Canada - Regulations Amending the Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations and Other Regulations Made Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued regulation amending the Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations and Other Regulations Made Under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 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 dioxide 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, are 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 with 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. The proposed Regulations Amending the Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse 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 vehicles 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 trailers. 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 made under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 to ensure consistency with existing on-road vehicle and engine emission regulations. Final date for comments: 18 May 2017 | 
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