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Industry | Petroleum |
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Predecessor | Canadian Oil Company, Limited |
Founded | 4 December 1908 |
Defunct | 24 May 1963 |
Fate | Acquired by Shell Canada |
Headquarters | Canadian Oil Building, 188 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario |
Brands | White Rose Gasoline En-Ar-Co Motor Oil |
Canadian Oil Companies, Limited was a Canadian integrated petroleum company that existed from 1908 to 1963. The company was known best for the White Rose gasoline brand it sold across Canada. At the time of its sale to Shell Canada in 1962, Canadian Oil Companies was the country's last major domestically-owned petroleum company.[1]