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Motor cars and other motor vehicles – Canada

Official title

Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Regulations

Canada notified a revised version of this proposed TBT measure on 4 September 2026. The measure was first notified on 16 January 2023. The comment period closed on 29 October 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (HS:87.03)

HS codes
  • 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
    • 8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of…
Notifying member
Canada
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/CAN/688Latest notice: G/TBT/N/CAN/688/Rev.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 29 October 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
The proposed Amendments would come into force on the day on which they are registered.

What the notification says

The purpose of the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from passenger automobiles and light trucks. On December 20, 2023, amendments to the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations introduced new requirements for manufacturers and importers to ensure that their fleet of new light-duty vehicles offered for sale in Canada would meet specified annual targets of zero emission vehicles, known as the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard. The purpose of the proposed Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations is to repeal the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, in line with commitments announced by the Prime Minister of Canada in February 2026. The proposed Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations will also make changes to maintain the functioning of the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations following the repeal of greenhouse gas emission regulations in the United States. The Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations were previously notified to the WTO in G/TBT/N/CAN/688 and G/TBT/N/CAN/688/Add.1.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. RevisionG/TBT/N/CAN/688/Rev.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 29 October 2026

    Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Regulations

    The purpose of the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from passenger automobiles and light trucks. On December 20, 2023, amendments to the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations introduced new requirements for manufacturers and importers to ensure that their fleet of new light-duty vehicles offered for sale in Canada would meet specified annual targets of zero emission vehicles, known as the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard. The purpose of the proposed Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations is to repeal the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, in line with commitments announced by the Prime Minister of Canada in February 2026. The proposed Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations will also make changes to maintain the functioning of the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations following the repeal of greenhouse gas emission regulations in the United States. The Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations were previously notified to the WTO in G/TBT/N/CAN/688 and G/TBT/N/CAN/688/Add.1.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document (opens in a new tab)

  2. AddendumG/TBT/N/CAN/688/Add.1

    Final Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations

    The proposed regulation notified in G/TBT/N/CAN/688 (dated 16 January 2023) was adopted and published in Canada Gazette, Part II on 20 December 2023. The Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations have established progressively more stringent greenhouse gas emission standards for new light-duty vehicles since the 2011 model year. In the December 2020 Strengthened Climate Plan, the Government announced its intention to improve the efficiency of light-duty vehicles in the post-2025 period by aligning with the most stringent standards in North America. The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan subsequently committed the Government to develop a light-duty vehicles (LDV) zero emission vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate, which will set annually increasing requirements towards achieving 100% LDV ZEV sales by 2035, including mandatory interim targets of at least 20% of all new LDVs offered for sale by 2026 and at least 60% by 2030. The Regulations implement these commitments by amending the current Regulations to add zero-emission vehicle requirements, beginning with model year 2026, as well as making administrative amendments to the current Regulations on pre-2026 model year vehicles, beginning with model year 2023. The most recent publication of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations will help Canada achieve its climate commitments.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

  3. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/CAN/688

    Comment deadline: Closed on 16 March 2023

    Proposed Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Regulations

    The Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations have established progressively more stringent greenhouse gas emission standards for new light-duty vehicles since the 2011 model year. In the December 2020 Strengthened Climate Plan, the Government announced its intention to improve the efficiency of light-duty vehicles in the post-2025 period by aligning with the most stringent standards in North America. The 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan subsequently committed the Government to develop a light-duty vehicles (LDV) zero emission vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate, which will set annually increasing requirements towards achieving 100% LDV ZEV sales by 2035, including mandatory interim targets of at least 20% of all new LDVs offered for sale by 2026 and at least 60% by 2030. The proposed Regulations would implement these commitments by amending the current Regulations to add zero-emission vehicle requirements, beginning with model year 2026, as well as making administrative amendments to the current Regulations on pre-2026 model year vehicles, beginning with model year 2023. The most recent publication of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations will help Canada achieve its climate commitments.

    Open on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)Official WTO document (opens in a new tab)Notified document 1 (opens in a new tab)Notified document 2 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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