Carriages and Strollers Regulations (SOR/2023-101)

Marginal note:Warning and instructions — removable wheel

14 In the case of a carriage or stroller with a removable wheel-fork assembly, the following must be permanently printed on the wheel fork or on a label that is permanently affixed to it:

• (a) the following warning or its equivalent:

WARNING

• • 

  Fall Hazard. Wheel can detach and cause tip over.

MISE EN GARDE

• • 

  Risque de chute. Le landau ou la poussette risque de basculer si la roue amovible se détache.

• (b) information that states how to verify that the wheel is securely attached.

Marginal note:Warning — foam

15 In the case of a carriage or stroller with a removable cover placed over foam on a tray or grab bar, the following warning, or its equivalent, must be permanently printed on the foam or on a label that is permanently affixed to it:

WARNING

• • 

  Choking hazard. Only use with cover installed.

MISE EN GARDE

• • 

  Risque d’étouffement. Utiliser seulement lorsque le recouvrement est installé.

Marginal note:Warning — precaution

16 Every carriage or stroller must display or be accompanied by the following warning or its equivalent:

WARNING

• • 

  To avoid injuries from finger entrapment, keep child away from this product when unfolding and folding it.
• • 

  The carriage or stroller will become unstable if the manufacturer’s recommended load is exceeded.

MISE EN GARDE

• • 

  Pour éviter toute blessure aux doigts, tenir l’enfant à l’écart lors du repliage et du dépliage.
• • 

  Tout poids supérieur à la limite recommandée par le fabricant rendra le landau ou la poussette instable.

Marginal note:Information — container

• 17 (1) The following information must be permanently printed on a container in which a carriage or stroller is sold to a consumer or on a label that is permanently affixed to the container:

  • (a) in the case of a carriage or stroller that is manufactured in Canada, the name and principal place of business of the manufacturer or the person for which the carriage or stroller was manufactured;

  • (b) in the case of a carriage or stroller that is imported for commercial purposes, the name and principal place of business of the manufacturer, the person for which the carriage or stroller was manufactured or the importer;

  • (c) the model name or model number of the carriage or stroller; and

  • (d) the year and month of manufacture of the carriage or stroller.

• Marginal note:Warning — container

  (2) A flexible film bag that contains a carriage or stroller or that is in the container must meet at least one of the following requirements:

  • (a) it must have an opening of less than 356 mm in circumference;

  • (b) it must be made from film that is at least 0.019 mm thick and must display the following warning or its equivalent:

    WARNING

    • • 

      Plastic bags can be dangerous. To avoid danger of suffocation, keep this bag away from babies and children.

    MISE EN GARDE

    • • 

      Les sacs de plastique peuvent être dangereux. Pour éviter le danger de suffocation, ne laissez pas ce sac à la portée des bébés ni des enfants.

Transitional Provision

Marginal note:180 days

18 A carriage or stroller, as those terms are defined in section 1 of the Carriages and Strollers Regulations as it reads as of the day on which these Regulations come into force, may satisfy the requirements of the Carriages and Strollers Regulations, as they read immediately before that day, for the period of 180 days that begins on that day.

Repeal

19 [Amendments]

Coming into Force

Footnote ^*20 These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are published in the Canada Gazette, Part II.

• Return to footnote ^*[Note: Regulations in force June 7, 2023.]