I'm going to get kind of technical on here, just because while it's a very slight difference, it's important to know just in case a parent does decide to get in to the technicalities with you. :thumbsup:
There are no federal laws on how a child is transported. Traffic laws are set by the provinces, and basically the only role that the federal government has is to tell provincial governments that they have to have a law applicable to something. Even then, I'm not super clear on the technicalities of the feedback loop that exists.
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Thanks for explaining all that, because it is indeed clear as mud. Just for the record - I did know those details already. Barb taught part of my course. :thumbsup:
This really is semantics, but as I understand it CMVSS 213 is a standard within the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations that go with the
Motor Vehicle Safety Act and it is the "law". Just because it applies to the actual seats and what manufacturers are allowed to put on the shelves doesn't change the fact that it is law and has (or will have) a direct impact on when children can FF. Based on that I have no qualms about telling people that there is a "new law" about how long they have to RF their children. Just because most of the provinces need to play catch up that doesn't change the fact that this is the law and it will apply to all new seats and how caregivers use those seats. :twocents:
With regard to the provinces, what I've heard is that there is some head scratching at TC about the fact that this federal law for seat standards is inconsistent with most provincial laws for seat use and how and when that will resolve itself because this is the first time that the federal law has been stricter than the provincial ones. Just what I heard. :shrug-shoulders: Don't get semantic on me for my wording in that sentence.