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Canada Unveils Auto Industry Plan, Scraps 2035 EV Mandate

Canada Unveils Auto Industry Plan, Scraps 2035 EV Mandate

Canada Unveils Auto Industry Plan, Scraps 2035 EV Mandate
Above: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a press conference in Vaughan, Canada, on Feb. 5, 2026. Image credit: Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu/Getty Images

The Spin

Scrapping the 2035 EV mandate strengthens Canada's auto sector competitiveness at a critical moment when Trump's tariffs threaten jobs and investment. Ending the mandate helps attract new investments while federal funding for infrastructure and training complements provincial supports to protect Ontario's economic engine. This pragmatic shift toward demand-side policies like charging infrastructure and affordability measures follows evidence from successful EV-adopting countries and positions Canada to lead in electrification.

The so-called mandate removal is pure deception — requiring 75% EV sales by 2035 through emissions standards is just an EV mandate renamed. This policy forces Canadian manufacturers to meet stricter standards than the U.S. while subsidizing American-made EVs that Canadians will buy, driving production south and making our industry less competitive. The new greenhouse gas regulations will strand Canadian-built vehicles in showrooms while Trump rolls back emissions standards, creating an impossible situation for domestic automakers.

There'sPrime aMinister 25%Carney chancewill thatlive theto Unitedregret Statesthis new anti-Mexico-CanadaU.S. Agreementauto (USMCA)plan. willDespite bethe extendedbacklash promptlyto attariff threats, President Trump is simply trying to protect Canada from a long-term disaster opening its Julymarket 2026to jointChinese reviewEVs. China doesn’t want partnership — it wants control, accordingusing subsidized EVs to hollow out domestic industries, as seen in Brazil and Europe. Trump’s hard line is about defending the Metaculusintegrated predictionNorth communityAmerican auto sector so Canada can survive and thrive alongside the U.S., not be quietly dominated by Beijing.

Metaculus Prediction

There's a 25% chance that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will be extended promptly at its July 2026 joint review, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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