BYD in Canada: status and what to expect
BYD has a Canadian office in Markham, Ontario, and a bilingual Canadian website. That site currently lists no vehicles, prices, ordering or dealers, and BYD hasn’t said when sales would start.
China-built EVs imported under an annual quota, set at 49,000 vehicles in its first year, now pay a 6.1% tariff instead of the earlier 100% surtax, which has been repealed. Each shipment needs an import permit, and vehicles without one can’t be imported. No BYD model has been confirmed for Canada yet. Our overview of Canada’s new tariff rules for Chinese-made EVs covers the quota in detail.
The BYD Seagull, sold in Europe as the DOLPHIN SURF, is a four-seat city car with a 30 or 43.2 kWh battery and up to 322 km of WLTP range. The BYD DOLPHIN is a larger five-seat hatchback rated at 427 km WLTP. The BYD SEAL sedan offers 61.4 or 82.5 kWh and 460 to 570 km WLTP.
The other four are SUVs. The compact BYD ATTO 2 is rated at 344 to 430 km WLTP and the BYD ATTO 3 at 470 to 510 km WLTP. The midsize BYD SEALION 7 has an 82.5 or 91.3 kWh battery and 456 to 502 km WLTP. The seven-seat BYD TANG EV carries a 108.8 kWh battery and is rated at 530 km WLTP.
WLTP results usually run higher than NRCan’s Canadian ratings, so use them to compare BYD models, not as Canadian range figures. Need an SUV now? Compare the electric SUVs you can buy in Canada now.
No official Canadian prices have been set for any BYD model. Prices on the model cards are EVSearch estimates or overseas list prices, not official BYD prices. A Canadian price would reflect the 6.1% tariff, freight, equipment and the exchange rate. We’ll show official pricing once BYD confirms it.
The BYD models listed here use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells, which BYD builds in its Blade battery format on most of these models. See how LFP batteries differ from nickel-based cells.
These are European-spec models, which use the European CCS2 charging plug. BYD hasn’t said which plug a Canadian model would use; see charging plug standards in Canada. Any model sold here would also charge on Level 2 at home; see home charging options.
China-built vehicles can’t get the federal Electric Vehicle Affordability Program (EVAP) incentive, which only covers vehicles made in Canada or in a free-trade partner country. Other conditions also apply, such as a $50,000 cap on the final transaction value for imported vehicles. Compare federal and provincial EV incentives for local rules. Once Canadian energy ratings exist, you can estimate what charging would cost where you live.
