G/TBT/N/CAN/520  
 
22 March 2017  
(17-1568) 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:  Environment and Climate Change Canada  
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 SPS & TBT Notification A uthority and Enquiry Point  
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
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 [    ], 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):  On-road heavy -duty 
vehicles, engines and trailers (ICS: 13.040, 43.060, 43.080, 43.160)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Regulations 
Amending the Heavy -duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations and 
Other R egulations Made Under the Canadian Environm ental Protection Act, 1999 
(146 pages, available in English and French).  
6. Description of content:  Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) are contributing to a global 
warming trend that is associated with long -term climate change. In  2014, on -road heavy -
duty vehicles were the source of about 8% of total GHG emissions in Canada. The annual 
amount of GHGs emitted by these vehicles in Canada doubled between  1990 and  2014, 
from 28 to 56  megatonnes (Mt) of carbon dioxid e equivalent ( CO2e)per year. In  2013, 
Canada began regulating GHG emissions from the on -road heavy -duty vehicle sector; 
however, without additional action, annual GHG emissions from freight transport, the 
majority of which come from heavy -duty vehicles, ar e projected to continue to increase and 
surpass annual GHG emissions from passenger transport by  2030.  
In October 2014, a notice of intent was published in the Canada Gazette, Part I (notified 
under G/TBT/N/CAN/431), announcing the Government of Canada' s intention to develop 
proposed standards to further reduce GHG emissions from heavy -duty vehicles and engines 
in alignment w ith those of the United States.  
The objective of the proposed Amendments is to further reduce GHG emissions in Canada 
from new on -road heavy -duty vehicles, engines and trailers by establishing more stringent 
emission standards to help protect Canadians and the environment from the effects of 
climate change. Additionally, the proposed Amendments aim to maintain common Canada –
United States  GHG emission standards for heavy -duty vehicles, engines and trailers, and 
contribute to minimizing the overall regulatory burden for companies operating in the 
Canada–U.S. market.  G/TBT/N/CAN/520  
 
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  The proposed Regulations Amending the Heavy -duty Vehicle and Engine Greenho use Gas 
Emission Regulations and Other Regulations Made Under the Canadian Environmental 
Protection Act,  1999 (the proposed Amendments) would introduce more stringent GHG 
emission standards that begin with the 2021  model year for on -road heavy -duty vehicle s 
and engines. Further, the proposed Amendments introduce new GHG emission standards 
that would apply to trailers hauled by on -road transport tractors for which the manufacture 
is completed on or after January  1, 2018, starting with model year  2018 trailer s. These 
emission standards for heavy -duty vehicles, engines and trailers would increase in stringency 
every three model years to the 2027  model year and maintain full stringency thereafter. The 
proposed Amendments would also amend two other regulations ma de under the Canadian 
Environmental Protection Act,  1999 to ensure consistency with existing on-road vehicle and 
engine emission regulations . 
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of ur gent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health and the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
Canada Gazette, Part I, March 4, 2017, Pages 906 -1051 (available in English and French)  
Heavy -Duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations : Canada Gazette , 
Part II, 13 March 2013 (notified under G /TBT/N/CAN/363/Add.1).  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: These Regulations come into force on the day that, 
in the sixth month after the month in which they are registered (to be determined), has 
the same ca lendar number as the day on which they are registered or, if that sixth month 
has no day with that number, the last day of that sixth month.    
10. Final date for comments:  18 May 2017  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telep hone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
The electronic version of the Notice of Intent can be downloaded at:  
http://w ww.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2017/2017 -03-04/html/reg1 -eng.php  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2017/2017 -03-04/html/reg1 -fra.php