Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations (SOR/2013-24)
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Regulations are current to 2024-11-26 and last amended on 2022-10-03. Previous Versions
Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards (continued)
General (continued)
Small Volume Companies (continued)
- SOR/2018-98, s. 18
Marginal note:Exemption — trailers manufactured before January 1, 2021
17.1 A company may elect not to comply with the standards set out in section 16.1 or 33.1, as the case may be, for its trailers whose manufacture is completed before January 1, 2021, if
(a) in 2020 it manufactures or imports for sale in Canada fewer than 100 trailers in total; and
(b) it reports the election in its end of model year report in accordance with section 48.
- SOR/2018-98, s. 20
Marginal note:Exemption — trailers of the 2020 to 2026 model years
17.2 For trailers of the 2020 to 2026 model years, a company may elect not to comply with the standards set out in section 16.1 or 33.1, as the case may be, for a certain number of its trailers of a given model year if
(a) the number of trailers in respect of which it makes the election does not exceed
(i) in the case of box van trailers, 20% of the number of box van trailers of the model year in question that it manufactures or imports for sale in Canada or 25, whichever is less, and
(ii) in the case of non-box trailers, 20% of the number of non-box trailers of the model year in question that it manufactures or imports for sale in Canada or 20, whichever is less; and
(b) it reports the election in its end of model year report in accordance with section 48.
- SOR/2018-98, s. 20
Composition of Fleets
Marginal note:Definition of fleet
18 (1) In these Regulations, fleet refers to the heavy-duty vehicles, heavy-duty engines and full-aero box van trailers that a company imports or manufactures in Canada for the purpose of sale in Canada to the first retail purchaser and that are grouped in accordance with this section for the purpose of conforming to sections 21 to 23 or for the purpose of participation in the CO2 emission credit system set out in sections 34 to 47 or 47.1 to 47.5, as the case may be.
Marginal note:Exclusions
(2) A company may elect to exclude from its fleets
(a) the heavy-duty vehicles, heavy-duty engines and full-aero box van trailers that it manufactures and that are to be used in Canada solely for the purpose of exhibition, demonstration, evaluation or testing, if it reports that election in its end of model year report; and
(b) the heavy-duty vehicles, heavy-duty engines and full-aero box van trailers that it imports and that are to be used in Canada solely for the purpose of exhibition, demonstration, evaluation or testing, if it makes a declaration in accordance with section 60 and it reports that election in its end of model year report.
Marginal note:Fleet composition
(3) A company may group all of its heavy-duty vehicles or heavy-duty engines of the same type and model year into more than one fleet as follows:
(a) in the case of heavy-duty vehicles and subject to subsections (4) to (7), section 25 and subsections 26(6), (7.1) and (7.2) and 27(8.1) and (8.2), each fleet is composed solely of the vehicles referred to in one of the following subparagraphs or clauses, as the case may be:
(i) Class 2B and Class 3 heavy-duty vehicles and cab-complete vehicles, excluding those that are vocational vehicles or incomplete vocational vehicles,
(ii) for vocational vehicles and incomplete vocational vehicles of the 2020 model year or an earlier model year,
(A) those vehicles that are or are to become light heavy-duty vehicles,
(B) those vehicles that are or are to become medium heavy-duty vehicles, or
(C) those vehicles that are or are to become heavy heavy-duty vehicles,
(iii) for multi-purpose vocational vehicles and incomplete vocational vehicles that are to become multi-purpose vocational vehicles of the 2021 model year or a subsequent model year that are equipped with a compression-ignition engine,
(A) those vehicles that are or are to become light heavy-duty vehicles,
(B) those vehicles that are or are to become medium heavy-duty vehicles, or
(C) those vehicles that are or are to become heavy heavy-duty vehicles,
(iv) for regional vocational vehicles and incomplete vocational vehicles that are to become regional vocational vehicles of the 2021 model year or a subsequent model year that are equipped with a compression-ignition engine,
(A) those vehicles that are or are to become light heavy-duty vehicles,
(B) those vehicles that are or are to become medium heavy-duty vehicles, or
(C) those vehicles that are or are to become heavy heavy-duty vehicles,
(v) for urban vocational vehicles and incomplete vocational vehicles that are to become urban vocational vehicles of the 2021 model year or a subsequent model year that are equipped with a compression-ignition engine,
(A) those vehicles that are or are to become light heavy-duty vehicles,
(B) those vehicles that are or are to become medium heavy-duty vehicles, or
(C) those vehicles that are or are to become heavy heavy-duty vehicles,
(vi) for multi-purpose vocational vehicles and incomplete vocational vehicles that are to become multi-purpose vocational vehicles of the 2021 model year or a subsequent model year that are equipped with a spark-ignition engine,
(A) those vehicles that are or are to become light heavy-duty vehicles, or
(B) those vehicles that are or are to become medium heavy-duty vehicles,
(vii) for regional vocational vehicles and incomplete vocational vehicles that are to become regional vocational vehicles of the 2021 model year or a subsequent model year that are equipped with a spark-ignition engine,
(A) those vehicles that are or are to become light heavy-duty vehicles, or
(B) those vehicles that are or are to become medium heavy-duty vehicles,
(viii) for urban vocational vehicles and incomplete vocational vehicles that are to become urban vocational vehicles of the 2021 model year or a subsequent model year that are equipped with a spark-ignition engine,
(A) those vehicles that are or are to become light heavy-duty vehicles, or
(B) those vehicles that are or are to become medium heavy-duty vehicles,
(ix) Class 7 low-roof tractors and incomplete tractors,
(x) Class 7 mid-roof tractors and incomplete tractors,
(xi) Class 7 high-roof tractors and incomplete tractors,
(xii) for Class 8 tractors and incomplete tractors of the 2020 model year or an earlier model year,
(A) those that are low-roof and are equipped with a day cab,
(B) those that are low-roof and are equipped with a sleeper cab,
(C) those that are mid-roof and are equipped with a day cab,
(D) those that are mid-roof and are equipped with a sleeper cab,
(E) those that are high-roof and are equipped with a day cab, or
(F) those that are high-roof and are equipped with a sleeper cab,
(xiii) for Class 8 tractors and incomplete tractors of the 2021 model year or a subsequent model year that have a GCWR of less than 43 998 kg (97,000 pounds),
(A) those that are low-roof and are equipped with a day cab,
(B) those that are low-roof and are equipped with a sleeper cab,
(C) those that are mid-roof and are equipped with a day cab,
(D) those that are mid-roof and are equipped with a sleeper cab,
(E) those that are high-roof and are equipped with a day cab, or
(F) those that are high-roof and are equipped with a sleeper cab,
(xiv) for Class 8 tractors and incomplete tractors of the 2021 model year or a subsequent model year that have a GCWR of 43 998 kg (97,000 pounds) or more, but less than 54 431 kg (120,000 pounds),
(A) those that are low-roof and are equipped with a day cab,
(B) those that are low-roof and are equipped with a sleeper cab,
(C) those that are mid-roof and are equipped with a day cab,
(D) those that are mid-roof and are equipped with a sleeper cab,
(E) those that are high-roof and are equipped with a day cab, or
(F) those that are high-roof and are equipped with a sleeper cab,
(xv) for Class 8 tractors and incomplete tractors of the 2021 model year or a subsequent model year that have a GCWR of 54 431 kg (120,000 pounds) or more, other than those that are or are to become heavy-haul tractors,
(A) those that are low-roof and are equipped with a day cab,
(B) those that are low-roof and are equipped with a sleeper cab,
(C) those that are mid-roof and are equipped with a day cab,
(D) those that are mid-roof and are equipped with a sleeper cab,
(E) those that are high-roof and are equipped with a day cab, or
(F) those that are high-roof and are equipped with a sleeper cab,
(xvi) heavy-haul tractors and incomplete tractors that are to become heavy-haul tractors;
(b) in the case of heavy-duty engines and subject to subsections (8) and (9), each fleet is composed solely of the engines referred to in one of the following subparagraphs:
(i) spark-ignition engines other than heavy heavy-duty engines of the 2021 model year or a subsequent model year,
(ii) light heavy-duty engines that are compression-ignition engines and that are designed to be used in vocational vehicles and incomplete vocational vehicles,
(iii) medium heavy-duty engines that are compression-ignition engines and that are designed to be used in vocational vehicles and incomplete vocational vehicles,
(iv) heavy heavy-duty engines that are spark-ignition engines of the 2021 model year or a subsequent model year or compression-ignition engines and that are designed to be used in vocational vehicles and incomplete vocational vehicles,
(v) medium heavy-duty engines that are compression-ignition engines and that are designed to be used in tractors and incomplete tractors, or
(vi) heavy heavy-duty engines that are spark-ignition engines of the 2021 model year or a subsequent model year or compression-ignition engines and that are designed to be used in tractors and incomplete tractors;
(c) in the case of full-aero box van trailers and subject to subsection (10), each fleet is composed solely of the trailers referred to in one of the following subparagraphs:
(i) short dry box van trailers,
(ii) long dry box van trailers,
(iii) short refrigerated box van trailers,
(iv) long refrigerated box van trailers.
Marginal note:Class 2B and Class 3 heavy-duty vehicles
(4) For the purposes of subparagraph (3)(a)(i), all of the following heavy-duty vehicles must be grouped into one separate fleet of Class 2B and Class 3 heavy-duty vehicles:
(a) for the 2020 model year or an earlier model year, hybrid vehicles that have regenerative braking;
(b) vehicles equipped with an engine that includes a Rankine-cycle or other bottoming cycle exhaust energy recovery system;
(c) electric vehicles;
(d) fuel cell vehicles;
(e) vehicles that are manufactured with innovative technologies; and
(f) for the 2021 model year and subsequent model years, plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Marginal note:Subfleets — Class 2B and Class 3
(5) For the purposes of subparagraph (3)(a)(i) and subsection 20(3), the vehicles in the fleet that exceed the standards set out in subsection 20(1) and have more than one N2O or CH4 family emission limit must be grouped into subfleets that include vehicles with identical N2O or CH4 family emission limits, as the case may be, and that are of the same test group.
Marginal note:Vocational vehicles and tractors
(6) For the purposes of subparagraphs (3)(a)(ii) to (xvi), all heavy-duty vehicles of a fleet must
(a) if applicable, be hybrid vehicles of the 2020 model year or an earlier model year that have regenerative braking, vehicles equipped with an engine that includes a Rankine-cycle or other bottoming cycle exhaust energy recovery system, electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, vehicles manufactured with innovative technologies or plug-in hybrid vehicles of the 2021 model year or a subsequent model year; and
(b) be grouped into subfleets that include vehicles with identical CO2 family emission limits if the vehicles in the fleet have more than one family emission limit.
Marginal note:Vocational tractors
(6.1) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(a), if a company has made the election referred to in subsection 28(2) in respect of a number of its vocational tractors, those vocational tractors must be grouped into fleets composed solely of vocational tractors that meet the description set out in, as the case may be, subparagraph (3)(a)(ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii).
Marginal note:Vocational vehicles — election under subsection 26(1.2)
(6.2) For the purposes of subparagraphs (3)(a)(ii) to (viii), vocational vehicles that are of a type referred to in the table to subsection 26(1.2) and in respect of which a company has made the election referred to in that subsection must be grouped into separate fleets with each fleet being composed solely of vehicles of the same type.
Marginal note:Roof heights, cab types and GVWR
(7) If a vocational vehicle, incomplete vocational vehicle, tractor or incomplete tractor model straddles a roof height, cab type or GVWR division, a company may elect to group all those vehicles into the same fleet if they conform to the most stringent standards applicable to a vehicle in the fleet.
Marginal note:Heavy-duty engines
(8) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b), all heavy-duty engines of a fleet must be of the same engine family or engine subfamily, as the case may be, and have, taking into account section 205(e) of Title 40, chapter I, subchapter U, part 1036, subpart C, of the CFR,
(a) an identical CO2 family certification level; and
(b) identical N2O and CH4 family emission limits.
Marginal note:Engines not sold in United States
(9) For the purposes of subsection (8), the CO2 family certification level and the N2O and CH4 family emission limits for the model year in question are determined using the engine sales in Canada if none of the engines in the engine family or engine subfamily, as the case may be, are sold in the United States.
Marginal note:Subfleets — full-aero box van trailers
(10) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(c), if the full-aero box van trailers in a fleet have more than one family emission limit, a company must group those trailers into subfleets that include trailers with an identical CO2 family emission limit.
- SOR/2018-98, s. 21
- SOR/2022-204, s. 6
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