E-7656 Lithium-ion battery fire safety initiative Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7656 — Lithium-ion battery fire safety initiative — with 540 signatures and counting. Sponsored by Wade Chang. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7656
Petition Details
- Status: Active — open for signatures
- Closing date: December 8, 2026
- Sponsor: Wade Chang (Burnaby Central)
- Category: Public safety
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 540
- Daily increase: +3 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +19 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~3 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: August 10, 2026 — 159 data points recorded
Milestones
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on September 11, 2026 — total at that point: 501
Provincial Distribution
- British Columbia: 167 signatures
- Ontario: 145 signatures
- Manitoba: 72 signatures
- Alberta: 60 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 32 signatures
- Quebec: 25 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 16 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 9 signatures
- New Brunswick: 4 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 3 signatures
- Yukon: 2 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| August 10, 2026 | 6 |
| August 14, 2026 | 25 |
| August 16, 2026 | 43 |
| August 21, 2026 | 58 |
| August 25, 2026 | 187 |
| August 27, 2026 | 292 |
| August 29, 2026 | 352 |
| August 31, 2026 | 393 |
| September 2, 2026 | 437 |
| September 5, 2026 | 470 |
| September 10, 2026 | 493 |
| September 17, 2026 | 516 |
| September 22, 2026 | 537 |
| September 24, 2026 | 540 |
Petition Text
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
• Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly used in consumer electronics, e-bikes, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems across Canada;
• Fire services in major Canadian cities have reported dramatic increases in lithium-ion battery fires, including a more than 500% increase reported by Vancouver Fire Rescue Services since 2016 and a 591% increase reported by Toronto Fire Services between 2020 and 2024;
• Lithium-ion battery fires can exceed 700°C, release toxic gases, reignite hours or even days after initial suppression, and present unique hazards for fire fighters, first responders, and the public;
• Canada currently lacks a coordinated national framework for reporting lithium-ion battery fire incidents, conducting research, and developing evidence-based safety standards and response protocols; and
• A coordinated federal approach, in partnership with provinces, territories, municipalities, fire services, standards organizations, industry, and other stakeholders, would strengthen public safety and better protect fire fighters and first responders.
We, the undersigned, Citizens and Residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to create a National Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Safety Initiative that will:
1. Establish a national reporting and data collection system for lithium-ion battery fire incidents;
2. Support research into fire fighter exposure, health risks, and effective fire suppression techniques associated with lithium-ion battery fires;
3. Work with provinces, territories, standards organizations, and fire services to strengthen product safety standards, building codes, and fire fighter training related to lithium-ion battery hazards; and
4. Invest in protective equipment, emerging suppression technologies, and other measures that improve the safety of fire fighters, first responders, and the public.
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