Questions and responses 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to electric vehicle charging stations funded or subsidized by the government: (a) how many chargers have been funded or subsidized since January 1, 2016; (b) what is the breakdown of (a) by province and municipality; (c) what was the total government expenditure on each charging station, broken down by location; (d) on what date was each station installed; (e) which charging stations are currently open to the public; and (f) what is the current cost of electricity for users of the public charging stations?

With regard to the government's 2026 automotive strategy and related agreements with international partners, including the strategic partnership with the People's Republic of China: (a) who was consulted by the government prior to finalizing the strategy, and what are the details of each, including when and how they were consulted; (b) what specific risks were identified by the government regarding the entry of Chinese electric vehicles into the Canadian market, and what is the government's plan to manage each identified risk; (c) what specific protective conditions were included in any Memorandum of Understanding or related agreements with Chinese state-linked entities, including provisions related to data governance, labour standards, environmental requirements, and protections for Canadian industry; and (d) what is the government's projected volume of Chinese-manufactured electric vehicles which will enter the Canadian market in each of the next five years and what protective conditions or policy measures are in place to mitigate potential negative impacts on Canadian jobs and domestic automotive production?

With regard to the Zero Emission Transit Fund and other federal funding for municipal electric buses: (a) which municipalities have received funding for electric buses from the government; (b) how much funding did each of the municipalities in (a) receive, and for how many buses; (c) what assessments has the government done related to how much these buses are contributing to Canada's emissions reductions targets, and what were the results of each assessment; (d) how many instances is the government aware of where the electric buses had a shortened battery life, or were unable to run due to cold weather, and with which municipalities is the government aware of this occurring; and (e) has the government advised municipalities to maintain their current fleet of gas-powered buses in case of extreme cold weather which makes the electric buses not function properly, and if not, why not?

With regard to electric vehicle charging stations located on property owned by the government, including Parliament Hill, or by government agencies such as Parks Canada: what was the daily average number of cars that used each charging station, broken down by month, since January 1, 2024, and by location of charging station?

With regard to government statistics on vehicle sales in Canada, broken down by year for 2023, 2024 and 2025: (a) how many foreign-made electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles were sold in Canada with a final transaction value of under $50,000; (b) how many Canadian-made electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles were sold in Canada; and (c) what is the breakdown of (a) and (b) by each make, model and country of manufacturing?

With regard to Chinese-made electric vehicles and the Government of Canada's federal fleet: (a) have any departments, agencies, Crown corporations, or other federal entities purchased, leased, tested, or evaluated Chinese-made electric vehicles, and, if so, what are the details, including the costs, number of vehicles, and models associated with each; (b) has the government developed or adopted any policy, directive, guideline, or procurement rule concerning the use of Chinese-made electric vehicles in federal fleets; (c) has the government assessed any security, cybersecurity, privacy, data, surveillance, foreign interference, supply chain, or national security risks associated with the procurement or use of Chinese-made electric vehicles by federal entities, and, if so, who did the assessment and what were the results; (d) are Chinese-made electric vehicles eligible to be purchased, leased, or used under the Greening Government Strategy, the Greening Government Fleets program, or any similar policy or directive related to zero- emission vehicles or federal fleet greening; and (e) has the government issued any direction or recommendation to federal entities concerning whether Chinese-made electric vehicles should be purchased, leased, tested, evaluated, or used in federal fleets, and, if so, what are the details including the dates of each direction or recommendation?

With regard to vehicle charging stations built or funded by, or for, the government, since January 1, 2016: what are the details of all contracts awarded for foreign firms related to the building or operation of any such stations, in any way, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) vendor, (iii) country of origin of the vendor, (iv) location of the charging station or stations, (v) value of the contract, (vi) description of the goods or services provided?

With regard to the government’s assessment of electric vehicles manufactured by, incorporating components from, or connected to companies headquartered in, or subject to the laws of, the People’s Republic of China: (a) what assessment has the government conducted regarding the potential risks of espionage, unauthorized data access, remote interference, or other forms of foreign state influence arising from the use of such vehicles in Canada; (b) what were the findings, conclusions, recommendations, or warnings arising from each assessment identified in (a); (c) which departments or agencies are responsible for evaluating cybersecurity, data security, and national security risks associated with connected vehicle technologies, and what coordination mechanisms exist between them to share information about risk evaluation; (d) what safeguards, regulatory requirements, or security standards are currently in place to prevent the unauthorized transmission of personal, geolocation, biometric, or governmental data from electric vehicles to foreign entities; (e) how does the government plan to enforce the measures in (d) for new electric vehicles coming from the People’s Republic of China; (f) has the government imposed, or is it planning, any restrictions, prohibitions, enhanced security reviews, or procurement limitations relating to electric vehicles or electric vehicle components linked to foreign adversarial states, and, if so, what are the details; (g) what oversight mechanisms exist to monitor over-the-air software updates, embedded telematics systems, and data storage practices in such vehicles; and (h) what steps is the government taking to ensure that federal departments, agencies, Crown corporations, and critical infrastructure operators are protected from potential surveillance or cyber vulnerabilities arising from the use of these vehicles?

With regard to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's analysis of Chinese-made electric vehicles, including any work undertaken by the Industry Sector, Automotive and Transportation Industries Branch: (a) since March 14, 2025, what are the details of all memoranda, briefing materials, and other records related to the analysis, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) title, (iii) subject, (iv) sender or author, (v) recipient, (vi) type of document, (vii) file number; (b) has the department assessed the potential impact of Chinese-made electric vehicles, including the decision to permit the importation of 49,000 Chinese-made electric vehicles into Canada, on Canada's automotive sector, including vehicle production, auto parts manufacturing, employment, investment, supply chains, consumer prices, and federal or provincial subsidies and incentives, and, if so, how was each analyzed and what were the findings; and (c) has the department assessed whether Chinese-made electric vehicles benefit from foreign subsidies, state support, non-market practices, forced labour, or other unfair trade practices, and, if so, what were the results of the assessment?

With regard to federal spending to support electric vehicle manufacturing in Canada since January 1, 2016: (a) what is the total amount of federal funding provided to electric vehicle-related projects; (b) what are the details of all contributions, loans, subsidies, or tax incentives provided, including the (i) recipient company or organization, (ii) amount, (iii) date of issue, (iv) source program or fund, (v) purpose of the funding; (c) what specific projects or facilities received the funding, including their location and intended production capacity; and (d) what conditions, performance requirements, or repayment provisions were attached to each agreement?

With regard to the rebates and financial incentives announced by the government on February 5, 2026, for battery electric and fuel-cell electric vehicles, as well as plug-in hybrid vehicles: (a) what makes and models of vehicles currently produced in Canada qualify for the rebates and financial incentives; (b) how many units of each model are currently being produced; and (c) what makes and models of vehicles that will qualify for the rebate does the government anticipate will start production in 2026, and how many units of each does the government expect to be produced, broken down by year for (i) 2026, (ii) 2027?

With regard to the government's announcement on February 9, 2024, that it would provide $26,106,500, towards the purchase of 20 zero emission buses and related charging infrastructure in Regina through the Zero Emission Transit Fund: (a) how many buses have been purchased to date with the funding; (b) what are the details of each bus and charging infrastructure unit purchased with the funding, including, for each, the (i) vendor, (ii) amount, (iii) date, (iv) description of the goods or services, including volume, (v) manner in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid); and (c) for each contract in (b), were there any guarantees, warranties, or penalties written into the contracts, including any provisions that would allow for reimbursements for buses or charging infrastructure that doesn't work properly in the Regina winters or has a shortened battery life, and, if so, what are the details of each?

With regard to the government's planned importation of approximately 49,000 electric vehicles from China: (a) what are the details of any national security assessments, that were conducted prior to approving the importation, including who conducted the review and which departments or agencies were consulted or involved in the assessments; (b) what specific measures have been put in place to ensure that these vehicles do not compromise Canada's national security, particularly with respect to (i) data collection and transmission capabilities, (ii) cybersecurity vulnerabilities, (iii) potential remote access or backdoors, (iv) supply chain integrity, (v) any embedded technology that could be used for surveillance or intelligence gathering; (c) has the government conducted or commissioned any third-party technical or security audits of these vehicles, and, if so, (i) who conducted them, (ii) what were the key findings, (iii) were any risks identified; (d) what protocols are in place to (i) inspect these vehicles upon arrival in Canada, (ii) remove or disable any communication modules, tracking systems, or data-sharing capabilities prior to deployment, and (iii) monitor these vehicles once in use; and (e) will these vehicles be used by (i) federal government departments, (ii) the Canadian Armed Forces, (iii) law enforcement agencies, (iv) other public bodies, and, if so, which ones and in what quantities?

With regard to the government's decision announced in January 2026 to allow 49,000 Chinese-made electric vehicles to enter Canada: (a) has the Royal Canadian Mounted Police purchased, leased, tested, or considered purchasing any Chinese-made electric vehicles for use in its fleet; (b) has the Royal Canadian Mounted Police adopted, or is it in the process of adopting, any policy, directive, guideline, or risk assessment concerning the procurement or use of Chinese-made electric vehicles; (c) has the Royal Canadian Mounted Police assessed any security, cybersecurity, privacy, data, surveillance, or foreign interference risks associated with the use of Chinese-made electric vehicles by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Prime Minister, ministers of the Crown, or other protected persons, and, if so, what were the findings of the assessment; (d) does the Royal Canadian Mounted Police permit or recommend the use of a Chinese-made electric vehicle as an official government vehicle or security vehicle for the Prime Minister, a minister of the Crown, or another protected person; and (e) has the Royal Canadian Mounted Police provided any direction to the government concerning whether the Prime Minister, a minister of the Crown, or another protected person should travel in a Chinese-made electric vehicle for official or personal purposes?

With regard to the electric vehicle charging stations installed at the Motherwell Homestead National Historic Site: (a) when were the stations installed; (b) what were the expenditures related to installing the stations, in total and broken down by type of expense; (c) what are the details of all contracts signed to date in relation to the stations, including, for each, the (i) date, (ii) value, (iii) vendor, (iv) description of the goods or services provided, (v) way in which the contract was awarded (sole-sourced or competitive bid); (d) what are the yearly expenditures to operate and maintain the stations; and (e) how much revenue was received from electric vehicle user or charging fees, broken down by year and by month since the stations were installed?

With regard to the Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles Program: (a) what are the impacts of ending incentives for the purchase of electric vehicles, broken down by province, on (i) the number of zero-emission vehicles sold, (ii) the achievement of zero-emission vehicle sales targets for 2026 and 2035, (iii) greenhouse gas emissions, (iv) the achievement of greenhouse gas targets, (v) public health costs and risks, (vi) the economy, including the number of jobs lost, (vii) the purchase price of electric vehicles, (viii) domestic gasoline consumption and the total cost per household of this additional consumption, (ix) planning for the deployment of charging infrastructure, including the number of accessible charging stations; and (b) for all documentation that informed the suspension of the electric vehicle availability standard, including any assessment of the potential impacts of this suspension, broken down by province on the number of zero-emission vehicles sold, the achievement of zero-emission vehicle sales targets for 2026 and 2035, greenhouse gas emissions, the achievement of greenhouse gas targets, public health costs and risks, the economy, including the number of jobs lost, the purchase price of electric vehicles, domestic gasoline consumption and the total cost per household of this additional consumption, planning for the deployment of charging infrastructure, including the number of accessible charging stations, what are the details, including (i) the date, (ii) the sender, (iii) the type of document, (iv) the title of the document, (v) a summary of the content of the message?