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Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories. All have different versions of what 'safe' is. Most require 3-rd party inspections when vehicles come from another province or change ownership. Age of the vehicle is the other factor.

My recent experience getting my M151A2 plated was an illustration is the silliness of Ontaro's rules. As a 1975 model year coming from out of province, it had to be inspected against a long checklist. Besides swapping out the weather checked NDCC tires, all holes in the floor had to be closed off. Never mind it qualifies as a convertible and the floor is a single thickness exposed from the top, the drains were considered the same as the rust holes.

This province's latest bright idea, i.e. cash grab, has been annual emissions testing. In order to renew the plates, the owner must spend $$$ for a paper that says the noxious fumes from the tail pipe are below a certain level. If it fails the owner has a few options, but almost very vehicle will pass. Diesels couldn't be tested on standard equipment. The latest wrinkle is to make licenced testers junk their current equipment and run a test on the on-board diagnostic port. The irony is that older vehicles, like my M151A2 which have the least emissions controls are excused from testing.