Feds Move to Repeal EV Sales Mandate without New Stringent Emission Rules in Place
Ottawa will replace the mandate with stronger tailpipe rules and rebates, while officials say consultations begin in September and draft regulations arrive in 2027.
- On Friday, August 14, the federal government officially gave notice in the Canada Gazette that it is repealing the Electric Vehicle Availability Standard, removing the mandate requiring hybrids and EVs to make up at least 20 per cent of sales in 2026.
- Earlier this year, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to scrap the mandate and replace it with fuel-efficiency standards and the EV Affordability Program, which offers rebates of up to $5,000 for EVs.
- The Canadian Charging Infrastructure Council warns that repealing the mandate without immediate replacement regulations puts more than $20 billion in investment at risk, potentially slowing the transition to cleaner transportation.
- Environment and Climate Change Canada is launching new consultations with the auto industry and environmental groups, though draft regulations for tailpipe emissions are not expected until early 2027.
- The government acknowledges that ending the mandate could cause $90.3 billion in "potential climate change-related global damages," even as it maintains an "aspirational" goal of 90 per cent EV adoption by 2040.
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These vehicles were expected to account for at least 20% of domestic car sales in 2026.
The federal government has decided to formally repeal the obligation to sell electric vehicles, but the stricter emission standards are not finalized.
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Feds move to repeal EV sales mandate without new stringent emission rules in place
OTTAWA - The federal government moved last week to formally repeal the electric vehicle sales mandate, but the more stringent emission standards Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to replace it
The federal government took the decision last week to formally repeal the requirement to sell electric vehicles, but the stricter emission standards that Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to put in place to replace them are far from being finalized.
Canada opens EV mandate repeal for comment with replacement rules still pending « Carbon Pulse
Canada has opened a 75-day consultation on a proposal to repeal its Electric Vehicle Availability Standard (EVAS) before publishing promised replacement emissions rules, a sequence environmental groups warned would create a regulatory vacuum for EV sales and investment.
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