Tesla Canada Explains Model 3 Order Pause Despite Unused Import Quota

Tesla Canada stopped accepting orders for the two Premium trims of the China-built Model 3, starting at $39,490, on October 12, saying its allocation had run out. However, government figures as of October 9 showed only 328 vehicles had entered against 33,397 permits available between September 2026 and February 2027. In a LinkedIn post, public policy executive Iain Myrans explained that Global Affairs Canada provides in advance the maximum number of cars each automaker can expect to import, citing Section 8(1) of the Export and Import Permits Act.…

• Model 3 Premium orders paused October 12; Tesla cited exhausted allocation.
• Only 328 of 33,397 available permits had been used as of October 9.

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