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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 to begin hitting minimum sales levels for electric vehicles next year as the sector deals with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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
Carney delays EV mandate, introduces ‘Buy Canadian’ rules
Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended Canada’s planned electric vehicle sales mandate and unveiled a new “buy Canadian” procurement policy, a move he said is designed to protect industries and workers facing mounting pressure from U.
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 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.
Carney unveils billions in funding, Buy Canadian policy to combat Trump's tariffs
Prime Minister Mark Carney rolled out a series of measures on Friday that he says will transform Canada’s economy into a force that can withstand the trade shocks of the Trump administration.
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 aimed at transforming the economy. The plan includes a new 'Buy Canada' policy and training programs,
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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 ...
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 ...
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.
Canada’s unemployment rate climbs, Ottawa to delay EV mandate and a Manulife-Shoppers agreement: Business and investing stories for the week of Sept. 7
As Laura Stone and Stephanie Levitz report, the Carney government’s decision to hit pause on the EV mandate follows months of ...
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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 ...
B.C. hints changes coming to program after feds pause, launch review of EV mandate
With Ottawa pausing and reviewing its electric vehicle sales mandate, British Columbia is hinting that it could be tweaking ...
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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Ontario drove Carney's decision to suspend EV mandate: B.C. energy minister
Statistics Canada figures show 20.7 per cent of all new vehicle purchases in B.C. last year to be either a battery-electric ...