Seat belt legislation in Canada is left to the provinces. All provinces in Canada have primary enforcement seat belt laws, which allow a police officer to stop and ticket a driver if they observed a violation. Ontario was the first province to pass a law which required vehicle occupants to wear seat belts, a law that came into effect on January 1, 1976.
The laws by province This table contains a brief summary of all seatbelt laws in Canada.Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators Standing Committee on Road Safety Research and Policies: Annual Monitoring Report 2010 This list includes only seatbelt laws, which often do not themselves apply to children; however, all provinces and territories have separate child restraint laws. A subsequent offense may be higher.
Province/TerritoryDate of inceptionWho is coveredBase fine before feesDemerit points assignedUsage AlbertaAnyone in driver's seat or passenger seat$162092.0% British ColumbiaAge 16+ in all seats$167096.9% ManitobaAge 16+ in all seats$299.65293.8% New BrunswickAge 16+ in all seats$172.50294.8% Newfoundland and LabradorAge 16+ in all seats$115293.1% Northwest TerritoriesAge 15+ in all seats Passenger <15$150 $200284.9% Nova ScotiaAge 16+ in all seats$157.50290.1% OntarioAge 16+ in all seats$240296.0% Prince Edward IslandAge 16+ in all seats$110389.7% QuebecAge 16+ in all seats$115–154396.0% SaskatchewanAge 16+ in all seats$165396.8% YukonAge 15+ in all seats$75478.1%
See also Seat belt legislation Seat belt legislation in the United States Seat belt use rates by country
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