The Ontario Drive Clean program is no more.
The Ford government says it is scrapping the vehicle emissions testing program and replacing it with a new system that will focus on heavy duty vehicles such as transport trucks.
The Progressive Conservative government says the Drive Clean program, which tests emissions every two years on cars and light-duty trucks over seven years old, is outdated and no longer effective.
The province says the program worked well when it was introduced by the previous PC government in 1999 and but grew less useful as the automotive industry adopted more stringent emissions standards.
According to the Ford government, only five per cent of vehicles failed the test last year.
The Tories say a new program will be introduced to target emissions from heavy duty vehicles, which they say have weaker emissions standards and get replaced less frequently.
The proposed changes will be subject to a 30-day public consultation.