G/TBT/N/CAN/579  
 
14 March 2019  
(19-1576) 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 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 Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barri ers and Regulations Division  
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 [X], 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):  Off-Road 
Engines and Machinery (HS: Chapters 84, 85 and 87);(ICS: 13.020, 13.040, 27.020, 
53.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed Off -
road Compression -Ignition (Mobile and Stationary) and Large Spark -Ignition Engine 
Emission Regulations (90 pages, available in English and Fre nch). 
6. Description of content:  The proposed Regulations would work to reduce air pollutant 
emissions from off -road mobile compression -ignition engines, off -road stationary 
compression -ignition engines, and off -road large spark -ignition engines.  Mobile 
compression -ignition engines are t ypically found in machines used in agricultural, 
construction, forestry, and mining applications. Stationary compression -ignition engines 
are typically used to generate back -up or emergency power or as a primary source of 
power in remote locations.   Large spark -ignition engines produce more than 19 kW (25 
hp) of power and are typically installed in off -road machines such as forklifts and ice 
resurfacers (e.g. Zambonis).   
More specifically, the existing Off -Road Compression -Ignition Engine Emission 
Regulati ons  (current Regulations) would be repealed and be replaced by the proposed 
Regulations. The proposed Regulations would establish emission standards for large 
spark -ignition engines and stationary compression -ignition engines, and the emission 
standards f or mobile compression -ignition engines as they exist in the current Regulations 
would be maintained. The proposed Regulations would be expected to come into force in G/TBT/N/CAN/579  
 
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  2020 and the newly introduced standards would apply to engines of the 2021 and later 
model  years.  
Persons importing, manufacturing or distributing these types of engines for sale or for 
their own use would be subject to the Regulations.  
Regulated parties would be required to submit import declarations and evidence of 
conformity under the propo sed Regulations. Each engine would be required to have the 
appropriate label affixed. Regulated parties that manufacture engines in Canada would 
be required to be authorized to affix the National Emissions Mark. Should a defect in the 
engine with respect t o its emissions become evident, regulated parties would be required 
to report the defect.  
The proposed Regulations would not apply to engines that are in transit through Canada, 
from a place outside Canada to another place outside Canada.   
7. Objective a nd rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Canada Gazette, Part I, 9 March 2019, Pages 739 -828 (available in English and 
French)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Normally within 18 months of publication in the Canada 
Gazette, Part I.  
Proposed date of entry into force:  2020 
10. Final date for comments:  23 May 2019  
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 downloaded at:  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2019/2019 -03-09/html /reg3 -eng.html  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2019/2019 -03-09/html/reg3 -fra.html