If your vehicle is due for an emissions test and you’re currently away from the province, you can request a one-time, 6-month extension on renewing your licence plate sticker.Īfter 6 months, you will need to get the test in order to renew your plate sticker. If you are due for an emissions test while outside Ontario
You will receive a registration renewal notice in the mail that will indicate if your heavy diesel commercial motor vehicle needs an emissions test. When a vehicle needs a testįor the purposes of licence plate sticker renewal, vehicles that are subject to the emissions test are required to be tested annually. If you have questions, please contact the Emissions Test Contact Centre at 1-88.
Light passenger vehicles and heavy, non-diesel vehicles are still subject to Ontario’s emissions standards, as set out in the Environmental Protection Act and Ontario Regulation 457/19 (Vehicle Emissions). heavy non-diesel vehicle (vehicles with a registered gross weight over 4,500 kilograms that do not run on diesel).light passenger vehicle (vehicles with a registered gross weight less than or equal to 4,500 kilograms), including motorcycles.Your vehicle does not need an emissions test if it is a: You will receive a registration renewal notice in the mail that will indicate if your vehicle needs an emissions test. older than the current model year and you are registering the vehicle to a new owner.
Our new enhanced emissions testing program focuses on the biggest polluters on our roads, such as commercial trucks and buses, to protect Ontario’s air quality. Heavy diesel commercial motor vehicles continue to require an emissions test. On-road enforcement officers ensure compliance with these standards.
Since April 1, 2019, Ontario drivers are no longer required to get Drive Clean emissions tests for their light passenger vehicles, however emissions standards still apply to all vehicles.