Northern MileVictoria diesel prices
250.1¢/L+17.1 vs national
Victoria runs 17.1¢ above the national index — a real difference on a 500-litre fill. Work out a trip
Citing this figure
Victoria diesel: 250.1¢/L, NRCan weekly survey print Tue, 25 Aug 2026. Northern Mile Media, dashboard.northernmilemedia.com/diesel-prices/british-columbia/victoria/
What drives Victoria prices
Victoria is an island market. Fuel is trucked or barged in from the mainland, which is why the city runs above Vancouver on price. Everything that reaches the island crosses water, and that crossing adds cost before a litre ever hits a pump. Carriers on the island pay for that supply chain every time they fill, whether the fuel arrives by truck or by barge. The island position, not the size of the market, is what keeps the price where it is.
British Columbia survey cities
¢/L · distance from the provincial mean
Fort St. John233.2 -8.5
Prince George235.9 -5.8
Kelowna236.9 -4.8
Abbotsford240.7 -1.0
Kamloops240.9 -0.8
Victoria250.1 +8.4
Vancouver254.5 +12.8
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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