Even north of the border it seems to vary by city, or at least in BC. Where we are there is no smog chek.
It will be interesting to see how this type of thing is dealt with going forward. In europe many countries felt it was just too complicated going forward. Countries like Holland have been passing or planning the simple ban of sales of any personal passenger vehicle by 2025 that burns gas or diesel. There are a half dozen others in various stages of the doing the same thing. As the one minister pointed out, it will retire the need for an entire government department that tracks the whole smog thing.
