Prime Minister Mark Carney is delaying a plan to force automakers to hit minimum sales levels for electric vehicles next year, according to sources knowledgeable of the plans.

The move comes as the industry has struggled under U.S. tariffs

Sources, who spoke on the condition they not be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said the EV mandate will be put on pause as the government reviews the policy.

The 60-day review will look at the entire mandate and next steps, the sources said.

It represents another shift away from Carney's predecessor's climate agenda.

Former prime minister Justin Trudeau brought in the electric vehicle availability standard , otherwise known as the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate. It establishes a series of escalating light-duty vehic

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