Seat belt legislation in Canada - wikipedia Seat belt legislation in Canada 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 s / he observes 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. 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 / Territory Date of inception Who is covered Base fine before fees Demerit points assigned Usage Alberta 000000001987 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1, 1987 Anyone in driver 's seat or passenger seat $115 0 92.0 % British Columbia 000000001977 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 1, 1977 Age 16 + in all seats $167 0 96.9 % Manitoba 000000001984 - 04 - 01 - 0000 April 1, 1984 Age 16 + in all seats $299.65 93.8 % New Brunswick 000000001983 - 11 - 01 - 0000 November 1, 1983 Age 16 + in all seats $172.50 94.8 % Newfoundland and Labrador 000000001982 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1, 1982 Age 16 + in all seats $115 93.1 % Northwest Territories 000000001988 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1, 1988 Age 16 + in all seats $115 84.9 % Nova Scotia 000000001985 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1985 Age 16 + in all seats $157.50 90.1 % Ontario 000000001976 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1976 Age 16 + in all seats $240 96.0 % Prince Edward Island 000000001987 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1, 1987 Age 16 + in all seats $110 89.7 % Quebec 000000001976 - 08 - 15 - 0000 August 15, 1976 Age 16 + in all seats $115 -- 154 96.0 % Saskatchewan 000000001977 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1, 1977 Age 16 + in all seats $165 96.8 % Yukon 000000001991 - 07 - 01 - 0000 July 1, 1991 Age 15 + in all seats $75 78.1 % See also Seat belt legislation Seat belt legislation in the United States Seat belt use rates by country References Jump up ^ `` Seatbelts Saving Lives In Ontario For 35 Years ''. News.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 13. Jump up ^ Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators Standing Committee on Road Safety Research and Policies : Annual Monitoring Report 2010 Jump up ^ `` Transport Canada : Statistics and Data ''. Tc.gc.ca. 2011 - 07 - 18. Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Results of Transport Canada 's Rural and Urban Surveys of Seat Belt Use in Canada 2009 - 2010 ''. Tc.gc.ca. 2011 - 01 - 26. Archived from the original on 2011 - 11 - 20. Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 13. Jump up ^ Vehicle Equipment Regulation, Alberta Regulation 122 / 2009 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Seat_belt_legislation_in_Canada&oldid=840532878 '' Categories : Car safety Vehicle law Seat belts Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 10 May 2018, at 14 : 18. About Wikipedia

Question: when did seat belts become mandatory in bc
Answer: October 1, 1977