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Canada's Carney to delay EV mandate

Canada’s Carney to delay EV mandate as country deals with Trump’s tariffs
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.
Carney unveils billions in aid to help tariff-hit sectors, delays EV mandate
Prime Minister Mark Carney said the measures are meant to help Canada adjust to a ‘rupture’ to the global world order
Mark Carney’s decision to pause Canada’s EV sales mandate had to happen, industry experts say
In an announcement Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney ditched a requirement for 20 per cent of vehicles sold in Canada in 2026 to be electric.
Carney pauses EV mandate, introduces business supports as part of new industrial strategy
The decision to delay the implementation of EV standards is intended to provide relief to Canadian automakers, whose traditional integration with the U.S. market has been cast into a state of flux because of U.
Pausing the EV sales mandate might not be bad for the climate
The federal government has paused a policy that would require automakers to reach certain targets for sales of zero-emissions vehicles, including EVs and plug-in hybrids. It will also spend 60 days reviewing the policy,
Mark Carney introduces tariff-relief plan that includes pause on EV mandate
Carney will delay incoming sales mandates for zero-emission vehicles, and “amend” regulations for cleaner fuels to help automakers and other businesses hit by tariffs and support the biofuel sector.
Carney announces tariff relief, EV mandate delay and changes to clean fuel regulations
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced wide-ranging new measures to support Canadian industries most heavily impacted by U.S. tariffs such as agriculture, steel, aluminium and autos as well as reviews of controversial Justin Trudeau-era climate policies on Friday.
Carney pushes for 'Buy Canadian' policy and pauses EV targets for 2026
The moves come as Canada's economy has shown signs of weakening - shedding 66,000 jobs in August - under the impact of Trump's tariffs.
What Carney’s EV sales mandate delay means for the industry
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the federal electric vehicle sales mandate will not be implemented in 2026 as planned, pushing back by at least a year a policy that would have set minimum sales targets for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Canada delaying plan to force automakers to hit EVs sales targets

Canada's EV mandate will be paused as the government conducts a 60-day review of the policy, Prime Minister Mark Carney ...

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B.C. hints changes coming to program after feds pause, launch review of EV mandate

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Is the zero-emission vehicle mandate dead or merely sleeping?

The ZEV mandate is being delayed and subject to a 60-day review. But deliberations on the mandate will be part of a larger ...
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Simcoe County mayors laud Carney for stalling EV mandate

PM's move 'a critical step toward stabilizing our local economy and protecting jobs in Canada,' says local mayors' group ...
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Carney unveils ‘Buy Canadian’ multi-billion-dollar package to combat tariffs

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new supports for unemployed Canadians Friday, one part of a multi-billion-dollar package ...