Car Seat Laws

Each Canadian province is responsible for their car seat and booster seat laws.

Check the law for the province that you live in.

The law is the minimum safety standard.

You may choose to keep your child in a forward facing harnessed car seat for longer than what the law states.

Child Safety Link has outlined recommendations to reduce the risk of injury to your child.

• Nova Scotia
• New Brunswick
• Prince Edward Island
• Newfoundland and Labrador