Canada - Proposed Amendment to Tents Regulations SOR/2016-185 on Flammability and Labelling Requirements

Heath Canada is proposing to replace the current flammability and fire-safety labelling requirements in the Tents Regulations with contemporary requirements developed by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) in their standard entitled CAN/CGSB-182.1-2020 Flammability and Labelling Requirements for Tents (the CGSB standard). Health Canada is also proposing to add flammability performance and fire-safety labelling requirements to the Toys Regulations in order to continue regulating children’s play tents not intended to be used as outdoor shelters because Health Canada proposes to exclude them from the Tents Regulations. Finally, Health Canada is proposing amendments to the Textile Flammability Regulations to exclude from those regulations products that are regulated under the Toys Regulations.

Refer to the proposed regulatory text in the Canada Gazette publication for details.