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Feds knew EV rebates were running out months before telling public, documents suggest
Transport Canada delayed public notice of iZEV rebate funding depletion despite knowing months earlier, affecting EV sales as $70 million was shifted from another program, documents show.
- Transport Canada officials in Ottawa recorded that they knew as early as November 2024 that iZEV funding could run out, yet public notice was delayed until Jan. 10, 2025, and a Jan. 8 plan remained unapproved.
- On Jan. 8, officials planned to notify stakeholders when $150 million remained, but the funds depleted after Justin Trudeau prorogued Parliament on Jan. 6, 2025.
- Transport Canada transferred $70 million from the iMHZEV program after associate deputy ministers approved the change, three days after a $48 million claims surge halted the program.
- Dealerships say the abrupt pause left them exposed; Huw Williams called it `particularly shocking` for those who had not filed claims, as the government restored rebates earlier this month.
- Senior officials disputed the public wording of the announcement, with Paula Vieira opposing 'pause' over the March 31, 2025 end date; Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon pledged oversight and said his department will monitor fund drainage.
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Feds knew EV rebates were running out months before alerting the public, documents suggest
Transport Canada officials were aware funding for the popular electric vehicle rebate program was at risk of running out several months before the department told the public about it in January 2025, documents about the program suggest.
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Transport Canada knew EV rebates were running out months before telling public, documents suggest
Transport Canada officials were aware funding for the popular electric vehicle rebate program was at risk of running out several months before the department told the public about it in January 2025, documents about the program suggest.
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