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Ignition or starting equipment – Canada

Official title

Updating Canada’s theft protection options for new vehicles

Canada issued an addendum on 7 January 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/CAN/722. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 22 May 2024. The comment period closed on 12 March 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines (HS 8511)

HS codes
  • 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
    • 8511 Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines, e.g. ignition magnetos…
Notifying member
Canada
Status
Withdrawn, lifted or repealed, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/CAN/722Latest notice: G/TBT/N/CAN/722/Add.1

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 12 March 2026
Proposed adoption
Not Applicable
Proposed entry into force
Not Applicable

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/CAN/722/Add.1⁩, 7 January 2026)

The latest notice says the measure was withdrawn, lifted or repealed, in whole or in part.

Regulations Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Theft Protection)

Transport Canada is proposing regulatory amendments to update the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSR), specifically Canada Motor Vehicle Standard (CMVSS) 114 – Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention, which would replace existing references to outdated vehicle immobilization system standards with newer versions. The objective of the proposed regulatory amendments is to replace references to outdated vehicle immobilization system standards with more recent versions that align with the latest international immobilization system standards for theft protection. The proposed amendments would replace existing references to outdated vehicle immobilization system standards with newer versions. The proposed amendments would replace the static incorporated by reference standard CAN/ULC-S338-98, with ANSI/CAN/UL/ULC 338:2025 and would adopt the general and particular specifications set out in Section 5 of UN Regulation No. 162, through ambulatory incorporation by reference of the 00 series of amendments. The proposed amendments would repeal the requirements under subsections (8) to (21) of CMVSS 114 (developed by Transport Canada), and references to UN Regulations No. 97 and No. 116. Finaly, the proposed amendments would update the reference from CAN/ULC-S338-98 in subsection 12.1(2)(c) of the MVSR, to ANSI/CAN/UL/ULC 338:2025, which would ensure imported vehicles meet, or are modified to meet the Canadian safety requirements, aligning with the proposed amendments to CMVSS 114…

Motor vehicle theft in Canada has become more prevalent in recent years, as thieves are using more sophisticated methods to steal vehicles. Recognizing that vehicle theft methods and technologies are evolving rapidly, Transport Canada is now looking for feedback on its approach to updating the relevant Canada Motor Vehicle Standards (CMVSS).

Notices on this measure

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

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/CAN/722/Add.1

    Comment deadline: Closed on 12 March 2026

    Regulations Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Theft Protection)

    Transport Canada is proposing regulatory amendments to update the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSR), specifically Canada Motor Vehicle Standard (CMVSS) 114 – Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention, which would replace existing references to outdated vehicle immobilization system standards with newer versions. The objective of the proposed regulatory amendments is to replace references to outdated vehicle immobilization system standards with more recent versions that align with the latest international immobilization system standards for theft protection. The proposed amendments would replace existing references to outdated vehicle immobilization system standards with newer versions. The proposed amendments would replace the static incorporated by reference standard CAN/ULC-S338-98, with ANSI/CAN/UL/ULC 338:2025 and would adopt the general and particular specifications set out in Section 5 of UN Regulation No. 162, through ambulatory incorporation by reference of the 00 series of amendments. The proposed amendments would repeal the requirements under subsections (8) to (21) of CMVSS 114 (developed by Transport Canada), and references to UN Regulations No. 97 and No. 116. Finaly, the proposed amendments would update the reference from CAN/ULC-S338-98 in subsection 12.1(2)(c) of the MVSR, to ANSI/CAN/UL/ULC 338:2025, which would ensure imported vehicles meet, or are modified to meet the Canadian safety requirements, aligning with the proposed amendments to CMVSS 114…

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

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/CAN/722

    Comment deadline: Closed on 19 July 2024

    Updating Canada’s theft protection options for new vehicles

    Motor vehicle theft in Canada has become more prevalent in recent years, as thieves are using more sophisticated methods to steal vehicles. Recognizing that vehicle theft methods and technologies are evolving rapidly, Transport Canada is now looking for feedback on its approach to updating the relevant Canada Motor Vehicle Standards (CMVSS).

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