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S-4 — An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act
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S-4
An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act
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BILL S-4
An Act to amend the Energy Efficiency Act
Last activity : At second reading in the House of Commons
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Senate · 1st2025-11-25Senate · 2nd2026-03-11Senate · 3rd2026-06-02Commons · 1st2026-06-05Commons · 2ndCommons · 3rdRoyal assent
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What it does, in plain language
- Broadens the Energy Efficiency Act to cover systems, modern technologies and the "responsible use of energy," including standards on durability, interoperability and water conservation.
- Sets out a formal purpose for the Act: promoting energy efficiency, supporting the shift to a low-carbon economy, spurring innovation, and working with Indigenous peoples and the provinces.
- Captures new players, including resellers and advertisers of products and "commercial entities" that import or ship energy-using products between provinces, making them subject to the same standards, labelling and reporting rules.
- Bans dealers from labelling or advertising products in a false, misleading or deceptive way about their energy efficiency.
- Lets the Minister demand products, test data and access to modelling software, and allows inspectors to enter a place remotely by telecommunication, with the knowledge of the person in charge.
- Creates ministerial exemption powers: up to six months to fix regulatory errors, harmonize rules or handle exceptional situations, and up to three years (extendable to six years total) to test innovation-friendly approaches, with decisions published on the department's website.
- Gives the Minister power to order corrective measures — such as halting the import, sale or advertising of a product — to act at the company's expense if the order is ignored, and to publish the names of companies involved.
- Establishes a review process for those orders by a designated review officer, on written request filed within seven days, and requires records to be kept for six years.
🤖 AI-generated from the bill’s official text as introduced — may not reflect amendments adopted since.
Registered lobbying
14 communications · 3 organizations
as of Sep 10, 2026
the 10 most recent +
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers7Whirlpool Canada LP5Electronics Product Stewardship Canada2
2026-06-25 · Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
Met with : Nicole Ellement — Senior Regional Advisor - BC, AB, and SK
2026-06-10 · House of Commons
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
Met with : Jared Borgersen — Policy Advisor · Claudia Gallant — Stakeholder Relations Advisor · Andrew Evans — Policy Advisor
2026-06-10 · Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
Met with : Sean Mitchell — Senior Advisor
2026-06-10 · House of Commons
Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers
Met with : Richard Martel — Member of Parliament
2026-04-22 · Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Electronics Product Stewardship Canada
Met with : Sean Mitchell — Director of Parliamentary Affairs
2026-04-16 · Senate of Canada
Whirlpool Canada LP
Met with : David Wells — Senator
2026-04-16 · Senate of Canada
Whirlpool Canada LP
Met with : David Wells — Senator
2026-03-26 · Senate of Canada
Whirlpool Canada LP
Met with : Duncan Wilson — Senator · Sean Mitchell — Senior Advisor
2026-03-26 · Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
Whirlpool Canada LP
Met with : Sean Mitchell — Director of Parliamentary Affairs and Issues Management
2026-03-26 · Senate of Canada
Whirlpool Canada LP
Met with : Duncan Wilson — Senator
Communications reported to the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying that name this bill. Lobbying is a lawful, publicly registered activity — this count is a fact, not a verdict. Only communications whose description names both the bill number and its title are counted, so the real total may be higher. Registry archive read on September 10, 2026; the Commissioner republishes it about monthly, and we refresh it by hand.
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