G/TBT/N/CAN/504  
 
23 November  2016 
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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 addre ss (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 Authority and Enquiry Poin t 
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB)  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON 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 [  ], other : 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable) : Motor vehicle 
(ICS: 43.020, 4 3.060) . Road vehicles in general , Internal combustion engines for road 
vehicles  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Regulations 
Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Standard 101 and 111) (14 pages, available 
in English and French)  
6. Description of content : This regulatory initiative would amend the Canadian safety 
regulation by incorporating by reference the provisions in the United States safety 
regulation that prescribe the enhanced rear visibility area (i.e. t he driver must be afforded 
a view of the 20 -foot by 10 -foot zone directly behind the vehicle when the vehicle's 
transmission is placed into reverse). Further, this initiative gives the basic performance 
requirements for devices (e.g. back -up cameras) that provide vehicle drivers with this 
improved visibility. Specifically, if a camera is used, there will be requirements for the size 
of the display, camera response time (switch on and off) and durability (impact of 
corrosion, humidity and temperature) of the  rear visibility system (lens, camera, and 
wiring).  
It is proposed that, as in the United States, this amendment would take effect on 1 
May 2018, and would apply to new light duty vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of less 
than 4  536 kg (10  000 lb), incl uding passenger cars, trucks, three -wheeled vehicles, multi -
purpose passenger vehicles (e.g. Honda CRV, Toyota RAV4), small buses (e.g. Mercedes 
Sprinter passenger van), and low -speed vehicles.  
Motor vehicle manufacturers and importers are responsible for ensuring compliance with 
the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act and its regulations. Transport Canada G/TBT/N/CAN/504  
 
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  monitors the self -certification programs of manufacturers and importers by reviewing their 
test documentation, inspecting vehicles, and testing vehicles obtained in the open market. 
In addition, when a manufacturer or importer identifies a defect in a vehicle or equipment, 
it must issue a Notice of Defect to the owners and to the Minister of Transport. Any person 
or company that contravenes a prov ision of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act  or its regulations 
is guilty of an offence, and liable to the applicable penalty set out in the Act.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human safety  
8. Relevant documents : Canada Gazette , Part I, 29 October 2016, pages 3273 -3285 
(available in English and French)  
9. Proposed date of adoption : 1 May 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force : 1 May 2018   
10. Final date for comments : 12 January 2017  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
The electronic version of the proposed regulatory text can be downloaded at : 
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2016/2016 -10-29/html/reg3 -eng.php   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2016/2016 -10-29/html /reg3 -fra.php