Environment committee  No, I'm afraid, Madam Chair, we do not track that specific information at this point in time.

Environment committee  We have certainly looked at conducting some surveys of consumers who have benefited from the program. It's still a fairly new program, so we're still in the early stages, but we certainly—

Environment committee  I can begin if that is acceptable, Madam Chair. There is general agreement amongst experts that there are about four key barriers that need to be overcome. The first is the affordability barrier, as you mentioned. Zero-emission vehicles presently have higher purchase prices com

Environment committee  I think it's safe to say that. In budget 2019, $700 million was allocated to addressing many of these areas, such as the purchase program to address affordability and new funding for infrastructure to address the infrastructure question. That is certainly where we see most of the

Environment committee  I'm afraid I don't have that specific piece of information at my fingertips, so we will have to get back to the committee with that.

Environment committee  No, in fact there is a limit to how many zero-emission vehicle purchases a business can make under the program. It's limited to 10 purchases per year. There is a limit, and it would be safe to say that the majority are by individual Canadians.

Environment committee  We will get back to the committee with the specific number, so that we can confirm that information.

Environment committee  Certainly there is low inventory of some zero-emission vehicle models at Canadian dealerships, but despite that, we still have seen quite good uptake of the incentives for the zero-emission vehicle program across the country, even in provinces that do not have regulations or mand

Environment committee  Yes, we certainly are aware that the heavy-duty vehicle sector is a very significant source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. Of the emissions from the transport sector, it accounts for 35% of those emissions. It's certainly an area that needs to be addressed. There are a nu

Environment committee  Certainly, the heavy-duty vehicle regulatory frameworks are highly integrated between Canada and the U.S. I couldn't comment on barriers from a trade perspective, though. I would have to defer to experts in our international trade department.

Environment committee  As I mentioned earlier, we are seeing good progress towards targets. We started at 2% of sales in 2018. We reached 3% in 2019. We are at 3.4% of sales in the first half of 2020—

Environment committee  Yes. With the measures currently under way, we are hoping to see better performance than those previous numbers. We are closely tracking the progress made. In budget 2019, $700 million was allocated to various measures to increase the uptake of zero-emission vehicles, not only

Environment committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Certainly while the incentives for a zero-emissions vehicle program do currently focus on new vehicle sales, we recognize there's an opportunity to make zero-emission vehicles more accessible to all Canadians. We also capture the used zero-emission vehicl

Environment committee  I can perhaps try this one as well, Madam Chair. Certainly, Canada has set very ambitious ZEV sales targets of 10% in 2025, 30% in 2030 and 100% in 2040. We are making progress. In 2018 we were at 2% of zero-emission vehicle sales across the country. In 2019 we were at 3%. For t

Environment committee  We are aware of B.C.'s SCRAP-IT program and of the success it has had in removing older vehicles from the road. As I mentioned earlier, we are continuing to look at potential additional tools to help us meet our zero-emission-vehicle sales target. I know that my colleagues at Nat