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Toys Regulations — 22
Specific toxic substances 22 A toy must not contain any of the following substances if they could, under reasonably foreseeable circumstances, become accessible to a child or, if they are used as a filling, could be released on breakage or leakage: (a) carbon tetrachloride or any substance that contains it; (b) methyl alcohol or any substance that contains more than 1% weight to volume of methyl alcohol; (c) petroleum distillates or any substance that contains more than 10% weight to volume of petroleum distillates; (d) benzene; (e) turpentine or any substance that contains more than 10% weight to volume of turpentine; (f) boric acid or salts of boric acid; or (g) ethyl ether.
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Stickers, films and surface coating materials 23 (1) A sticker, film or other similar material that can be removed, or a surface coating material, that is applied to an accessible part of a toy must not contain, when it is tested in accordance with a method that conforms to good laboratory practices, (a) more than 90 mg/kg total lead; (b) any compound of antimony, arsenic, cadmium, selenium or barium if more than 1 000 mg/kg of the compound migrates from the material; or (c) more than 10 mg/kg total mercury. Definition of accessible part and surface coating material (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), accessible part and surface coating material have the same meanings as in section 1 of the Surface Coating Materials Regulations . SOR/2016-195, s. 3 SOR/2022-122, s. 2
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Organic solvents — balloon-blowing kits 24 A toy that a child uses to blow balloons must not contain any aromatic, aliphatic or other organic solvent if the solvent or any vapour coming from the solvent may be released directly into the mouth during or as a result of the normal use of the toy. SOR/2012-71, s. 10(E)
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General requirements 25 If a toy contains a toxic substance, at least one of the following requirements must be met: (a) the substance must not be capable of being ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin because of the nature, physical form, size or any other characteristic of the toy; (b) the total quantity of the available substance must not be more than 1% of the acute oral median lethal dose or acute dermal median lethal dose, whichever is the lesser, calculated for a child that has a body weight of 10 kg (22 pounds); or (c) the toxicity of the substance must not exceed the limits set out in Schedule 2.
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Corrosive, irritant or sensitizing substances 26 If a toy contains a substance that is capable of coming into contact with the skin because of the nature or characteristic of the toy, the substance must not be irritant, corrosive or sensitizing when assessed in accordance with Schedule 3. SOR/2016-302, s. 3
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Substances in plastic materials — prohibition 27 The plastic material that is contained in a toy that is likely to be used by a child of less than three years of age must not contain the following substances: (a) a heavy metal or a compound of a heavy metal; or (b) a substance set out in section 22 or 23. SOR/2012-71, s. 11(F); SOR/2016-302, s. 3
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Fastenings 28 A fastening that is used to attach parts, clothing or ornamentation to a doll, plush toy or soft toy must be attached in such a way that no sharp edge or point becomes exposed with reasonably foreseeable use of the toy.
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Stuffing 29 Material that is used as stuffing in a doll, plush toy or soft toy must meet all of the following requirements: (a) it must be clean and free from vermin; (b) it must be free of hard or sharp foreign matter; (c) its toxicity must not exceed the limits set out in Schedule 2; (d) it must not be irritant when assessed in accordance with Schedule 3. SOR/2016-302, s. 4
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Small parts 30 The squeaker, reed, valve or other similar device of a doll, plush toy or soft toy that can be totally enclosed in the small parts cylinder illustrated in Schedule 1, using a force of not more than 4.45 N, must be attached in such a way that it cannot come loose with reasonably foreseeable use of the toy. SOR/2016-195, s. 4
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Eyes and noses 31 An eye or a nose — other than those made entirely of felt or another soft textile material — that measures 32 mm (1¼ inches) or less in its greatest dimension and that is attached to a doll, plush toy or soft toy must meet at least one of the following requirements: (a) it must not be capable of being gripped by a three-pronged claw hook as illustrated in Schedule 4; or (b) it must not detach when it is tested in accordance with Schedule 4. SOR/2012-71, s. 12(E)
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Flammability of outer covering 32 (1) The outer covering of a doll, plush toy or soft toy that is made of flat or raised fibre textile material or natural fur must, when tested in accordance with Schedule 5, have a flame spread time greater than seven seconds. Exception — pile of less than 51 mm (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an outer covering whose exposed pile length is less than 51 mm (2 inches) and whose small size prevents the removal of material, including any seam, that is sufficient for at least one of the specimens required for the test set out in Schedule 5. Exception — pile of 51 mm or more (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to an outer covering whose exposed pile length is 51 mm (2 inches) or more and whose small size prevents the removal of material, including any seam, that is sufficient for at least one of the specimens required for the test set out in Schedule 5. The outer covering must not ignite on a one-second impingement of the calibrated flame applied by the flammability tester described in section 1 of Schedule 6 or must self-extinguish within two seconds following the removal of the flame, after being subjected to all of the following procedures: (a) if it is known to have a flame-retarding finish or if preliminary testing indicates that such a finish may be present, it is laundered in accordance with section 5 of Schedule 7; (b) it is dried in an oven for 30 minutes at 105°C (221°F) or for 120 minutes at 75°C (167°F); (c) it is removed from the oven; and (d) it is placed until cool in a desiccator over a desiccant such as anhydrous calcium chloride for at least 15 minutes and not more than two hours. SOR/2016-195, s. 5
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Flammability of yarn 33 (1) The exposed surface of a doll, plush toy or soft toy that is made of spun staple yarn or bulked continuous filament yarn must have a flame spread time greater than seven seconds in either of the following tests: (a) that carried out in accordance with Schedule 7; or (b) that carried out in accordance with Schedule 5 if the short length of the yarn prevents the removal of material that is sufficient for at least one of the specimens required for the test set out in Schedule 7. Exception (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a doll, plush toy or soft toy whose size or the short length of its yarn prevents the removal of material, including any seam, that is sufficient for at least one of the specimens required for the test set out in Schedule 5. SOR/2016-195, s. 6
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Flammability of hair or mane 34 The hair or mane, or simulated hair or simulated mane, of a doll, plush toy or soft toy, that is made of material other than yarn referred to in subsection 33(1), must not ignite on a one-second impingement of the calibrated flame applied by the flammability tester described in section 1 of Schedule 6 or must self-extinguish within two seconds following the removal of the flame, after being subjected to all of the following procedures: (a) if it is known to have a flame-retarding finish or if preliminary testing indicates that a flame-retarding finish may be present, it is laundered in accordance with section 5 of Schedule 7; (b) it is dried in an oven for 30 minutes at 105°C (221°F) or for 120 minutes at 75°C (167°F); (c) it is removed from the oven; and (d) it is placed until cool in a desiccator over a desiccant such as anhydrous calcium chloride for at least 15 minutes and not more than two hours. SOR/2016-195, s. 7
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Plant seeds — noise 35 A toy that is intended for use by a child of less than three years of age must not contain plant seeds as pellets for making noise.
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Plant seeds — stuffing material 36 A toy must not contain plant seeds as stuffing material. SOR/2016-302, s. 5(F)
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Shaft-like handle 37 A pull or push toy that has a shaft-like handle that measures 10 mm or less in diameter must have a protective tip that is placed on the end of the handle to prevent puncture wounds and that is able to withstand a pulling force of 44.5 N. SOR/2018-138, s. 2
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Boilers — safety valves 38 (1) A toy steam engine boiler must meet all of the following requirements: (a) it must be fitted with a firmly installed spring valve or any safety valve other than a weight valve; (b) the operating pressure of the safety valve must not be more than one and one-half times the operating pressure of the steam boiler to which it is fitted; and (c) the boiler must be constructed to withstand, without rupture, at least three times its operating pressure. Meaning of operating pressure (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the operating pressure of a boiler is the steam pressure in the boiler that adjusts itself after the steam engine has been running without a load. (3) [Repealed, SOR/2018-138, s. 3] SOR/2018-138, s. 3
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Water-based paints 39 Finger paints must be water based.
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Construction 40 A rattle must meet all of the following requirements: (a) a sharp wire must not become exposed with the reasonably foreseeable use of the rattle; (b) a part of the rattle must not impinge on the base of the template illustrated in Schedule 8, when tested in accordance with that Schedule; and (c) a component of the rattle that can be removed by the application of a force of 50 N (11.23 pounds) or less or a torque of less than one N-m (8.85 inch-pounds) must not impinge on the base of the template illustrated in Schedule 8, when tested in accordance with that Schedule.
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Length or extensibility 41 An elastic that is used to attach a toy across a baby carriage, crib or playpen must meet at least one of the following requirements: (a) its extensibility must not be more than 75% of its unstretched length; or (b) its fully-stretched length must not be more than 750 mm (30 inches). SOR/2012-71, s. 13(E)
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Stretchable cords 42 (1) The stretchable cord of a yo-yo type ball must not be capable of extending to 500 mm (20 inches) or greater in length. Similar product (2) A stretchable cord that is made of a soft pliable material and that is attached to a ball, or to an object of any other shape — whether or not the ball or object is made of the same material — must not be capable of extending to 500 mm (20 inches) or greater in length.
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Magnetic force 43 Every magnetic toy and any of its magnetic components, including those magnetic components that become separated from the magnetic toy or magnetic component when tested in accordance with Schedule 9, that can be totally enclosed in the small parts cylinder, as illustrated in Schedule 1, using a force of not more than 4.45 N, must have a magnetic flux index of less than 0.5 T 2 mm 2 , when tested in accordance with Schedule 10. SOR/2018-138, s. 4
Toys Regulations — 44
Exceptions 44 (1) Section 43 does not apply to the following magnetic components: (a) those that are necessary for the operation of motors, relays, speakers and other electrical or electronic components in a magnetic toy, provided that the magnetic properties are not part of the play or learning pattern of the toy; and (b) subject to subsection (2), those that are part of a kit intended for carrying out educational experiments involving both magnetism and electricity and intended for a child of at least 8 years of age. Warning — container and instructions for use (2) The following warning or its equivalent must be displayed prominently and legibly in English and French on the kit’s container and instructions: WARNING! Not suitable for children under 8 years of age. This kit contains small magnets. Swallowed magnets can stick together across intestines causing serious injuries. Seek immediate medical attention if a magnet may have been swallowed. MISE EN GARDE! Cette trousse ne convient pas à un enfant de moins de 8 ans. Elle contient de petits aimants. Les aimants qui sont avalés peuvent s’attirer mutuellement à travers l’intestin et engendrer ainsi de graves blessures. Consultez immédiatement un médecin si un enfant semble avoir avalé un aimant. SOR/2018-138, s. 4
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WARNING! Not suitable for children under 8 years of age. This kit contains small magnets. Swallowed magnets can stick together across intestines causing serious injuries. Seek immediate medical attention if a magnet may have been swallowed.
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Not suitable for children under 8 years of age. This kit contains small magnets. Swallowed magnets can stick together across intestines causing serious injuries. Seek immediate medical attention if a magnet may have been swallowed.
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MISE EN GARDE! Cette trousse ne convient pas à un enfant de moins de 8 ans. Elle contient de petits aimants. Les aimants qui sont avalés peuvent s’attirer mutuellement à travers l’intestin et engendrer ainsi de graves blessures. Consultez immédiatement un médecin si un enfant semble avoir avalé un aimant.
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Cette trousse ne convient pas à un enfant de moins de 8 ans. Elle contient de petits aimants. Les aimants qui sont avalés peuvent s’attirer mutuellement à travers l’intestin et engendrer ainsi de graves blessures. Consultez immédiatement un médecin si un enfant semble avoir avalé un aimant.
Toys Regulations — 45
Exception 45 Sections 46 and 47 do not apply to a tent as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Tents Regulations . SOR/2024-217, s. 6
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Requirements and testing 46 (1) A toy intended to be entered by a child must be tested in accordance with subclauses 5.1 and 5.4 of the International Organization for Standardization, standard ISO 8124–2 entitled Safety of toys — Part 2: Flammability , as amended from time to time, and meet the requirements set out in subclause 4.4 of that standard, excluding the requirement that the toy and its packaging be permanently marked with a statement if the rate of the spread of the flame of the test sample is from 10 mm/s to 30 mm/s. Compliance period (2) Despite subsection (1) , a toy intended to be entered by a child that meets a requirement referred to in that subsection, as it read immediately before the day on which a new version of standard ISO 8124-2 is published, may continue to meet that requirement: (a) in the case of the manufacture or import of the toy intended to be entered by a child, for a period of 180 days that begins on that day; and (b) in the case of the advertisement or sale of the toy intended to be entered by a child, for a period of 365 days that begins on that day. SOR/2024-217, s. 6
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Warning 47 (1) The outer surface of a toy intended to be entered by a child must have a permanent label containing the following warning or its equivalent, in bold upper-case letters at least 3 mm in height and in both official languages: “WARNING: KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT AND OPEN FLAME / MISE EN GARDE : TENIR LOIN DES SOURCES DE CHALEUR ET DES FLAMMES NUES”. Alert symbol (2) The permanent label must contain the following alert symbol, at least 6 mm in height, immediately before the warning: The symbol is represented by an equilateral triangle. An exclamation mark is shown centred inside the triangle. Additional requirement (3) The warning and the alert symbol must be affixed to the toy intended to be entered by a child in such a manner that they are legible and clearly visible throughout the life of the toy. SOR/2024-217, s. 6
Toys Regulations — S.C. 2010, c. 21
S.C. 2010, c. 21 * 48 These Regulations come into force on the day on which section 37 of the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act comes into force. * [Note: Regulations in force June 20, 2011, see SI/2011-12.]
Toys Regulations — 1
1 (1) For the purposes of paragraphs 25(c) and 29(c) of these Regulations, a substance or stuffing material is toxic for humans in all of the following cases: (a) its acute oral LD 50 value for rat is 5 g or less per kg of body weight; (b) its acute dermal LD 50 value for rabbit is 2 g or less per kg of body weight; and (c) its LC 50 value for a one-hour exposure, determined using rats, is 20,000 ppm by volume of gas or vapour or less, or 200 mg/L by volume of mist or dust or less, if gas, vapour, mist or dust is likely to be encountered when the substance is used in a reasonably foreseeable manner. (2) LD 50 and LC 50 values are to be determined in accordance with good scientific practices. (3) to (5) [Repealed, SOR/2016-302, s. 7]
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1 For the purposes of section 26 and paragraph 29(d) of these Regulations, a substance or stuffing material is irritant if human experience data or data obtained from testing performed in accordance with the test methods set out in this Schedule demonstrate that it is irritant to the eye or skin.
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3 (1) Measure primary irritation to the skin by means of a patch-test technique on the abraded and intact skin of an albino rabbit clipped free of hair. Use a minimum of six rabbits. Introduce the test substance or stuffing material — 0.5 ml (10 drops) in the case of liquids or 0.5 g (7-8 grains) in the case of solids or semisolids — under a square patch that is made up of two layers of surgical gauze measuring 25 mm by 25 mm (1 inch by 1 inch). Dissolve solids in an appropriate solvent and apply the solution as in the case for liquids. Immobilize the rabbits and secure the patches in place with adhesive tape. Wrap the entire trunk of the rabbit with an impervious material such as rubberized cloth for the 24-hour period of exposure. This material aids in maintaining the test patches in position and retards the evaporation of volatile substances or stuffing materials. (2) After 24 hours of exposure, remove the patches and evaluate the reactions on the basis of the designated values in the following table: Evaluation of Skin Reactions Item Skin reaction Value 1 1 Erythema and eschar formation (a) No erythema 0 (b) Very slight erythema (barely perceptible) 1 (c) Well-defined erythema 2 (d) Moderate to severe erythema 3 (e) Severe erythema (beet redness) to slight eschar formation (injuries in depth) 4 2 Edema formation (a) No edema 0 (b) Very slight edema (barely perceptible) 1 (c) Slight edema (edges of area well defined by definite raising) 2 (d) Moderate edema (raised approximately 1 mm (0.04 inch) 3 (e) Severe edema (raised more than 1 mm (0.04 inch) and extending beyond the area of exposure) 4 1 The value recorded at each observation is the average value for the six or more rabbits subjected to the test. (3) Repeat the observations at the end of a total of 72 hours (48 hours after the first observation). Make an equal number of exposures on areas of skin that have been previously abraded. Ensure that the abrasions are minor incisions through the stratum corneum (horny layer of the epidermis), but not sufficiently deep so as to disturb the derma or to produce bleeding. Evaluate the reactions of the abraded skin at 24 hours and 72 hours, as set out in subsection (2). Add the values for erythema and eschar formation at 24 hours and at 72 hours for intact skin to the values for abraded skin at 24 hours and at 72 hours (four values). Similarly, add the values for edema formation at 24 hours and at 72 hours for intact and abraded skin (four values). Divide the total of the eight values by four to obtain the primary irritation score. A score of five or more indicates that the substance or stuffing material is irritant.
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(b) Very slight erythema (barely perceptible)
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(e) Severe erythema (beet redness) to slight eschar formation (injuries in depth)
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(b) Very slight edema (barely perceptible)
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(c) Slight edema (edges of area well defined by definite raising)
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(d) Moderate edema (raised approximately 1 mm (0.04 inch)
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(e) Severe edema (raised more than 1 mm (0.04 inch) and extending beyond the area of exposure)
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4 For the purposes of section 26 of these Regulations, a substance is corrosive if it causes visible destruction or irreversible damage in tissue at the site of the application.
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5 For the purposes of section 26 of these Regulations, a substance is sensitizing if human experience data demonstrate that it causes an allergenic sensitization in a substantial number of humans who come into contact with it.
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1 (1) A weight of 9 kg (20 pounds). (2) A three-pronged claw hook (see Figure 1). (3) A supporting disc with a circular hole that is 25.4 mm (1 inch) in diameter. (4) A supporting disc with a circular hole that is 38.1 mm (1½ inches) in diameter.
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2 (1) Attach the claw hook to the eye or nose. (2) Support the disc in a horizontal position and pass the claw through the 25.4 mm (1 inch) diameter hole. If the opening provides insufficient clearance for the passage of the eye with the claw attached, or the nose with the claw attached, use the disc with the 38.1 mm (1½ inch) diameter hole. (3) Attach the weight to the claw hook, gradually releasing the weight over a period of approximately 5 seconds and leaving it freely suspended for a period of 5 minutes, measured from the time of first applying the load. (4) Repeat steps (1) to (3) for every eye or nose. FIGURE 1 — THREE-PRONGED CLAW HOOK Illustration depicting specifications and measurements for a three-pronged claw hook. The claw hook consists of three prongs attached around a disk, which are curved inward at the bottom to hook onto the eyes or a nose of a toy. The contraption simulates the grasping effect of a human hand’s thumb, index and middle finger coming together, with the inward-oriented prongs being the nails. (Dimensions are in inches: 1 inch = 25.4 mm)
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(Dimensions are in inches: 1 inch = 25.4 mm)
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Remove the covering from the doll, plush toy or soft toy and test it in accordance with the following method:
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1 This method covers the evaluation of the flammability of outer coverings of dolls, soft toys, plush toys, and any other product for use by a child in play, that are covered with a flat or raised fibre textile material or natural fur, including dolls’ clothing. In this Schedule, the term “raised fibre surface” means a napped, pile, tufted, flocked or similar surface.
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2 Cut specimens from the outer covering and prepare them by brushing the raised fibre surface, by laundering if they have a flame-retarding finish, and by drying. Hold each dried specimen at a 45° angle in the specimen holder of the flammability tester. Apply a standardized flame to the surface of the specimen near the lower end for one second. Record the time that is required for flaming to proceed up the specimen over a distance of 127 mm (5 inches).
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3 (1) Flammability tester described in section 1 of Schedule 6. (2) Brushing device described in section 2 of Schedule 6. (3) Laboratory drying oven. (4) Desiccator that is 250 mm (9.8 inches) in diameter. (5) Calcium chloride, anhydrous. (6) Butane, cp. (7) A commercially available detergent. (8) Mercerized cotton sewing thread No. 50.