Canada had 27.6 million registered vehicles in 2025
Canadian road-vehicle registrations rose 3.1% to 27.6 million in 2025, while electric vehicles represented 6.5% of the light-duty fleet.
Canada had 27.6 million registered road motor vehicles in 2025, up 3.1% from the previous year, according to Statistics Canada.
Light-duty vehicles accounted for 91.7% of the total. Within that fleet, electric vehicles—including hybrids, plug-in hybrids and battery-electric models—represented 6.5%, compared with 5.2% in 2024.
Multi-purpose vehicles such as SUVs and crossovers increased 8.3% to 11.1 million and made up 44.0% of light-duty registrations. Statistics Canada cautioned that Ontario’s automatic-renewal system contributed to the province’s reported increase.
Source: Statistics Canada, Vehicle registrations, 2025, released September 22, 2026.
Illustrative stock photo: John Matychuk via Unsplash, under the Unsplash License. Resized; not a photograph of the reported registry data.
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