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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2013-02-21</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001273441</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GTE</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001397098</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Eden Martin H</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>300, 625 11TH AVENUE S.W.</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CALGARY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A0</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>T2R 0E1</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ALBERTA, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>Former VP, Finance, &amp; CFO</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <footnotes></footnotes>

    <remarks>Reporting Person ceased to be an officer or director of the Issuer as of February 21, 2013.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Sonya Messner, Attorney-In-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-03-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
