Quebec drivers can now track fuel prices across the province in real time after a new government-backed platform launched amid rising fuel costs.
The tool, which was introduced Wednesday by the Régie de l’énergie, allows users to view gasoline and diesel prices at 2,290 service stations across Quebec. The interactive map displays locations and lets motorists filter by fuel type. It does not directly allow sorting from lowest to highest price, but users can download the full set of data as an Excel spreadsheet.
Other applications like GasBuddy and Essence Montréal have been offering a similar service. However, they rely on data provided by users, on a voluntary basis.
This platform — called Régie essence Québec (regieessencequebec.ca) — is now the province’s official source for fuel prices, the first of its kind in Canada, Régie de l’énergie said in a press statement Wednesday.
Under new rules that took effect April 1, all gasoline and diesel retailers covered by provincial law must report their pump prices to the system, it said.
The average price of regular gasoline in Montreal is about $1.93 per litre, according to both GasBuddy and the government list.
On Wednesday evening, the government map showed Montreal’s 222 service stations with prices for regular gasoline from 172.9 cents a litre (a Shell station on Côte-des-Neiges Rd.) to 200.9 cents (at five suburban Ultramar stations and a Crevier station).
The site also tracks prices for super and diesel fuel.
Provincewide, the cheapest regular gas was listed at Belzile Chibougamau, at 146.9 cents per litre, while the most expensive was Libre Service Fermont, near the Labrador border, at 215 cents.
Global oil markets have been rattled since Feb. 28, when the United States and Israel launched airstrikes against Iran, raising concerns about potential disruptions to shipments from the Persian Gulf, which accounts for roughly one-fifth of global oil supply.
Benchmark Brent crude has climbed to around $100 a barrel. That’s up from roughly $73 before the conflict began.
Quebec officials say the new platform is designed to give consumers clearer, centralized data.
“It’s about giving people the information they need, when they need it,” the regulator said, framing the tool as a response to ongoing price volatility.
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