2025 Future Leaders in Convenience + Car Wash Awards winner: TANVIR TOOR

Ten years ago, Toor started as a gas attendant and today, he owns more than 25 stations across British Columbia and Alberta, including the new Fetch Panda brand. After moving to Canada as a student, Toor is proud of his accomplishments so far.

“Growing the business makes me happy, especially turning around closed sites and providing employment to people through new opportunities,” he says.

“Nothing is too big or small, and that’s what I like. I just keep going.”

Toor enjoys that every day presents a new challenge or opportunity, which he finds exciting.

“I’ve taken over sites that were underperforming and changed them around, making every person working there feel special and giving them all the tools they need to be successful. We have a low employee turnover rate,” says Toor, who also encourages employees starting out to eventually become managers.

Toor is celebrated also for giving back to his community, particularly during the wildfires in British Columbia when police escorted him to one of his stores in Celista so he could access much-needed food and water for residents. “We gave away everything in the store we had, the pizza, everything we had in our freezers, anything people can use, we gave it all away,” he told CBC Vancouver during a live news segment.

For Toor, this type of action reflects his larger business ethos: “The industry is big, and everyone does their thing. I wanted to be different and have an ethical side with a wide variety of products.”