Current status: Closed
Open on September 4, 2024 and will be closed on November 4, 2024.
Transport Canada is seeking feedback on the mandatory use of PFDs/lifejackets for individuals on board recreational vessels.
Join in: how to participate
To read our consultation document and submit comments and questions, register at Let’s Talk Transportation. You can also upload a document through the submission tab on Let’s Talk: Making Personal Flotation Devices/Lifejackets Mandatory for Recreational Boaters.
Who is the focus of this consultation?
All Canadians are invited and encouraged to participate in the consultation.
- Key questions for discussion
- What are your thoughts on requiring recreational boaters to use PFDs/lifejackets?
- Which factors do you believe have the biggest impact on reducing recreational boating deaths? Age of boater/guest, vessel length or vessel type?
- What other actions do you believe could reduce deaths among recreational boaters?
Related information
- Mandatory Wear of Personal Flotation Devices/Lifejackets: Enhanced Canadian Data Backgrounder
- Recreational Boating-Related Fatalities in Canada, 2008-2017: Prepared by the Drowning Prevention Research Centre Canada
- Choosing Lifejackets and Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs)
Contact us
Transport Canada
11th Floor, AMSR
Place de Ville, Tower C
330 Sparks Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N8
Email: MSSRegulations-ReglementsSSM@tc.gc.ca