Transport Canada wants to improve child passenger safety and update the regulatory requirements for the safety of restraint systems and vehicle anchorages.
Transport Canada regulates the safety of motor vehicles and equipment to keep Canadian roads safe. In Canada, companies must certify that all new and imported vehicles, tires and child restraints meet Canada’s safety regulations and standards.
To improve child passenger safety and make it easier for companies to follow our requirements, Transport Canada wants to make major updates to the Motor Vehicle Restraint System and Booster Seats Safety Regulations, and the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for vehicle anchorages in the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations.
We’ve been collecting feedback from child restraint, special needs restraint and vehicle manufacturers, provincial and territorial governments, special needs health care providers, and federal regulatory bodies. We’ve also been speaking with them to better understand their needs and make sure that they have a chance to provide feedback. This consultation is part of that work, and includes drafts of the regulatory text, and Technical Standards Documents.
Transport Canada is assessing whether we can publish the final regulatory amendments directly in the Canada Gazette, Part II, instead of pre-publishing it in the Canada Gazette, Part I as usual.
How to participate
Canadians and stakeholders can email feedback to us until April 22, 2026.
Key questions for discussion
Transport Canada is managing responses to the first 3 questions. Please email your response to questions 1, 2, and 3, to RegulationsClerk-ASFB-Commisauxreglements@tc.gc.ca and include “Updating Child Restraint and Vehicle Anchorage Regulations” in the subject line.
- Do you have any feedback on the reference documents provided below?
- Do you have any feedback or concerns about Transport Canada skipping the usual pre-publication phase and publishing the updated regulations directly to the Canada Gazette, Part II?
- Do you have any feedback on the proposed timeline for when the changes will come into force?
- The restraint regulations would come into force 2 years after being published in the Canada Gazette, Part II
- The anchorage regulations would come into force on September 1, 2032
Health Canada is managing responses to the last question. Please email your response to question 4 to ccpsa-lcspc@hc-sc.gc.ca and include “Updating Child Restraint and Vehicle Anchorage Regulations” in the subject line.
- How much time should companies have to comply with the new, mandatory requirements under the Restraint Systems and Booster Seats for Motor Vehicles Regulations?
Read the background document before you participate
Reference documents
Request a copy
Request a copy by email:
- Background document
- Proposed TSD 213a: Child restraint systems – side impact protection
- Proposed TSD 213b: Child restraint systems
- Proposed TSD 225: Child restraint anchorage systems
- Proposed Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations
- Proposed Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations
Privacy notice
The personal information you provide to Transport Canada will be collected by the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Framework sub-program under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, subsection 20(1), and handled in accordance with the Privacy Act.
Why are we collecting your personal information?
Your personal information is collected for the purpose of gathering stakeholder and public feedback for consideration on potential regulatory amendments to the regulations under the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
Will we use or share your personal information for any other reason?
The feedback you provide will be de-identified and published on the Canada Gazette website if we make regulatory amendments, as required under the Treasury Board Secretariat’s Cabinet Directive on Regulation.
Only de-identified information may be shared with Health Canada to coordinate policy development. Personal information will not be disclosed.
What happens if you don’t want to provide your personal information?
Participation in this survey is on a voluntary basis. There is no requirement to provide your personal information.
What are your rights?
You have the right to request for access to, and correction of, your personal information. You also have a right to complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada if you feel your personal information has been handled improperly. For more information about these rights, or about how we handle your personal information, please contact the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulatory Framework sub-program at regulationsclerk-asfb-commisauxreglements@tc.gc.ca
For more information
The collection of your personal information is described in Info Source. Please refer to the personal information bank PSU 938 – Outreach Activities.
Related information
- Motor Vehicle Restraint System and Booster Seats Safety Regulations
- Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations
Contact us
Proposal to update the regulatory requirements concerning the safety of restraint systems and vehicle anchorages
Transport Canada
Place de Ville, Tower C
330 Sparks St
Ottawa ON K1A 0N5
Email: RegulationsClerk-ASFB-Commisauxreglements@tc.gc.ca