Tesla's quarterly update names Canada as a record market but gives no count. Ottawa's rebate data fills in part of the picture.
Tesla had its best quarter ever for deliveries in Canada this summer, according to the company itself. Its Q3 2026 Update, posted on October 21, says it "achieved record quarterly deliveries in several markets, including Canada, Australia, Japan and Taiwan" (Tesla Q3 2026 Update). Tesla didn't publish a Canadian number. Transport Canada's rebate data gives a partial view: dealers filed 3,336 federal EVAP requests for the Model Y in July to September, up from 945 in April to June, and Ontario dealers filed most of them (Transport Canada EVAP data).
Yes, by Tesla's own account. In the Automotive section of its Q3 2026 Update, Tesla says it "achieved record quarterly deliveries in several markets, including Canada, Australia, Japan and Taiwan." The same update was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as part of Tesla's October 21, 2026 Form 8-K, and it's linked from Tesla's investor relations site.
That's all Tesla says about Canada. It doesn't give a number, say how far past the old record it went, or break the total down by model.
Federal rebate data shows 3,336 Model Y requests in Q3, up from 945 in Q2.
Worldwide, 486,532: 478,237 Model 3 and Model Y and 8,295 other models. That's about 6,400 more than in Q2 (480,126), but 2% fewer than in Q3 2025 (497,099) (Tesla Q3 2026 Update, operational summary). So Canada set a record in a quarter when Tesla's global deliveries were down year over year.
Tesla also says it ended the quarter with the largest order backlog for its passenger vehicles in four years, and that battery availability was still "the limiting factor" on how many cars it could build.
The closest public Canadian number is Transport Canada's EVAP statistics, which lists every dealer request for the federal Electric Vehicle Affordability Program rebate. I counted the Tesla rows in the September 2026 file:
| Tesla Model Y, EVAP requests | Month 1 | Month 2 | Month 3 | Quarter total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 (April to June) | 158 | 223 | 564 | 945 |
| Q3 2026 (July to September) | 193 | 757 | 2,386 | 3,336 |
Source: Transport Canada, EVAP statistics, September 2026 CSV (rows dated March 30 to September 30, 2026), counted on October 22, 2026. A request is a dealer's incentive request, not a confirmed sale or delivery.
Of the 3,336 Q3 requests, Ontario dealers filed 2,394, British Columbia 605 and Quebec 337. The Model Y is the only Tesla in the file. The Shanghai-built Model 3 Premium doesn't show up at all, so the EVAP numbers say nothing about how many Model 3s were delivered.
Strong demand and a big backlog don't automatically mean longer waits, and Tesla hasn't said anything about Canadian delivery times. If you're shopping now, two dates matter more than the record:
For timing and trims, see the Model Y delivery wait guide and which Tesla to buy in Canada, or browse all our guides.
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