Consultation on the Proposed Carriages and Strollers Regulations

You are invited to provide feedback on the proposed Carriages and Strollers Regulations published in Canada Gazette, Part I on June 11, 2022.

The proposed Regulations intend to:

• align mechanical requirements with those in other jurisdictions through ambulatory incorporation by reference of international standards, including a period during which stakeholders may meet the mechanical requirements of either the previous or new version of an international standard;
• align surface coating materials requirements with the proposed amendments to the Surface Coating Materials Regulations that were pre-published in Canada Gazette, Part I on April 24, 2021;
• align toxicological requirements with the Toys Regulations;
• align phthalates requirements with the Phthalates Regulations;
• increase alignment of information and warning requirements with other jurisdictions, and maintain the official languages requirement for all information and warnings to be written in both English and French.

How to participate

Send us an email

Send an email to ccpsa-lcspc@hc-sc.gc.ca with your ideas or comments to make yourself heard.

Participate by mail

Send a letter with your ideas and input to the address in contact information below.

This consultation will be available for 70 days, between June 11, 2022 and August 20, 2022.

Who is the focus of this consultation

• Industry stakeholders and professional associations
• Testing laboratories
• Consumer and non-governmental advocacy groups
• General public
• Indigenous peoples

Related information

• The Carriages and Strollers Regulations
• Canada Consumer Product Safety Act
• Information on incident reporting, recalls and alerts, product safety education and consumer product requirements
• Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 156, Number 24: Carriages and Strollers Regulations

Contact us

Veronica Carpani
Consumer and Hazardous Products Safety Directorate
Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch
Health Canada
269 Laurier Avenue West
Address Locator: 4908B
Ottawa, ON K1A0K9
Email: ccpsa-lcspc@hc-sc.gc.ca