Provincial gasoline taxes are a flat tax, but they vary from one jurisdiction to the next, ranging from 6.2 cent per litre in the Yukon to 16.5 cents in Newfoundland and Labrador. In some urban centers, such as Vancouver and Montreal, an additional transit tax is levied.

Below you can see how taxes incorporate almost fifty per cent of the cost of gasoline in most provinces. The tax breakdown is based on a base price of 40 cents per litre for retail gasoline – the price of gasoline is not consistent, and can rise and fall as the market fluctuates.

• Base price represents the approximate Canadian national average before tax price for 2003.
• Information obtained as of April 1, 2004. Taxes listed are for gasoline only.

Source: Petro-Canada