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Environment committee  Certainly, Madam Chair. To build on previous answers, despite the low inventory of models across Canada, we still have seen some good uptake. However, we do recognize that limited supply continues to be a barrier to greater uptake of these vehicles. To that end we are continuing

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  Yes, we have no concerns.

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  Madam Chair, I'm not sure I can provide specific numbers today. We might have to follow up on that.

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  Certainly.

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  Madam Chair, we have set the eligibility thresholds for eligible vehicles to be within the range that we know Canadians do spend on vehicles on average, so that is why the current cap is set at $45,000 for base models for most vehicles and $55,000 for vehicles that seat more than

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  Madam Chair, I would just like to clarify that I don't think I mentioned anything about workarounds earlier. What I did say is that for vehicles whose base model costs $45,000, other trims up to a limit of $55,000 are also considered eligible. For vehicles that will accommodate m

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  Madam Chair, I can just respond that this is not a figure that comes from Transport Canada.

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  Madam Chair, I assume that the question is being directed to me. I would just like to clarify, as mentioned earlier, that there are a number of ways to define and calculate cost per tonne. As I mentioned earlier, because the program is still in its early months, we have not yet

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  I can't speak specifically to the change in Ontario's policy. I can say that we did see a decrease in the percentage of zero-emissions vehicle sales in Ontario following that change. As I mentioned earlier, we have seen those numbers increasing again over the last year, specifica

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  That's one that will be difficult to be brief on. We don't necessarily have a specific cost-per-tonne estimate yet for this particular program—again, being that it's fairly new. We do know that of the 60,000 vehicles that have been incentivized to date, they will bring reduction

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  Madam Chair, if you can bear with me, I have information on some of the trends on some of the consumers who have taken advantage of the incentive. About 61% of the purchasers were between the ages of 35 and 59. About 86% of claims were from Canadians living in centres with a popu

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  We are not actively tracking that at this point in time.

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  Madam Chair, the way that the program has been designed is that if a vehicle meets the eligibility criteria the department has set out, then higher-priced trims on that vehicle can also be eligible, up to a certain cap. I'm happy to go through that if the committee wishes.

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  Certainly while the current program does focus on new vehicle sales, we know that about 60% of vehicles purchased by Canadians are purchased on the secondary market. There was a commitment and ministerial mandate letters to explore a used zero-emissions vehicle program. That is

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols

Environment committee  I'm sorry, Madam Chair. Can I please hear the question again?

October 26th, 2020Committee meeting

Megan Nichols