Gas prices jump past $1.90 throughout Quebec
Posted April 18, 2024 8:47 am.
Motorists are facing higher gas prices in many parts of Quebec as gas stations switch from winter to summer gasoline.
In Montreal, several service stations were charging between $1.90 and $1.92 a litre on Thursday morning.
In previous days, the price had hovered around $1.75.
Other municipalities, including Quebec City also saw an increase of around 15 cents per litre.
Quebec is not the only place affected by this increase.
In Ontario, a litre of regular gas went from around $1.66 on Wednesday to $1.80 on Thursday.
According to analyst Dan McTeague of gaswizard.ca, these prices represent a two-year high in Eastern Canada.
Summer gasoline is more expensive to produce because certain elements are added to make it less volatile.
According to McTeague, who closely monitors gasoline price changes, pump prices should fall by around four cents a litre in most Quebec and Ontario cities by Friday.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
