Northern MileCanadian diesel prices today
264.1¢/L+5.0 · 7d
Canada to the US: 33.1¢/L · Canada higher. The US averaged $6.179/gal this week. US site
Canada — national diesel, where today sits
Today264.1¢near record high
10y average146.1¢
10y low86.7¢May 2020
10y high270.5¢Sep 2026
Citing this figure
Northern Mile Canadian Diesel Index: 264.1¢/L across ten Canadian provinces, NRCan weekly survey print Tue, 13 Oct 2026. Northern Mile Media, dashboard.northernmilemedia.com/ca/
On the road
What is in front of you right now.
Border crossings
Ambassador BridgeDetroit, MI and Windsor, ON5 mininto the US10 mininto CanadaBlue Water BridgePort Huron, MI and Sarnia, ONNo delayinto the USNo delayinto CanadaPeace BridgeBuffalo, NY and Fort Erie, ON8 mininto the US13 mininto CanadaQueenston-Lewiston BridgeLewiston, NY and Queenston, ONNo delayinto the US7 mininto CanadaChamplain-LacolleChamplain, NY and Lacolle, QCNo delayinto the USNo delayinto CanadaCoutts-SweetgrassSweetgrass, MT and Coutts, AB5 mininto the USNo delayinto CanadaBlaine-Pacific HighwayBlaine, WA and Surrey, BC5 mininto the US5 mininto CanadaEmerson-PembinaPembina, ND and Emerson, MBNo delayinto the USNo delayinto CanadaThousand Islands BridgeAlexandria Bay, NY and Lansdowne, ONNo delayinto the USNo delayinto Canada
Commercial lanes. Into the US is CBP's figure, into Canada is CBSA's, each with the agency's own capture time. All crossings
Road incidents
Route 5 near Westley. Rest Area Work. All of 1 lanes closed.Road construction from Highway 93, In Radium Hot Springs and 800m South of Jctn…
Live now: 36 in the US, 26 in Canada. Open map
Planning a run
What a trip costs, and where the market sits.
Exchange and market
USD / CADBank of Canada1.4154 -0.0042
US Quarterly GDPQ2 2026, annualized, $24.4T (chained 2017)+2.2%Canada Monthly GDP$2372B (chained 2017)0.0%US GDP, year over yearGDP against the same quarter last year. The longer-term…+2.2%Canada GDP, year over yearGDP against the same month last year. The longer-term…+1.4%US Fuel cost per 1,000 milesAt $6.179/gal and 6.5 mpg$951Canada Fuel cost per 1,000 kmAt 264.1¢/L and 35 L/100km$924US California vs Lower Atlantic diesel spreadThe gap between the dearest and cheapest EIA district. Fuel…$2.446/galCanada BC vs AB diesel spreadWide gaps create arbitrage on cross-province lanes. BC…43.3¢/LUS Border congestion4 of 9 crossings slow, US-bound4/9Canada Border congestion4 of 9 crossings slow, Canada-bound4/9USD/CAD vs 30-day average-0.0004 vs 30-day avg 1.41581.4154
Diesel prices include taxes on both sides: federal and state fuel taxes in the US (EIA), and federal and provincial fuel, carbon and sales taxes in Canada (NRCan). Work out what a run costs
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What moved in Canadian diesel, at the border, and in freight demand, with every figure dated and linked back to this dashboard. Written for people who move freight, not for people who write about it.
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