What are the car seat laws in Ontario?

In Ontario, all drivers — including visiting drivers — must make sure that children under the age of 16 wear a seatbelt and children under the age of 8 are properly secured in the correct child car seat or booster seat. You can be charged under the Highway Traffic Act for failing to secure a child under your care.



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The “one person, one belt” rule has been the law in Ontario since 2006. This means your car cannot take any more passengers than it has working seatbelts, and that passengers cannot share belts.

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8 – 12 Years. Keep your child in a booster seat until he or she is big enough to fit in a seat belt properly. For a seat belt to fit properly the lap belt must lie snugly across the upper thighs, not the stomach. The shoulder belt should lie snugly across the shoulder and chest and not cross the neck or face.

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Our selection of taxis is perfect for transporting your entire family to and from your destination safely and comfortably. We have children safety car seats available in our minivans (one seat per minivan). All you need is to ask for the child seat when making your booking.

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In Toronto, taxis are considered a form of public transportation. So just like on a bus, passengers are not required to use a car seat in a cab. But Uber and Lyft drivers must have a car seat to drive around a child younger than eight, less than 80 pounds and shorter than four feet nine inches tall.

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