Tesla Vehicles Excluded From Three Canadian Provinces EV Rebate Programs

• Each Tesla vehicle is part of this exclusion.

• Saskatchewan has just doubled its annual registration fees for EVs.

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Elon Musk’s controversial stance continues to have repercussions on this side of the border. The governments of Nova Scotia and Manitoba have withdrawn incentive rebates for the purchase of electric vehicles on all Tesla models.

In response to the Tesla CEO’s stance aligning himself with the Trump administration, the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative government joined the NDP and Liberal opposition parties in a vote to exclude all Tesla vehicles from the provincial legislation program. The program allocated between $2,000 and $3,000 depending on the model selected.

And that’s not all, as the Manitoba government had already joined the movement initiated by BC Hydro (British Columbia) a few days earlier. The Manitoba government also excluded all vehicles from the American brand co-founded by the richest man on the planet. The Manitoba government was also keen to penalize all electric vehicles assembled in China.

Manitoba’s credit program for the purchase of an electric or plug-in hybrid vehicle granted a maximum of $4,000 for a car with an MSRP not exceeding $70,000.

For its part, Canada’s westernmost province had already eliminated all Tesla products from its provincial program as of March 13. British Columbia Premier David Eby told a press briefing that when taxpayers heard that $10,000 was going to Elon Musk, they would want to throw up.

Meanwhile in Saskatchewan

As the tariff war continues between Canada and the United States, and Tesla vehicles are gradually being excluded from multiple government rebate programs, the province of Saskatchewan has decided to double the annual registration fee for electric vehicles.

The annual fee will rise from $150 to $300 for all electric vehicles, starting on June 1st. The provincial government has indicated that these new revenues will be used to upgrade the road network.

Elsewhere in Canada

It now remains to be seen whether other Canadian provinces will join the movement to retaliate against one of the U.S. government’s most powerful allies. Quebec, for example, has been slow to impose a withdrawal of Tesla vehicles from its financial incentive Roulez vert program.