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Canada Announces Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicles Program

This summer, Canada’s Minister of Transport, the Honorable Omar Alghabra, announced new incentives for the Medium- and HeavyDuty Zero-Emission Vehicles (iMHZEV) Program. This four-year, nearly $550 million program will help businesses and communities across Canada make the switch to zero-emission vehicles.

The iMHZEV Program will provide purchase incentives worth approximately 50% of the price difference between an electric vehicle and a traditional vehicle. These incentives will be:

• Available for the purchase or lease of commercial medium- and heavy-duty zeroemission vehicles • Available to provinces and territories, municipal and local governments, organizations and businesses • Worth up to $200,000 per vehicle • Able to be combined with provincial or territorial incentives to make these vehicles even more affordable

With this new program, the federal government will help commercial purchasers of electric vehicles save money, reduce pollution and support Canada’s target of having 100% of the sales of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles be zero-emission vehicles by 2040, where feasible. “Helping Canadian businesses and communities make the switch to a zeroemission vehicle is win-win-win: it keeps our air clean and helps people save money on fuel, all while positioning Canada as a leader on building and powering these vehicles,” said Alghabra. “This announcement is about making sure that Canadian businesses and leaders of our communities have the options they need to transform their fleets to zeroemission vehicles.”

The transportation sector is Canada’s second largest source of pollution. Moving to zeroemission vehicles through regulations and investments is a significant part of Canada’s $9.1 billion Emissions Reduction Plan to meet Canada’s Paris Agreement target for 2030 and get on track for net-zero emissions by 2050.

“Helping people and businesses make the switch to electric vehicles is central to our Emissions Reduction Plan,” said Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honorable Steven Guilbeault. “More and more, electric vehicles are becoming the affordable option, and our incentives can help tip the scales for anyone considering making the switch. It is both fair and good policy for businesses to also get purchase incentives for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, many of which are being produced right here in Canada.”

The iMHZEV Program is expected to result in annual greenhouse gas emission reductions of up to 200,000 tons per year in 2026, growing to 3 million tons per year by 2030.

Budget 2022 also proposes to provide close to $75.8 million over five years, starting in fiscal year 2022-2023, to work with provinces and territories to develop and harmonize regulations and to conduct safety testing for long-haul zero-emission trucks.

For more information, visit https://tc.canada.ca/en/roadtransportation/innovative-technologies/ zero-emission-vehicles/medium-heavy-

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