US EditionCarney announces new EV buyer incentives, scraps sales mandate
Prime Minister Mark Carney replaces the 2035 electric vehicle sales mandate with new emissions standards and $6 billion in incentives to support the auto industry and EV adoption.
- On Feb. 5, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney in Vaughn, Ont. canceled the federal EV sales mandate and unveiled a national automotive strategy.
- Facing pressure from provinces and automakers, Carney paused the incremental sales targets last fall and ordered a review, leading to today's policy change.
- The government will replace the sales mandate with stronger greenhouse-gas emission standards and a credits system, drafting rules by year-end to pursue 75% EV adoption by 2035 and 90% by 2040.
- Beginning Feb. 16 the government reinstates consumer incentives with a $5,000 cash incentive for EVs and $2,500 for PHEVs, excluding vehicles from countries without free-trade agreements, including China.
- To shield jobs from U.S. tariffs, Carney earmarked CAN$3 billion to help the auto industry adapt and waived the price cap for Canadian-made vehicles like the Dodge Charger.
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Carney scraps EV sales mandate
Read: 2 min Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday cancelled a mandate for all vehicles sold in Canada to be electric by 2035, while announcing a multi-billion-dollar plan to support EV production. The announcement marked another departure from policies backed by his climate-focused predecessor Justin Trudeau, but Carney said he wanted to incentivize EV production while bolstering a Canadian auto industry hammered by U.S. tariffs. Since replacin…
Carney scraps Canada EV sales mandate, but earmarks funds to aid transition
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday scrapped a mandate for all vehicles sold in Canada to be electric by 2035, marking another retreat from emissions and climate-focused measures. At the same time, Carney also earmarked funds to bolster EV production in a bid to boost a Canadian auto industry hammered by US tariffs.
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Carney scraps Canada EV sales mandate
Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday cancelled a mandate for all vehicles sold in Canada to be electric by 2035, while announcing a multi-billion-dollar plan to support EV production.
Ottawa Scraps EV Mandate, Aims to Reach 90 Percent EV Adoption Through Emissions Regulations
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will abolish the electric vehicle mandate while replacing it with emissions regulations that he says will achieve a similar objective of reaching widespread EV adoption by consumers. Carney announced on Feb. 5 that Ottawa will repeal the electric vehicle mandate that would have required automakers to produce and sell only electric vehicles by 2035. Instead, Carney said the government will put in place tougher g…
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