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Carney pauses electric vehicle mandate, announces new 'buy Canadian' policy
The government is postponing the 20% electric vehicle sales target for 2026 to conduct a 60-day review amid industry concerns and trade tensions with the U.S.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the federal government will waive its electric vehicle sales target for 2026 models, delaying the mandate for a year.
- The previous mandate required 20 percent of new vehicles sold in Canada to be electric, according to the Liberals under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- Carney cited industry lobbying as a reason for delaying the mandate and announced a 60-day review of the program for cost efficiency.
- EV sales in Canada fell to less than 9 percent after the consumer rebate program ended, though Ottawa promised to reinstate it at an unspecified time.
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Ottawa Delays EV Mandate Implementation Amid Pressure From Tariffs, Car Industry
The federal government’s plan to incrementally impose electric vehicle (EV) sales on car manufacturers and importers will be delayed, Prime Minister Mark Carney says. Carney made the announcement on Sept. 5 after two days of meetings with his cabinet in Toronto. The prime minister said 2026 model year vehicles will be waived from the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard requirements. An immediate 60-day review of the EV mandate will also be la…
Carney pauses 2026 EV target, announces ‘Buy Canada’ policy
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a nine-part strategy to support sectors impacted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which includes a review of the federal government’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate and a “Buy Canada” policy, CTV News has learned.
Carney delays electric vehicle sales mandate by one year, launches cost review
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will waive its electric vehicle sales target for 2026 models. The EV sales mandate introduced by the Liberals under former prime minister Justin Trudeau would have required 20 per cent of all new vehicles sold in Canada next year to be electric. Instead Carney is […]
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Canada's Carney to delay EV mandate as country deals with Trump's tariffs
An official familiar with the matter says Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is delaying a requirement for automakers that sell in Canada to begin hitting minimum sales levels for electric vehicles next year.
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