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CanadaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock

Official title

Proposal to update the regulatory requirements concerning the safety of restraint systems and vehicle anchorages (2026) 7 documents totalling 173 pages (available in English and French) Consultation (2 pages); Background (9 pages); Proposed TSD 213a: Child restraint systems – side impact protection (21 pages); Proposed TSD 213b: Child restraint systems (69 pages); Proposed TSD 225: Child restraint anchorage systems (52 pages); Proposed Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Reg

Canada notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 10 February 2026. The comment period closed on 22 April 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Motor Vehicles for Transporting Persons HS 8703, Seats Of A Kind Used For Motor Vehicles HS 9401.20

HS codes
  • 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof
    • 8703 Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of <10 persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of…
  • 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings
    • 940120 Seats for motor vehicles
Notifying member
Canada
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 10 February 2026. Check WTO ePing or Canada for its current status.
Objectives
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/CAN/770

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 22 April 2026
Proposed adoption
Not Applicable, given it is a consultation. Decisions still need to be made for the date of adoption, and for the date of entry into force (consultation dependent).
Proposed entry into force
Not Applicable, given it is a consultation. Decisions still need to be made for the date of adoption, and for the date of entry into force (consultation dependent).

How to comment

The comment period closed on 22 April 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/CAN/770; it can take them up with Canada.

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What the notification says

Transport Canada wants to improve child passenger safety and update the regulatory requirements for the safety of restraint systems and vehicle anchorages. Transport Canada is requesting feedback on its approach to updating the relevant regulations.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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