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Le Québec exige un ensemble de retenue ou un siège d'appoint jusqu'à 145 cm ou 9 ans en vertu de l'article 397 du Code de la sécurité routière. Ce que prévoit la loi, ce que recommande la SAAQ, et ce qui n'a pu être vérifié concernant les sanctions.
Les seuils du Traffic Safety Act s. 248(4) de la Saskatchewan pour les sièges d'appoint et les ensembles de retenue pour enfants, l'amende de 175 $ et les 3 points de démérite, le transfert de responsabilité pour les taxis, et les données mensuelles datées d'application de la loi par la SGI.
Les lois sur les sièges d'auto pour enfant et les sièges d'appoint au Yukon, dans les T.N.-O. et au Nunavut, ainsi que les règles fédérales sur la certification, la Marque nationale de sécurité, les sièges achetés aux États-Unis et les rappels.
Alberta's Vehicle Equipment Regulation has no booster seat law: the exact child restraint threshold, the $211 fine, the widest taxi exemption of any prairie province, and what Transport Canada still recommends.
BC's Division 36 car seat law: exact rear-facing, forward-facing and booster thresholds, driver liability, the taxi vs ride-hail exemption, and why the fine amount cannot be confirmed.
Manitoba uses one combined threshold: a child under 9 who is under 36 kg and under 145 cm needs a car seat or booster. The fine is $298. Exact rules here.
New Brunswick requires a child restraint under 9 years, 36 kg, and 145 cm (NB Reg 83-163). Covers the 2020 rideshare exemption, fines, and enforcement.
NL requires car seats to age 9 under s.178.1 of the Highway Traffic Act, with no taxi exemption, unlike New Brunswick. Thresholds, exemptions, and gaps.
Nova Scotia's car seat and booster thresholds by exact age, weight and height, the 2025 IWK/Dalhousie compliance study, and why the fine amount is unverified.
Ontario's HTA section 106 and Regulation 613 car seat law: exact 9 kg, 18 kg and 36 kg/145 cm/age 8 thresholds, the $200 set fine and 2 demerit points, and the taxi and rideshare exemption.
Prince Edward Island's car seat and booster rules, the true 9-year-old-or-less age cutoff, the manufacturer-set booster weight exit, and why the fine is unverified.
Quebec requires a child restraint or booster until 145 cm or age 9 under CSR article 397. What the law sets, what SAAQ recommends, and what could not be verified on penalties.