G/TBT/N/CAN/558  
 
10 July 2018  
(18-4329) 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 Authority 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 
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: Motor vehicle tires; Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats 
(ICS:  43.020, 43.080).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Regulations 
Amending Certain Regulations Made under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (Notice of Defect 
and Notice of Non -compliance), (40 pages, available in English and French)   
6. Description of content: The proposed amendment would revise current prescriptions and 
add new requirements for giving a notice of defect or notice of non -compliance, to each of 
the following three regulations under the authority of the Motor Vehicle Safety  Act; the 
Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations , the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations  and the Motor 
Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seat Safety Regulations.  
The proposed amendments would require that vehicle and equipment companies required 
to give a  notice of defect or notice of non -compliance:  
a) provide greater clarity and relevant detail in their notices;  
b) revise their notification process to address a non -compliance separately from a defect; 
and, 
c) augment reporting requirements associated w ith these notifications.  
New requirements for giving a notice of non -compliance would mirror those for giving a 
notice of defect, with slight differences to address the characteristics of non -compliance, 
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  Proposed reporting requirements would strengthen the existing reporting and oversight 
provisions, including standardizing requirements across the three regulations, requiring 
companies submit, to the Minister, copies of any subsequent communications to  owners 
and retailers for a period of five years, and aligning submission dates for quarterly reports 
with the United Sates ' schedule.  
The proposal would require that companies provide, in the vehicle owner 's manual, 
instructions on how to contact Transpor t Canada to report a safety concern related to the 
vehicle.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The objectives are to improve alignment of motor vehicle defect and non -
compliance requirements with United S tates requirements; improve motor vehicle safety 
by making enhanced vehicle safety information available to the Minister, and to vehicle or 
equipment owners and retailers; and improve Departmental oversight of safety defects 
and instances of non -compliance  with the regulations.  
8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette , Part I, 30 June 2018, pages 2744 -2783 (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.  
10. Final date for comments: 13 September 2018  
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://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -06-30/html/reg3 -eng.html  
http://gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2018/2018 -06-30/html/reg3 -fra.html