The BCUC collects fuel data from fuel importers, wholesalers, terminal owners/operators, and those who supply fuel to retail dealers, under the FPT Regulations. The BCUC is responsible for collecting and publishing information about fuel activities in BC.
The BCUC’s Confidentiality Framework outlines the tools we can use to share fuel data that would otherwise be confidential. The BCUC may publish combined fuel data, on an anonymous or non-anonymous basis, when it has determined that confidential information would not be revealed. The BCUC holds proceedings to determine what fuel data can be published on a combined and/or anonymous basis. Past proceedings can be found on bcuc.com.
The BCUC uses different methods (or methodologies) to determine how to publish the fuel data that we collect. During a proceeding, the BCUC may recommend a methodology to use and seek feedback from those in the fuel industry. A list of the BCUC's approved methodologies is below.
Once fuel data has been anonymized and combined, the BCUC may share it with the public in a variety of ways, such as in a report, infographic, or dashboard. The following is an example of data we have shared on our social media channels.