G/TBT/N/CAN/700  
3 July 2023  
(23-4495) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English /French  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  CANADA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department of Transport  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Canada's Notification A uthority and Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
Global Affairs Canada  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343)203 -4273 
Fax: (613) 943 -0346 
Email: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Motor 
vehicles (ICS: 43.020, 43.080); Motor vehicle tires; Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and 
Booster Seats.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Regulations 
Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Recall 
Information); (43 page(s), in English), (43 page(s), in French)  
6. Description of content:  The proposed regulatory amendments would require compani es 
that issue a safety recall to also publish safety recall -related information on their website, 
in a timely manner, with the goal of increasing recall awareness and completion. The 
proposed amendments would standardize the availability and the type of in formation, 
provide a timeline by which such information must be made available, and facilitate 
Canadians' ability to find recall information — especially in cases where information about 
the current vehicle or vehicle equipment owner is missing, erroneous,  or incomplete.  
The proposed amendments would also require vehicle companies designated by the 
Minister of Transport (the Minister) to include an online search tool that would provide 
safety recall information that is specific to one vehicle, using the uni que 17 -character 
vehicle identification number (VIN). In other words, the proposed amendments would 
require that certain companies provide a VIN lookup tool on their websites.  G/TBT/N/CAN/700  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
appli cable:  Publishing safety recalls online will make safety recall information available 
faster and more accessible for vehicle owners, vehicle equipment owners and prescribed 
persons, as well as for the general public. The increased accessibility of recall i nformation 
would also assist international partners for the purpose of identifying imported vehicles 
from Canada with an outstanding safety recall.  
It is expected that the proposed amendments would lead to the correction of a greater 
number of safety recal ls and benefit the safety of all Canadians. The proposed 
amendments are intended to directly influence recall completion rates and to reduce 
losses from property damage, injuries and death resulting from unresolved vehicle and 
vehicle equipment defects and  non-compliances.  
8. Relevant documents:   
Canada Gazette , Part I, Volume 157, Number 24, June 17, 2023, pages 2094 -2137 
(available in English and French)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  On the date of publication in the Canada Gazette, Part II.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  These Regulations would come into force on the 
day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II, with the exception of 
requirements for non -designated companies which would come into force 180 days after 
the day on which these Regulations are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II. 
Designated companies will have to comply with the VIN Tool and website publication 
requirements within one year from the date that they are informed of their designation 
by the M inister.  
10. Final date for comments:  31 August 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The electronic version of the regulatory text can be found at:  
https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2023/2023 -06-17/html/reg3 -eng.html  (English)  
https://canadagazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2023/2023 -06-17/html/reg3 -fra.html  (French)