile Diesel Index.
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