Ottawa, Ontario — The government of Canada has announced a comprehensive strategy to promote the switch to zero-emission vehicles and reducing on-road transportation pollution, with milestones for the net-zero goal starting as early as 2026.
In last Wednesday’s announcement, Minster of Transport Omar Alghabra announced Canada’s Action Plan for Clean On-Road Transportation, a plan by the Canadian government to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
This includes mandatory targets of at least 20 percent of all new light-duty vehicle sales being zero-emission by 2026, and at least 60 percent by 2030.
Similar requirements were imposed on medium and heavy-duty vehicles, with 35 percent of sold vehicles needing to be be zero-emission by 2030.
“We are working with industry to secure jobs and production mandates in Canada, in order to enable a successful transformation to electrification,” said François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.
“Our actions will support strong, resilient and reliable Canadian automotive and battery sectors with more jobs for Canadians.”
According to the government of Canada, the transportation sector is Canada’s second-largest source of pollution, and it believes that these regulations can achieve 100 percent net-zero vehicle sales for light duty vehicles by 2035, and medium to heavy duty vehicles by 2040.
