“I’m pleased to see Prime Minister Mark Carney listen to automakers, industry leaders, Albertans and common-sense by scrapping the federal EV mandate once and for all.
“Requiring 60 per cent of new cars sold in Canada to be zero-emission by 2030 and 100 per cent by 2035 was always unrealistic and bad policy. Alberta purchased more than 222,000 cars last year. Only 19,863 EVs were registered in our province in 2025. If 60 per cent of last year’s sales had to be zero-emission, we would have been about 85 per cent short.
“Alberta alone could have purchased every single EV produced in this country and we still would not have been close to meeting the federal mandate. There weren’t enough cars, not enough demand, and not enough charging stations. Every family, province and economy across this country would’ve been hurt by this plan.
“The EV mandate would have raised costs, removed consumer choice and hurt Canada’s automotive sector, while doing nothing to reduce global emissions. Canadians knew this. The auto industry knew this. Local leaders knew this. And we’re pleased to see Ottawa recognize it, too.
“Over the last decade, Ottawa has imposed what we have called the ‘nine bad laws’ that have damaged Alberta’s economy and hurt Albertans and Canadians alike. The EV mandate was one of them. While we are pleased the federal EV mandate has been scrapped, we will be closely monitoring the effect of the new emissions standards.
“We support consumer choice. If the federal government wants to promote EV sales, it must provide incentives, not unrealistic mandates. As Ottawa develops a new automotive strategy, we hope they will work closely with provinces and consumers to make choice and affordability paramount and keep this policy pointed in the right direction.”
Key facts:
- Albertans purchased more than 222,000 new vehicles last year.
- To date, the most electric vehicles registered in Alberta is 19,863.
- If the EV mandate had been maintained, 133,258 would have had to be zero-emission in 2030 and 222,097 in 2035.