Rivian has told Canadian reservation holders they will not see ordering and pricing details until next year, when the company expects to begin deliveries north of the border.
Responding to a customer asking when more information would arrive, the company said it would have more details “for our Canadian community next year, when deliveries are scheduled to kick off.”
Rivian quietly delayed the R2 launch in Canada and Europe in February, pushing the Canadian debut from 2026 to 2027 and removing a previously listed starting price of C$66,500.
The new comment confirms there is no near-term timeline for Canadian configuration or pricing, as Rivian prepares to open R2 orders in the United States on June 9.
R2 orders will begin with the Performance trim and Launch Package at $57,990.
The dual-motor all-wheel-drive variant produces 656 horsepower and 609 lb-ft of torque, accelerates from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, and offers an EPA-estimated 330 miles (531 km) of range.
The Launch Package bundles lifetime access to Rivian‘s Autonomy+ driver-assistance system, a tow package, and an exclusive Launch Green paint finish.
The R2 Premium follows in late 2026 at $53,990, with the lower-range Standard variants arriving through 2027.
The base Standard trim starts at the long-promised $45,000.
North America Presence
Rivian has been scaling its sales, service, charging, and repair operations ahead of the R2, with work concentrated on supporting US demand first.
Despite already offering its R1T pickup and R1S SUV in Canada, the company’s physical presence remains limited.
The company operates two Service Centers in the country, one in Richmond, British Columbia, and one in Vaughan, Ontario, alongside a location in Calgary, Alberta.
Rivian has said it plans to push its global service network beyond 150 locations by the end of 2027, adding more than 50 Service Centers and expanding its mobile service fleet by 50% through 2026.
Mobile Service has become its most popular repair method, a model the company leans on in less densely populated regions.
The Rivian Adventure Network, the company’s DC fast-charging system, neared 1,000 stalls in the first quarter with 973 chargers operating across North America.
Rivian plans to grow the network to more than 3,500 fast chargers at over 600 sites across the US and Canada.
Tariffs Cloud Canadian Pricing
The R2 will initially be built in the US, meaning units exported to Canada could face additional duties depending on how cross-border tariffs settle.
The delayed entry of Rivian‘s cheaper model also comes as Canada rebuilds its incentive framework.
In February, the federal government announced roughly C$2.3 billion for EV adoption and a review of its zero-emission targets.
As part of the strategy, Ottawa scrapped the mandate that would have required 60% of new car sales to be electric by 2030 and 100% by 2035.
The consumer rebate returned on February 16 under a new name, the Electric Vehicle Affordability Program (EVAP).
It offers up to C$5,000 for battery-electric and fuel-cell vehicles and up to C$2,500 for plug-in hybrids.
The program is backed by C$2.275 billion over five years, with rebate amounts declining annually through 2030.
EVAP applies to vehicles with a final transaction value of C$50,000 or less, rather than an MSRP cap, and vehicles built in Canada are exempt from that ceiling.
Eligibility also requires a vehicle to be made in Canada or imported from a country with an active free-trade agreement with Canada, which excludes Chinese-built EVs.
A US-built R2 would qualify on origin grounds under the USMCA framework, but its transaction value would determine whether it clears the C$50,000 threshold.
The Performance trim’s $57,990 starting price, before tariffs and currency conversion, sits above that line.
Canada’s rebate drove more than 24,400 sales in its first three months.
Tesla Sidesteps the Border
Tesla, whose Model Y competes directly with the R2 in the mid-size electric SUV segment, has taken a different approach.
Since last year, Tesla has imported Model Y units into Canada from its Berlin factory in Germany rather than from its US plants, a move that sidesteps the duties applied to vehicles crossing the US-Canada border.
The European sourcing route insulates Canadian Model Y pricing from US trade friction, an advantage Rivian does not currently hold for the R2.
Tesla has also begun shipping its Model 3 sedan from China, under the new trade deal between Beijing and Ottawa that lowers the tariff on Chinese EVs to 6.1%.
With the R2 tied to US production at launch, Rivian faces a structural cost disadvantage in Canada that the company has signaled no plans to address.
For now, Canadian buyers have a confirmed 2027 delivery window, no published price, and a rebate program whose thresholds the R2 may only partially meet.
