Canadian Oil Companies

Canadian Oil Companies
IndustryPetroleum
PredecessorCanadian Oil Company, Limited
Founded4 December 1908 (1908-12-04)
Defunct24 May 1963 (1963-05-24)
FateAcquired by Shell Canada
HeadquartersCanadian Oil Building, 188 University Ave,
Toronto, Ontario
BrandsWhite 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.