Who owns Petro-Canada?
Petro-Canada is owned by Suncor (Canada, NYSE: SU).[1]
Evidence: Suncor Energy Inc. Annual Report on Form 40-F filed 2026-02-26, SEC EDGAR, 26 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Suncor Energy Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Category
- Energy › Oil & gas › Fuel stations
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SU
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Petro-Canada
Suncor's 2025 AIF says its Canadian retail network operates nationally primarily under the Petro-Canada brand, with some Trans-Canada Highway sites forming an electric-vehicle fast-charging network. It describes a 2023 partnership with Canadian Tire to rebrand over 200 Canadian Tire fuel sites to Petro-Canada. The AIF also says Suncor holds the Sunoco brand licence in Canada and operates one Sunoco-branded site.
Ownership timeline of Petro-Canada
Where Petro-Canada sits in Suncor
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Suncor
Suncor controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in energy.
Also in energy
Other brands in fuel stations, and who owns them
The 48 brands in fuel stations on Brandtree belong to 36 owners. The largest is bp, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aral | bp | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Casey's | Casey's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ampol | Ampol | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Caltex | Chevron | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Circle K | Couche-Tard | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Esso | ExxonMobil | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AVIN | Motor Oil Hellas | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Murphy USA | Murphy USA | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Suncor
Suncor is a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SU.
Suncor's Annual Information Form dated 25 February 2026 calls it Canada's leading integrated energy company, spanning oil sands, offshore production, refining in Canada and the United States, marketing and trading, and nationwide Petro-Canada retail and wholesale networks. The AIF says Suncor amalgamated with Petro-Canada on 1 August 2009 to form a single corporation under the Suncor Energy name. Its 2025 Form 40-F cover gives the New York Stock Exchange symbol SU.
🇨🇦 Petro-Canada and other Canadian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 174 brands that began in Canada. 41 of them (24%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Petro-Canada is not one of them.
- Algoma Tubes — Tenaris 🇱🇺
- Burnaby Refinery — Sunoco 🇺🇸
- CNOOC Petroleum North America — CNOOC 🇨🇳
- Cameco — Cameco 🇨🇦
- Canadian Natural — Canadian Natural 🇨🇦
- Canwest Propane — Superior Plus 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Petro-Canada?
The parent company of Petro-Canada is Suncor, a publicly listed company headquartered in Canada.
Is Petro-Canada Canadian?
Yes. Petro-Canada originated in Canada and its owner, Suncor, is also headquartered in Canada.
Is Petro-Canada still owned by Suncor?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Petro-Canada is still owned by Suncor. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Suncor Energy Inc. Annual Report on Form 40-F filed 2026-02-26 — SEC EDGAR, SEC filing, published 26 February 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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