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Our Statement on the End of the Electric Vehicle Mandate
A more flexible, market-responsive strategy is critical for attracting investment, supporting jobs and incentivizing manufacturers operating in Canada.
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Today’s announcement signals that the federal government is listening to industry on the need for policy that reflects market realities and supports business competitiveness. Advancing Canada’s trade diversification, investment, and decarbonization goals are essential. It must be done in a way that preserves Canada’s economic competitiveness and delivers realistic timelines, technology neutrality and regulatory certainty.
Businesses have been clear that rigid sales mandates and policy uncertainty risk slowing investment and undermining Canada’s position in the North American auto sector. A more flexible, market-responsive strategy is critical for attracting investment, supporting jobs and incentivizing manufacturers operating in Canada.
This more coherent direction helps restore confidence at a critical moment for investment, and we look forward to working with the federal government on next steps toward an auto strategy that secures a strong future for Canada’s automotive sector.
- Matthew Holmes, Executive Vice President, International, and Chief of Public Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
About the Canadian Chamber of Commerce — The Future of Business Success
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is Canada’s largest and most activated business network — representing over 400 chambers of commerce and boards of trade and more than 200,000 business of all sizes, from all sectors of the economy and from every part of the country — working to create the conditions for our collective success. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce is the undisputed champion and catalyst for the future of business success. From working with government on economy-friendly policy to providing services that inform commerce and enable trade, we give each of our members more of what they need to succeed: insight into markets, competitors and trends, influence over the decisions and policies that drive business success, and impact on business and economic performance.
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