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21 December 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English, French  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  21 December 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Canada . 
 
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Title:  Final Regulations Amending the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas 
Emission Regulations  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[X] Notified measure adopted - date: 7 December 2023  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 20 December 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 15 December 2023  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
Règlement modifiant le Règlement sur les émissions de gaz à effet de serre des 
automobiles à passagers et des camions légers  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2023/2023 -12-20/html/sor -dors275 -eng.html  (anglais)  
https://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p2/2023/2023 -12-20/html/sor -dors275 -fra.html  (français)  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicabl e):  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  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 emi ssion 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 
 
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  the Government to develop a light -duty vehicles (LDV) zero emission vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate, 
which will set annually increasing requirements towards achievi ng 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 vehic le 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.  
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