Canada - Various changes to the regulations under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (2026)
Business description
Transport Canada is considering updating the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations, the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations and the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seat Safety Regulations to:
- Clarify that the prescribed text is required in both English and French when a Notice is sent to current owners or prescribed persons (unless the person’s official language of choice is known)
- Amend to clarify that in the case that the Minister determines that the non-compliances is inconsequential to safety, a company is not required to post the information online
- Update the requirements in Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 101 to reflect the prevalent use of digital speedometers in vehicles
- Clarify the code marking requirements in CMVSS 205
- Move the Table in CMVSS 101 into Technical Standards Documents (TSD) 101
- Clarify the bilingual language requirements throughout the MVSR and various TSDs
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