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Tire safety and Transport Canada

All new tires sold in Canada must meet the safety standards set under the Motor Vehicle Tire Safety Regulations. Transport Canada administers these regulations and tests tires to ensure they conform to safety standards. These tests confirm that tires purchased in Canada are designed and manufactured to function safely on your vehicle.



How to reach Transport Canada

If you think you have a tire problem that is safety related,
please contact us at:

1-800-333-0371 or (613) 998-8616 in the Ottawa area
or by e-mail at roadsafetywebmail@tc.gc.ca

Or write to us at:

  Road Safety and Motor Vehicle
Regulation Directorate
Transport Canada
Tower C, Place de Ville
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N5


Vehicles, fuel efficiency and Natural Resources Canada

For more information on fuel efficiency when buying, driving and maintaining a vehicle, please call 1-800-387-2000 to order your free Auto$mart Guide and All About Driving Smarter brochure. Or visit the Office of Energy Efficiency Web site at http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/personal-vehicles-initiative.cfm?attr=0.



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© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of Transport, 1989, revised 2003.
Date modified:
2012-02-06

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