Part of the province's plan to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the Quebec government has announced the passing of a bill that will ban the sale of certain gas-powered vehicles by 2035.
Just another reason why Montreal ranked as one of the best cities in the world for 2025, and Canada is officially the world’s second most desirable country.
On heels of the news that Montreal is one of the world’s most congested cities, and the controversial announcement that Downtown Montreal is creating pedestrian-only public squares on Sainte-Catherine Street, the Environment Minister announced reductions to Go Green (Roulez vert) subsidies starting in 2025, encouraging those wanting to take advantage of the subsidy will have to do so in January.
Taking place in two phases, as of Jan. 31, 2034, it will be prohibited to advertise the sale of light combustion vehicles (cars, light trucks, pickup trucks, and most SUVs, for example) of the 2035 model year or later (new or used) including hybrid and plug-in hybrid models.
Secondly, on December 31, 2035, the selling and leasing of new light combustion vehicles of 2034 models and earlier will also be banned.
What are the exceptions?
Exceptions include vehicles used by emergency services, rental companies, light combustion vehicles already registered in Quebec, motorcycles, mopeds, off-road vehicles, such as snowmobile and ATVs, and heavy vehicles.
Have gas-powered vehicle sales peaked in Canada?
Since 2017, registrations of gas-powered vehicles have declined from a peak of 581,200 in Q2 2017 to 345,000 in Q3 2023.
Is Quebec banning natural gas?
As part of its wider strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the Quebec government also recently unveiled plans to ban the use of fossil-fuel natural gas for heating homes by 2040.
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