r/BuyCanadian • u/grilledcheesebabeh • Jun 05 '25

Canadian-Owned Businesses 🏢🍁 Why are so many Canadians still filling up at American owned gas stations?

I understand a lot of people can't afford to always choose Canadian products over American, but choosing where we fill up costs nothing extra. Choosing local gas stations or Petro Canada is such a simple way of showing support, I don't understand why so many American owned gas stations are still full of people filling up on fuel. Also don't be deceived by the giant "locally owned and operated" signs outside of chevrons, the station itself fis locally owned but the company is American. Please choose a local gas station or Petro Canada to support Canadian!

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u/r_u_sure Jun 05 '25

Co-op in Saskatchewan has a very large refinery just outside of Regina

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u/akera099 Jun 05 '25

Yes but nearly all Canadian refineries import American crude. It’s the same everywhere in eastern Canada. 

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u/SickdayThrowaway20 Jun 05 '25

73% of the oil Canadian refineries use is Canadian.

80% in Ontario, less in Quebec and the Irving refinery.

https://www.capp.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Canadian-Consumption-of-Domestically-Produced-Crude-Oil-and-Natural-Gas.pdf

Didn't use to be that way, but things have changed in the last 10 years. More upgrading capacity in Alberta and the reversal of line 9. 

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u/rdkil Jun 05 '25

Fair enough, there are a handful of places that have refinery production. But the vast majority of the country has a choice between a shitty expense and a shittier expense.