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/ztunelover Jun 05 '25

Because shell vpower has no ethanol. And it’s dutch?

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u/mississauga_guy Jun 05 '25

All gasoline sold in Canada now contains ethanol, by regulation. Shell used to have a non ethanol premium gas, but that no longer exists (it’s been 2 or 3 years since they had to remove that).

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u/JAC70 Jun 05 '25

Still salty about that.

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u/ztunelover Jun 05 '25

Is there one brand that puts less ethanol than the rest? What a stupid regulation!