Significant progress has been made in reducing the GHG and criteria emissions from the light and heavy duty on-road vehicle fleets and progress will continue with the actions that have been and will be taken over the coming years by the automobile industry. The Government of Canada has mandated and revised a number of extremely stringent regulations which are aligned with the U.S. (recognizing the highly integrated market) to address motor vehicle emissions on a national basis including:

• On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations – Tier 2 – 2004-2016 model years
• Passenger Car and Light Duty Truck GHG Emission Regulations – 2011–2016 model years
• Heavy Duty Vehicle & Engine GHG Emission Regulations – 2014–2018 model years
• Passenger Car and Light Duty Truck GHG Emission Regulations – 2017–2026 model years
• On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations – Tier 3 – 2017-2025 model years
• Heavy Duty Vehicle & Engine GHG Emission Regulations – 2019–2027 model years (in development)

Canadians can now purchase the vehicles that are the cleanest in the world in terms of criteria air contaminants (smog-related emissions).  The Existing Light Duty Vehicle (LDV) GHG emissions regulations require year-over-year vehicle emissions reductions that necessitate zero emissions solutions including battery electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and extended range electric vehicle technologies.  The industry continues to meet the regulated requirements, and these are demonstrated through the performance reports published by ECCC.   

Canada’s light duty fleet is on track to meet or exceed Canada’s GHG emission reduction goals by 2035 with the existing Canadian GHG vehicle emissions regulations.  Canadians now have access to over 100 different ZEV models, many with as much range as a similar gas-powered model.