Quebec Hikes Vehicle Registration Pegged To Engine Displacement

Derek Kreindler
by Derek Kreindler

Quebec’s love affair with s mall, efficient cars is well-known around these parts. And a new government measure will only further enable that, as Quebec is set to raise annual vehicle registration fees based o vehicle’s displacement size.

In an economic update released by the province, new measures were announced for vehicles with displacements of 4.0L or higher. The fees will rise by about 10 percent for engines ranging from 4 to 5.2L, while an additional 19 tiers of tariffs will be enacted for engines 5.3L or larger. At the highest end, a 7.0L engine will cost an additional $214.20 according to the CAA.

In addition, new one-time fees will be enacted for new vehicle purchases. The fee schedule is

  • $50 for a 4.0L to 4.9 L engine
  • $100 for a 5.0L to 5.9 L engine
  • $200 for a 6.0L engine

The fee will largely impact buyers of pickup trucks, as most passenger cars, CUVs and SUVs offer engines below the threshold. Expect the 2.7L and 3.5L Ford Ecoboost, the 3.6L GM mid-sizers and the 3.6L Ram trucks to become very popular among Quebec’s truck buyers.

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  • Brumus Brumus on Dec 10, 2014

    We also mandate the use of winter tires from December 15 to March 15 inclusive!

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    • Highdesertcat Highdesertcat on Dec 11, 2014

      @highdesertcat Lou_BC and heavy handle, my BIL actually uses the healthcare he and my sister have purchased here in the US, for the past decades they've been married. I don't know all the details but I believe they are still disease-free, Washington State health-nuts with an active lifestyle. Annual checkups so far. And I believe when my sister gets to be 65 and on Medicare Part A, B and D, he also gets to be on Medicare as long as he pays the $115 a month out of his own pocket for Part A & B. But I do agree, it would be ill-advised for him to give up his Canadian citizenship because all his money-making properties are in Canada, and he is taxed heavily for that privilege. And....if all else should fail, he always has that "free" Canadian healthcare for the two of them, and a place to live in Canada, should the US economy experience total chaos and collapse. danio3834, I believe Virginia Mason's is the medical care facility to where they go for checkups and labs. But I haven't asked them yet how O'b*m* care has affected them or their premiums. Obviously, at age 60 it is unlikely that my sister will need birth control pills, pre-natal care or pregnancy coverage. And he has been shooting blanks since he came of age.

  • Sector 5 Sector 5 on Dec 10, 2014

    No French Canadian term is quebecker. France is appalled at the dialect & accent. I heard parisian call it souffle merde. Quebec is very corrupt the First Nations don't trust.. Neither group cares for Canadian. Strange but true. An obsolete monachy keeps them entwined.

    • Lou_BC Lou_BC on Dec 10, 2014

      @Joss - First Nations have a right to be distrustful. That is a different kettle of fish than Quebec politics. Québécois is the term more likely to be used by French Quebec. All you need is a Nazi reference and we all can call it a night.

  • Broo Broo on Dec 10, 2014

    As if we needed another tax. A few weeks ago, unleaded was $1.38 per LITRE. That's $5.22 per US gallon. That's enough to force us in subcompacts. Right now, in some places in the US, the price is just under $2 per gallon while we are still at $4.30

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    • Highdesertcat Highdesertcat on Dec 11, 2014

      @30-mile fetch "With the recent resurfacing of the discussion to raise gas taxes in the US to help fund our crumbling transportation infrastructure" Well, I hope the Republicans don't raise the taxes for the next two years. Harry Reid recently said that the Democrats would wage even more obstruction to the newly-elected Republican majorities, so we should enjoy another "do-nothing" Congress for the next two years. That sure makes ""right now" a great time to buy cars, houses, motorcycles, whatever. Easy money. No political interference. Life is good!

  • Calgarytek Calgarytek on Dec 12, 2014

    @mikey: So “Calgarytek” how’s that 65 dollar a barrel oil working for you..? It'll just work out just fine. We got our ducks in a row when it was as low as $30. That was under Ralph Klein. He had his flaws, and had to make some hard choices, but Alberta did pay off it's provincial deficit in 2004. I believe it was the realization that interest to service debt meant less money for social programs/infrastructure/health care. Since then, things have worsened. But there are nowhere near as bad as they are in QC/ON. Based on it's track record, Alberta does have the will and commitment to see things through. It's something that both QC/Ontario lack. It's amazing how many parallels there are between the 'mentality of QC/ON' and Steven Lang's TTAC articles about the deadbeats he comes across in his line of business. Ontarians/Quebecers like to point out that Alberta is rich because it has oil. Alberta was rich before oil made serious money for the province. Rich in the willingness and commitment to tackle it's own problems and succeed. In terms of QC and it's unique culture/separation issue, Western Canadians see it as extortion. Most of us want QC to leave, so the money will stay with us.

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