Canada - Various changes to the regulations under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act (2026)

​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