Ottawa Announces Plan to Phase Out Sales of Gas-Powered Vehicles by 2035

Ottawa’s plan means fully electric or plug-in hybrids must represent 20 percent of all new car sales in 2026, 60 percent in 2030, and 100 percent by 2035.

Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks during a media availability on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Nov. 27, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has announced Ottawa’s plan to make all new vehicles sold in Canada zero-emission electric vehicles (EVs) by 2035.

“The electric vehicle availability standard that drives Canada towards all new light-duty vehicle sales in Canada to be electric or plug-in hybrid by 2035,” Mr. Guilbeault said during a press conference on Dec. 19.