G/TBT/N/CAN/426
7 October 2014 
(14-5646)  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 the Environment 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 Point 
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada 
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division (TIB) 111 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2 
Canada 
Telephone: (343)203-4273 Fax: (613)943-0346 
E-mail: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [ X ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, wher e applicable): On-road vehicles and 
engines, and gasoline (ICS: 13.040, 43.080, 43.100, 75.160) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Proposed 
Amendment to the On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations and Other Regulations 
Made Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and Proposed Amendment to 
the Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations (76 pages, available in English and French). 
6. Description of content: The operation of vehicles is a major source of smog-forming air 
pollutants, which are linked to premature deaths as well as other important adverse health and environmental effects. The Government of Canada is proposing to take further steps 
to address the sulphur content of gasoline and air pollutant emissions from cars and trucks 
to help ensure cleaner air for Canadians.  
The proposed Regulations Amending the Sulphur in Gasoline Regulations  (the proposed 
SiGR Amendments) and the proposed Regulations Amending the On-Road Vehicle and 
Engine Emission Regulations and Other Regulations Made Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999  (the proposed ORVEER Amendments) would align with 
the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Tier 3 standards, which 
include lower limits on the sulphur content of gasoline and stricter limits on air pollutant 
emissions from new passenger cars, light-duty trucks and certain heavy-duty vehicles beginning with the 2017 model year. 
Consequential amendments are also proposed to ensure consistency with Environment 
Canada's suite of on-road vehicle and engine emission regulations for vehicle importation. These consequential amendments would modify the Passenger Automobile and Light Truck 
Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations  and the Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse G/TBT/N/CAN/426 
 
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  Gas Emission Regulations  to simplify the requirements regarding information to be 
submitted for vehicle importation into Canada to be consistent with the proposed amendments to the On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health and the environment  
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette, Part I, 27 September 2014, pages 2455-2530 
(available in English and French) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   Normally within 6 to 12 months of publication in the Canada 
Gazette, Part I 
Proposed date of entry into force:   On the date the regulations are adopted   
10. Final date for comments: 11 December 2014 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal 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 downloaded at:   
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/ rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-09-27/ pdf/g1-14839.pdf#page=18 
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-09 -27/html/reg1-eng.php  
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-09 -27/html/reg1-fra.php  
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-09 -27/html/reg2-eng.php  
http://www.gazette.gc.c a/rp-pr/p1/2014/2014-09 -27/html/reg2-fra.php