Consultations

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List of consultations

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Closing date Topic Title Description
Closed Road Updating Technical Standards Document 208

Transport Canada wants feedback on updating the list of child restraints used for testing air bag suppression systems and expanding requirements for seat belt reminders in Technical Standards Document 208.

Ongoing Road, Marine, Rail, Aviation Are disruptions to supply chains impacting your organization?

Supply Chain Office is looking for industry feedback on how disruptions are impacting organizations in the transportation sector. This feedback will be used to help improve government’s response to supply chain disruptions.

Closed Road Canadian experience with vehicle headlights and glare at night

Transport Canada wants to learn how headlight glare affects road users and what vehicle or lighting features may influence how people experience it at night.

Closed Road The United Nations Global Technical Regulation on Automated Driving Systems

Consultation on the proposed global technical regulations on Automated Driving Systems.

Closed Road Update to TSD 139 on Parasitic Tread Block Chunking (PTBC)

Update to TSD 139 on Parasitic Tread block Chunking

Closed Road Proposal to update the regulatory requirements concerning the safety of restraint systems and vehicle anchorages

Proposal to update the regulatory requirements concerning the safety of restraint systems and vehicle anchorages

Closed Road Various changes to the regulations under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (MVSA) (2026)

Consultation under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act on 6 topics which include: bilingual notice requirements, inconsequential non-compliance, digital speedometer, relocate a table, glazing code marking and bilingual Technical Standards Documents.

Closed Road New standards for hydrogen vehicles in Canada

Transport Canada wants feedback on updating the regulations to introduce requirements for new hydrogen vehicles

Closed Road Various changes to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (MVSR) (2025)

Transport Canada is seeking feedback on various changes to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations

Closed Road Allowing Product Identification Numbers for restricted-use vehicles and snowmobiles

Transport Canada wants feedback on updating the regulations to allow restricted-use vehicles and snowmobiles to use either a PIN or a VIN.

Closed Road Updating requirements for Technical Standards Documents (TSD) 105, 121, 122, 126, 135 and 500

Consultation on the proposed TSD updates on SRTT.

Closed Road Amending the Winter Tire Regulations

Consultation on updating the regulations on various aspects of Winter Tires.

Closed Road Updated requirements for Technical Standards Document 108

Transport Canada is seeking feedback on proposed changes to TSD 108. 

Closed Road Updated requirements for Technical Standards Document (TSD) 108

We are looking for your feedback on the changes Transport Canada is proposing.

Closed Road Updating Canada’s theft protection options for new vehicles

Transport Canada is seeking your feedback on our possible approach to reducing vehicle theft in Canada.

Closed Road What we heard: Updating Canada’s theft protection options for new vehicles

This webpage is a What we heard report stemming from public consultations held between May 20-July 19, 2024. The public consultations were intended to gather feedback from Canadians on improvements to strengthen the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards related to vehicle theft prevention.

Closed Road Let’s talk: Improving how we enforce commercial vehicle safety

We want your views on adding new contraventions (violations) to the Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours of Service Regulations.

Closed Aviation, Marine, Rail, Road Let’s Talk Supply Chains

Transport Canada understands that supply chain issues have wide-ranging impacts and would like to hear the views of all Canadians. We want to continue this important conversation and gather additional comments, questions, and feedback from the public.

Closed Road Allowing Product Identification Numbers for restricted-use vehicles

Transport Canada wants feedback on updating the regulations to allow restricted-use vehicles to use a PIN instead of a VIN.

Closed Road Updating regulations to modernize and strengthen motor vehicle safety for Canadians

Transport Canada wants feedback on updating regulations under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act to improve how we identify possible safety issues in vehicles and equipment, and to improve Canadians’ access to vehicle recall information.

Closed Road Updating the requirements for Technical Standards Document (TSD) 208 – Occupant Crash Protection

We are looking for your feedback on the changes Transport Canada is proposing.

Closed Road Updating the requirements for exemption labelling

Transport Canada wants your feedback on ways to improve exemption labelling

Closed Road Creating a new regulation for Administrative Monetary Penalties under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act

Transport Canada wants feedback on creating a new safety regulation under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (the Act) for administrative monetary penalties.

Closed Road Creating a standard for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

Transport Canada wants feedback on updating the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations to include advanced driver assistance systems

Closed Road Should automatic emergency braking systems be required for new vehicles?

Transport Canada wants feedback on updating the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations to require automatic emergency braking and pedestrian automatic emergency braking on all new vehicles in Canada, in particular school buses and commercial trucks, but also passenger cars, multi-purpose passenger vehicles, and buses.