Car seats are mandatory
For safety reasons, children must use a car seat from the time they are born until they are 145 cm tall or 9 years old.
If your child is taller than 145 cm or older than 9, you must make sure that their seatbelt goes over the middle of their shoulder and their hip. If the belt goes over their stomach or neck, they still require a car seat.
Children must use rear-facing car seats from birth until the age of two. Children may use front-facing car seats if they weigh 40 lb. (18 kg) or more.
Follow the manufacturer’s guide to install your car seat. You must tighten the car seat’s straps even if your child is wearing a winter coat.
Warning! Child safety seats expire. If you have purchased a used car seat, make sure to check its expiry date.
For safety reasons, you should not take your child in a taxi if you do not have a car seat with you. There is no law against doing so, however.
If you do not have a car seat, your child must be buckled into a seatbelt. If your child is too young to stay upright on their own, you should first buckle your own seatbelt and then carry your child in your arms. Do not buckle yourself into the same seatbelt as your child.
If your child is 12 or younger, they must sit in the back seat. It is dangerous for children to sit in the front seat, as the airbags could seriously injure them if the car is in an accident.