Canada to require all new cars to be zero-emission by 2035

A Stellantis assembly worker at the Windsor assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on 17 January 2023. Photograph: Rebecca Cook/Reuters

Canada will require all new automobiles to be zero-emission by 2035 as the country looks to curb its fossil fuel output.

Environment minister Steven Guilbeault outlined the federal government’s plan on Tuesday requiring auto manufacturers to increase the share of fully electric or plug-in hybrids sold in the coming years.