G/TBT/N/CAN/521  
 
25 April 2017  
(17-2242) Page:  1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English/French  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : CANADA   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) :  
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Transport  
Name and addr ess (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above :  
Canada's Notification Authority and Enquiry Po int 
Global Affairs Canada  
Technical Barriers and Regulations Division  
111 Sussex Drive  
Ottawa, ON K1A 0G2  
Canada  
Telephone: (343)203 -4273 
Fax: (613)943 -0346 
Email: enquirypoint@international.gc.ca   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Motor vehicle 
(ICS:  43.080.20, 43.040.80).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Regulations 
Amending the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (Bus Seat Belts) (12 pages, in English; 
12 pages, in French)   
6. Description of content:  This amendment proposes to introduce seat belt requirements for 
large buses, excluding school and transit buses.  In addition, this amendment proposes to 
require lap and shoulder type seat belts on all other non -transit and non -school medium 
duty buses. Finally, this amendment propos es to introduce seat belt attachment 
requirements when seat belts are installed on school buses. Lap -only seat belts would be 
prohibited from being installed on any school bus as research has indicated that lap -only 
belts may increase the risk of injury to  children.  
Motor vehicle manufacturers and importers are responsible for ensuring compliance with 
the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act  (MVSA) and its regulations. The 
Department of Transport monitors the self -certification programs of manufactu rers and 
importers by reviewing their test documentation, inspecting vehicles, and testing vehicles 
obtained in the open market.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human safety  G/TBT/N/CAN/521  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  Canada Gazette , Part I, 18 March 2017, pages 1287-1298 
(available in English and French)   
9. Proposed date of adoption: Not stated   
Proposed date of entry into force: These Regulations come into force on the day on 
which they are published in t he Canada Gazette, Part II   
10. Final date for comments:  1 June 2017  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
The electronic version of the r egulatory text can be downloaded at:  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2017/2017 -03-18/html/reg2 -eng.php  
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp -pr/p1/2017/2017 -03-18/html/reg2 -fra.php