Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations guidance document
Official title: Guidance document for Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations made under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
This document does not reflect the recently published Regulations Amending the Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations and Other Regulations Made under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (the regulations) published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on May 30th, 2018.
This document is intended to provide guidance only. This is not a legal document. It does not in any way supersede or modify the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) or the regulations, including its amendments. In the event of an inconsistency between this document and CEPA or the regulations, CEPA and the regulations including its amendments prevail.
Table of contents
- A. Introduction
- B. Regulatory framework
- B.1 Introduction to regulatory framework
- B.2 Purpose of the Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations
- B.3 The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
- B.4 The CEPA Environmental Registry
- B.5 The Code of Federal Regulations
- B.6 The references to CEPA and the various sections of the CFR incorporated in the Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations
- B.7 Differences between the regulations and the CFR
- C. Vehicles and engines subject to the Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations
- C.1 Introduction to vehicles and engines subject to the regulations
- C.2 Heavy-duty vehicles and engines subject to the regulations
- C.3 Model year and its importance
- C.4 Provisions that allow the importation of vehicles or engines whose assembly must be completed in Canada in order to comply with the regulations
- C.5 Vehicles or engines for which the Governor in Council has granted an exemption
- D. Persons subject to the Heavy-duty Vehicle and Engine Greenhouse Gas Emission Regulations
- D.1 Introduction to persons subject to the regulations
- D.2 Company under the act
- D.3 Canadian engine manufacturer
- D.4 Canadian vehicle manufacturer
- D.5 Distributor of Canadian vehicles or engines
- D.6 Regulatory requirements for each type of person subject to the act and regulations
- D.7 Foreign vehicle or engine manufacturers subject to the regulations
- E. National emissions mark
- E.1 Introduction to national emissions mark
- E.2 Conditions in regard to affixing a national emissions mark to an engine or vehicle
- E.3 Application of the national emissions mark
- E.4 Requirements for size, location and manner of affixing the national emissions mark to an engine or vehicle
- E.5 Application for the minister's authorization to use the national emissions mark
- E.6 Information to show that the company is capable of verifying compliance with the standards
- E.7 Imported engines or vehicles and the national emissions mark requirement
- F. Emission standards and requirements
- F.1 Introduction to emission standards
- F.2 Emission control systems
- F.3 Adjustable parameters
- F.4 Air conditioning standards
- F.5 Introduction to emission standards for CO2, N2O and CH4
- F.6 Compliance flexibilities
- F.7 Small volume exemption
- F.8 Vehicles manufactured in stages
- F.9 Engines or vehicles covered by an EPA certificate of conformity and sold concurrently in Canada and in the U.S.
- G. CO2 emission credit system for vehicles and engines covered by an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certificate
- G.1 Introduction to CO2 emission credit system
- G.2 CO2 emission credit system for vehicles and engines covered by an EPA certificate
- G.3 CO2 emission credit system for engines covered by an EPA certificate and exceeding the applicable CO2 emission standard
- G.4 Participation in the CO2 emission credit system for vocational vehicles and tractors covered by an EPA certificate and exceeding the applicable CO2 emission standard
- H. Evidence of conformity, records and reports
- H.1 Evidence of conformity
- H.1.1 Introduction to evidence of conformity
- H.1.2 Background on the evidence of conformity
- H.1.3 Engines and vehicles covered by an EPA certificate and sold concurrently in Canada and in the United States (section 53)
- H.1.4 Canada-unique engines and vehicles (Section 54)
- H.1.5 Statement of compliance letter
- H.1.6 Technical information
- H.1.7 Sample information or compliance label
- H.1.8 Submission of the evidence of conformity: required documentation and timing
- H.1.9 Other records
- H.1.10 Administrative information
- H.1.11 Contact for questions or concerns
- H.1.12 Labelling requirements
- H.2 Reporting
- H.2.1 Submission of the end of model year report
- H.2.2 Information that must be contained the end of model year reports
- H.2.2.1 Information required in the end of model year report when the vehicles or engines conform to the applicable emissions standards of the regulations and the company does not participate in the CO2 emission credit system [subsection 48(3) of the regulations]
- H.2.2.2 Information required in the end of model year report when the vehicles or engines are covered by an EPA certificate, sold concurrently, and the company does not participate in the CO2 emission credit system [subsection 48(4) of the regulations]
- H.2.2.3 Information required in the end of model year report when the vehicles are exempted under the small volume company exemption [subsection 48(5) of the regulations]
- H.2.2.4 Information required in the end of model year report when the company participates in the CO2 emission credit system [subsection 48(7) of the regulations]
- H.2.2.5 Information required in the end of model year report when the company manufactures or imports vocational tractors [subsection 48(8) of the regulations]
- H.2.2.6 Other information required in the end of model year report
- H.2.2.6.1 Spark-ignition engines included in a fleet of class 2B and class 3 heavy-duty vehicles [subsection 48(6) of the regulations]
- H.2.2.6.2 Transfer of credits between companies [subsection 48(9) of the regulations]
- H.2.2.6.3 Information required in the end of model year report for early action credits (section 49 of the regulations)
- H.1 Evidence of conformity
- I. Importing an engine or a vehicle
- I.1 Introduction to importing an engine or a vehicle
- I.2 Reporting or importation declaration requirements for exported engines or vehicles
- I.3 Requirements for engines or vehicles that are exported outside Canada or that are in transit through Canada, from a place outside Canada to another place outside Canada
- I.4 Importation of a certain number of engines or vehicles if it is unknown at the time of import if they will be exported
- I.5 Vehicle imported exclusively for use by a visitor to Canada
- I.6 The importation of vehicles or engines into Canada for testing and evaluation purposes
- I.7 Importation of vehicles or engines for personal or company use
- I.8 Other importation requirements not outlined in the regulations
- J. Other obligations
- K. Compliance and enforcement
- Appendices
- Appendix I - Example of an EPA certificate
- Appendix II - Procedure for the submission of evidence of conformity under section 54 of the regulations
- Appendix III - Examples of statement of compliance letters
- Appendix IV - Technical information requirements (for Canada-unique type 3 – vehicles or engines not covered by an EPA certificate)
- Appendix V - Compliance label for engines that are not covered by an EPA certificate
- Appendix VI - Compliance label for vehicles that are not covered by an EPA certificate
- Appendix VII - Definitions - glossary
Transportation Division
Environment Canada
February 2015