Off-road Compression-Ignition (Mobile and Stationary) and Large Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations (SOR/2020-258)

Marginal note:Alternate standards

19 A large spark-ignition engine that is fuelled solely by natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas and that has a gross engine power of 250 kW or more may, instead of conforming to the standards referred to in sections 18, 20 and 21, conform to the standards referred to in sections 10 and 17, as if it were a compression-ignition engine.

Diagnostic and Torque Broadcasting System Standards

Marginal note:Diagnostic system

20 A large spark-ignition engine that is equipped with three-way catalysts and closed-loop control of air-fuel ratios must be equipped with a diagnostic system that conforms to the applicable standards set out in section 110, subpart B, of CFR 1048.

Marginal note:Torque broadcasting system

21 An electronically controlled large spark-ignition engine must be equipped with a torque broadcasting system that meets the requirements of section 115(b), subpart B, of CFR 1048.

On-Road Engines Adapted for Off-road Use

Marginal note:Alternate standards — engines

• 22 (1) A mobile compression-ignition engine or a large spark-ignition engine may, instead of conforming to the applicable standards referred to in sections 10, 12 to 15 and 17 to 21, conform to the applicable standards under the On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations if

  • (a) the engine was, before it became subject to these Regulations,

    • (i) subject to the On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations, and

    • (ii) in conformity with the applicable standards under those Regulations; and

  • (b) the engine was, before its sale to the first retail purchaser, altered in a manner that meets the requirements set out in section 605(d)(2), subpart G, of CFR 1039 or section 605(d)(2), subpart G, of CFR 1048, as the case may be.

• Marginal note:Applicable standards

  (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the applicable standards under the On-Road Vehicle and Engine Emission Regulations are those that were applicable to the engine under those Regulations before its alteration.

Engines Covered by EPA Certificate

Marginal note:Certificate issued under certain parts of CFR

• 23 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an engine that is covered by an EPA certificate may, instead of conforming to the applicable standards referred to in sections 10 to 22, conform to

  • (a) in the case of an engine that has a complete fuel system and whose attached fuel lines and attached fuel tanks are covered by one or more EPA certificates, the standards referred to in each of the EPA certificates; and

  • (b) in any other case, the standards referred to in the EPA certificate.

• Marginal note:Certificate issued under CFR 86

  (2) A mobile compression-ignition engine or a large spark-ignition engine that is covered by an EPA certificate issued under CFR 86 may, instead of conforming to the applicable standards referred to in sections 10, 12 to 15 and 17 to 21, conform to the standards referred to in the EPA certificate if the engine was, before importation or before its sale to the first retail purchaser, altered in a manner that meets the specific requirements set out in section 605(d)(2), subpart G, of CFR 1039 or section 605(d)(2), subpart G, of CFR 1048, as the case may be.

Marginal note:Subsection 153(3) of Act

• 24 (1) For the purposes of subsection 153(3) of the Act, the provisions of the CFR that are applicable under an EPA certificate to an engine referred to in subsection 23(1) or (2), or to any attached fuel lines or fuel tanks referred to in paragraph 23(1)(a), correspond to the standards referred to in sections 10 to 22.

• Marginal note:EPA

  (2) For the purposes of subsection 153(3) of the Act, the EPA is the prescribed agency.

Replacement Engines

Marginal note:Standards

• 25 (1) Despite sections 10 to 23 and subject to subsection (2), a replacement engine must, instead of conforming to the applicable standards referred to in those sections, conform to

  • (a) if a replacement engine exists that is manufactured to the specifications, in respect of the control of emissions, of a model year subsequent to the model year of the original engine and that has the physical or performance characteristics necessary for the operation of the machine, the most stringent of the following:

    • (i) the standards referred to in paragraph 10(1)(a) or (b) or subsection 11.1(2) of the Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations, as they read immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, that are applicable to an engine manufactured to the specifications of that subsequent model year,

    • (ii) if a replacement engine exists that conforms to standards that are applicable to a model year that is subsequent to the model year referred to in subparagraph (i), those standards, or

    • (iii) if none of the standards referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) are applicable, the manufacturer’s specifications in respect of the control of emissions, if those specifications are at least as stringent as the specifications of the model year of the original engine; and

  • (b) if no replacement engine exists that is manufactured to the specifications, in respect of the control of emissions, of a model year subsequent to the model year of the original engine and that has the physical or performance characteristics necessary for the operation of the machine, the most stringent of the following:

    • (i) the standards referred to in paragraph 10(1)(a) or (b) or subsection 11.1(2) or 13(2) of the Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations, as they read immediately before the coming into force of these Regulations, that are applicable to the original engine,

    • (ii) if a replacement engine exists that has the physical or performance characteristics necessary for the operation of the machine and conforms to standards that are applicable to the model year of the original engine and are more stringent than those referred to in subparagraph (i), those more stringent standards, or

    • (iii) if none of the standards referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii) are applicable, the manufacturer’s specifications in respect of the control of emissions, if those specifications are at least as stringent as the specifications of the model year of the original engine.

• Marginal note:References to CFR

  (2) For the purposes of subparagraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(b)(i), a reference in the Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations to a provision of the CFR is to be read as a reference to that provision as it read immediately before the day on which these Regulations come into force.

• Marginal note:Interpretation

  (3) For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(b)(i), the reference to subsection 13(2) of the Off-Road Compression-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations must be read as excluding the dates mentioned in that subsection.

• Marginal note:Limitation

  (4) An engine is a replacement engine only if it was manufactured to replace the engine of a machine that is located in Canada and that, on the day that the replacement engine is installed, had its manufacture completed

  • (a) in the case of a machine in or on which a mobile engine is installed, 40 years ago or less; or

  • (b) in the case of a machine in or on which a stationary engine is installed, less than 15 years ago.

National Emissions Mark and Label Requirements

Marginal note:Request for authorization

• 26 (1) Before applying a national emissions mark to an engine, a company must make a request to the Minister for authorization to do so.

• Marginal note:Required information

  (2) The request must be signed by an authorized representative of the company and must include

  • (a) the company’s name and the street address of the company’s head office and, if different, its mailing address;

  • (b) the name, email address and telephone number of an authorized representative of the company;

  • (c) the street address of the location at which the national emissions mark will be applied; and

  • (d) information establishing that the company is capable of demonstrating that the engine conforms to the standards set out in these Regulations.

Marginal note:National emissions mark

• 27 (1) The national emissions mark is the mark set out in the schedule.

• Marginal note:Dimensions

  (2) The national emissions mark must be at least 7 mm in height and 10 mm in width.

• Marginal note:Authorization number

  (3) A company that is authorized to apply the national emissions mark must display the authorization number assigned by the Minister in figures that are at least 2 mm in height, immediately below or to the right of the national emissions mark.

Marginal note:Label — compression-ignition engines

• 28 (1) A compression-ignition engine or a large spark-ignition engine that meets the alternative standards referred to in section 19 — other than an engine that is covered by an EPA certificate, an engine that is used in a transportation refrigeration unit and that conforms to the alternative standards referred to in subsection 14(1) or a replacement engine — must bear a label that sets out

  • (a) except in the case of a model of engine referred to in section 33, the statement “THIS ENGINE CONFORMS TO ALL APPLICABLE STANDARDS PRESCRIBED BY THE CANADIAN REGULATIONS ENTITLED Off-road Compression-Ignition (Mobile and Stationary) and Large Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations IN EFFECT FOR MODEL YEAR [insert model year] / CE MOTEUR EST CONFORME AUX NORMES APPLICABLES PRÉVUES PAR LE RÈGLEMENT CANADIEN INTITULÉ Règlement sur les émissions des moteurs hors route à allumage par compression (mobiles et fixes) et des gros moteurs hors route à allumage commandé EN VIGUEUR POUR L’ANNÉE DE MODÈLE [inscrire l’année de modèle]”;

  • (b) the following statements, as applicable:

    • (i) in the case of an engine that is to operate at a constant-speed only, “FOR USE AT CONSTANT-SPEED ONLY / POUR UTILISATION À VITESSE CONSTANTE SEULEMENT”,

    • (ii) in the case of an engine that has a gross power of more than 560 kW and meets the exhaust emission standards set out in Table 1 to section 101(b), subpart B, of CFR 1039, except those that are applicable to engines to be used in a generator set, “NOT FOR USE IN A GENERATOR SET / NE PAS UTILISER DANS UNE GÉNÉRATRICE”,

    • (iii) in the case of an engine referred to in paragraph 7(2)(d), “FOR USE IN EMERGENCY MACHINE ONLY / POUR UTILISATION DANS UNE MACHINE DE PREMIÈRE INTERVENTION SEULEMENT”,

    • (iv) in the case of an engine referred to in subsection 8(2), “THIS ENGINE IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE USING FUEL THAT IS NOT GENERALLY OFFERED FOR SALE IN CANADA; ENGINE PARAMETERS MUST BE ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS / CE MOTEUR EST CONÇU POUR ÊTRE ALIMENTÉ AVEC UN CARBURANT QUI N’EST GÉNÉRALEMENT PAS MIS EN VENTE AU CANADA; LES PARAMÈTRES DU MOTEUR DOIVENT ÊTRE RÉGLÉS CONFORMÉMENT AUX INSTRUCTIONS DU FABRICANT”,

    • (v) in the case of an engine that has been tested using alternative test procedures referred to in section 9, “STATIONARY ENGINE TESTED USING THE FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVE TEST PROCEDURES: [insert name of test procedures] / MOTEUR FIXE MIS À L’ESSAI SELON LES MÉTHODES D’ESSAI DE RECHANGE SUIVANTES : [inscrire le nom des méthodes d’essai]”,

    • (vi) in the case of an engine that conforms to the emission standards referred to in section 11, “STATIONARY ENGINE / MOTEUR FIXE”,

    • (vii) in the case of an engine that conforms to the alternative emission standards referred to in section 12, “MOBILE ENGINE FOR USE IN REMOTE LOCATIONS ONLY / MOTEUR MOBILE POUR UTILISATION EN RÉGIONS ÉLOIGNÉES SEULEMENT”,

    • (viii) in the case of an engine that conforms to the alternative emission standards referred to in section 13, “MOBILE ENGINE FOR USE AT NORTH WARNING SYSTEM SITES ONLY / MOTEUR MOBILE POUR UTILISATION AUX SITES DU SYSTÈME D’ALERTE DU NORD SEULEMENT”,

    • (ix) in the case of an engine that conforms to the alternative emission standards referred to in subsection 15(1), “ENGINE FOR USE IN CLASS I HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS ONLY / MOTEUR POUR UTILISATION DANS DES EMPLACEMENTS DANGEREUX DE CLASSE I SEULEMENT”,

    • (x) in the case of an engine that conforms to the alternative emission standards referred to in subsection 16(1), “STATIONARY ENGINE FOR USE AS BACKUP OR EMERGENCY ENGINE / MOTEUR FIXE POUR UTILISATION COMME MOTEUR DE RÉSERVE OU D’URGENCE”,

    • (xi) in the case of an engine that conforms to the alternative emission standards referred to in subsection 16(2), “STATIONARY ENGINE FOR USE AS A FIRE PUMP ENGINE ONLY / MOTEUR FIXE POUR UTILISATION COMME MOTEUR DE POMPE À INCENDIE SEULEMENT”,

    • (xii) in the case of an engine that conforms to the alternative emission standards referred to in subsection 16(3), “STATIONARY ENGINE FOR USE IN REMOTE LOCATIONS / MOTEUR FIXE POUR UTILISATION EN RÉGIONS ÉLOIGNÉES”, and

    • (xiii) in the case of an engine that conforms to the alternative emission standards referred to in subsection 22(1), “ADAPTED FOR OFF-ROAD USE WITHOUT AFFECTING EMISSION CONTROLS / MODIFIÉ POUR USAGE HORS ROUTE SANS NUIRE AU CONTRÔLE DES ÉMISSIONS”;

  • (c) the model year of the engine;

  • (d) the month and the four-digit year of manufacture of the engine, expressed as numbers separated by a non-numeric character or space, unless this information is permanently identified elsewhere on the engine;

  • (e) the gross power or gross power category of the engine;

  • (f) if the engine is installed in an off-road recreational vehicle, the numerical value of the exhaust emission standards to which it conforms and the applicable units of measure;

  • (g) an identification of the emission control system, as specified in section 45(f), subpart A, of CFR 1068;

  • (h) the name and trademark of the engine manufacturer or, if the manufacturer is authorized by another business entity to use that business entity’s name and trademark, that name and trademark;

  • (i) the engine’s emission family; and

  • (j) the engine displacement.

• Marginal note:Label — complete fuel system

  (2) Subject to subsection 34(4), a compression-ignition engine that has a complete fuel system with a non-metallic fuel line or fuel tank and is fuelled with volatile liquid fuel — other than an engine that is covered by an EPA certificate, an engine that is used in a transportation refrigeration unit and that conforms to the alternative standards referred to in subsection 14(1) or a replacement engine — must bear a label that includes the following information, in addition to the information set out in subsection (1):

  • (a) except in the case of a model of engine referred to in section 33, the statement “THIS ENGINE AND THE COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM CONFORM TO ALL APPLICABLE STANDARDS PRESCRIBED BY THE CANADIAN REGULATIONS ENTITLED Off-road Compression-Ignition (Mobile and Stationary) and Large Spark-Ignition Engine Emission Regulations IN EFFECT FOR MODEL YEAR [insert model year] / CE MOTEUR ET LE SYSTÈME COMPLET D’ALIMENTATION EN CARBURANT SONT CONFORMES AUX NORMES APPLICABLES PRÉVUES PAR LE RÈGLEMENT CANADIEN INTITULÉ Règlement sur les émissions des moteurs hors route à allumage par compression (mobiles et fixes) et des gros moteurs hors route à allumage commandé EN VIGUEUR POUR L’ANNÉE DE MODÈLE [inscrire l’année de modèle]”;

  • (b) the name of the company that installed the complete fuel system; and

  • (c) the emission family in respect of evaporative emissions.

• Marginal note:Non-application

  (3) Paragraphs (1)(a) and (2)(a) and (b) do not apply if a national emissions mark is affixed to the engine or to the machine in which the engine is installed.

• Marginal note:Insufficient space on label

  (4) Paragraph (1)(g) does not apply if there is insufficient space on the label to accommodate the information referred to in that paragraph and that information is included in the emissions-related maintenance instructions.