Canadian Aviation Regulations (SOR/96-433)

605.28 (1) No operator of an aircraft shall permit the use of a child restraint system on board the aircraft unless

• (a) the person using the child restraint system is accompanied by a parent or guardian who will attend to the safety of the person during the flight;

• (b) the weight and height of the person using the child restraint system are within the range specified by the manufacturer;

• (c) the child restraint system bears a legible label indicating the applicable design standards and date of manufacture;

• (d) the child restraint system is properly secured by the safety belt of a forward-facing seat that is not located in an emergency exit row and does not block access to an aisle; and

• (e) the tether strap is used according to the manufacturer’s instructions or, where subsection (2) applies, secured so as not to pose a hazard to the person using the child restraint system or to any other person.

(2) Where a seat incorporates design features to reduce occupant loads, such as the crushing or separation of certain components, and the seat is in compliance with the applicable design standards, no person shall use the tether strap on the child restraint system to secure the system.

(3) Every passenger who is responsible for a person who is using a child restraint system on board an aircraft shall be

• (a) seated in a seat adjacent to the seat to which the child restraint system is secured;

• (b) familiar with the manufacturer’s installation instructions for the child restraint system; and

• (c) familiar with the method of securing the person in the child restraint system and of releasing the person from it.