Environment Canada has prepared a consultation
draft of the planned Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse
Gas Emission Regulations, to seek comments from interested parties in advance of the publication of
proposed regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I. The draft
regulations, developed under the Canadian Environmental
Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), would establish progressively more stringent regulated standards
to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new passenger automobiles and light
trucks in Canada beginning with the 2011 model year. The draft regulations are
designed to align with U.S. national standards for
improving fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gases for vehicles of the 2011
to 2016 model years.
Comments received by January 15, 2010, will be taken into account in developing the proposed regulations for
publication in the Canada Gazette, Part I. The publication of
proposed regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I will initiate a 60-day
formal public comment period, which will provide interested parties a further
opportunity to provide input on this regulatory initiative.
A notice of the Government's
intent to develop these regulations under CEPA was published in the Canada
Gazette, Part
I on April 4, 2009.
Consultation
Draft: Passenger Automobile and Light Truck Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations
(HTML, PDF - 150 KB)
News Release and Backgrounder
Notice
of Intent (Canada Gazette Part 1, April 4, 2009) (HTML, PDF - 135 KB)
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