According to Transport Canada over the past two decades, the average size of children has increased, but the safety standards for child seats in motor vehicles have not kept pace. The changes to the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations will update these standards to better align with Canadian requirements and testing procedures with those recently adopted in the United States. Regulation changes include the following:
- New testing requirement using 3-point seat belt to secure car seats in vehicles
- Changes to child seats’ dynamic testing to adopt most of the U.S. testing parameters, including using the U.S. acceleration corridor and their performance criteria
- Increase in the maximum allowable weight limit of an occupant in an infant seat (CMVSS 213.1) from 9 kg to 10 kg and adding the developmental guideline of walking unassisted
- Increase in the maximum allowable weight limit of an occupant in a child seat from 22 kg to 30 kg
- Introduction of dynamic testing requirements for booster seats
- Allowance of harnesses to be used on school buses for special needs children
Parents should be aware of the new guidelines for child seats, and ensure that their child’s seat is not only appropriate for his or her size, but that it is installed and used properly. As confirmed by Transport Canada, there is no need for parents to replace a child seat as a result of the new standards. However, a child seat should be replaced if it was installed in a vehicle involved in a collision; if the shell or material on the seat has been ripped or damaged; and if the seat has reached its expiration date. To learn more about the update to the Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Booster Seats Safety Regulations, visit the Transport Canada’s Keep Kids Safe Web page at: http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/roadsafety/safedrivers-childsafety-faq-1131.htm.
Evenflo makes safety so simple with innovative and easy-to-use safety features, including the exclusive SureLATCH® technology and Infinite Slide Harness™. These, along with other safety features, align with the new Canadian regulations to ensure maximum safety and an accurate, secure fit for children riding in motor vehicles. SureLATCH – an exclusive Evenflo innovation consisting of two connectors for use with a vehicle’s LATCH system – allows parents to simply “click, click, push” for a super-fast, super-snug installation in less than 60 seconds. The Infinite Slide Harness allows parents to easily slide the straps and chest clip for an accurate fit, every time; no rethreading necessary. In Canada, SureLATCH is available on Momentum 65 DLX, Symphony LX and Symphony e3 models. The Infinite Slide Harness can be found on Momentum 65 LX, Momentum 65 DLX, Symphony LX, Symphony e3 and Triumph 65 car seats.
“Evenflo is committed to delivering the highest level of safety to all of our customers,” says Rob Conley, President of Evenflo. “We are proud to announce that all of our car and booster seats are in compliance with Canada’s newest regulations and meet the deadline. Parents can be assured that Evenflo car seats, including those purchased prior to the change in regulations, are safe.”
We were sent the Evenflo Symphony e3 car seat to review a few months ago but I was not ready to switch my light-weight baby into her next step up car seat even though she was getting close to her 1st birthday. I wrote a post about the debate on rear vs. forward facing car seats and reader’s shared their thoughts on it with me which I immensely appreciated.
I was happy to learn that the Evenflo Symphony e3 car seat can be installed both rear facing or forward facing, and decided that we would install it rear facing for just a little while longer. That is, until we were about 20 minutes outside the city on an Easter trip to visit the grandparents and Everleigh lost it! I think it was a combination of a new car seat in a different vehicle (we had to borrow a friend’s that weekend, long story). Anyway, it turns out that not only is this car seat easy to install rear facing but if you need to switch it to forward facing on the highway, it’s not too difficult to do. Of course, this is just my opinion since you all likely realize there was no way *I* was the one doing that highway switch! 😉
I am 100% impressed with the safety of this car seat and while the rear vs. forward car seat debate continues, I am confident having my 1 year old forward facing in this car seat. For reference, infants 5-30 lbs can ride rear facing in this seat, and then children 22 to 65 lbs can ride forward facing with the 5-point harness and THEN it can be used as a booster seat with a seat belt from 40-100lbs! This car seat has also been tested for impact from accidents involving side crashes (I really like the protection around a child’s head as seen in the photos!)
Canadians, you can find the Evenflo Symphony 65 All-in-One Car Seat at places like Canadian Tire, Walmart, and Sears.
I would love to win this for my friend who recently had a baby
I’d love to win this for my little man!! 🙂
I would like to win this for myself 🙂
I would love to win this car seat! We are expecting our first child in June and not having to worry about buying a car seat would really help us out financially!
I would like to win this for my daughter.
I would like to win this for my daughter
Very excited about SHOP.CA. I signed up a couple of weeks ago 🙂
This would be a fantastic seat to win.
My younger daughter (2.5) is in her older sister’s (5.5) hand me down car seat that only harnesses to 40lbs. DD5.5 is in a 65lb 5 pt harness car seat (and not likely to grow out of it anytime soon at 42lbs) and we would love to have DD2.5 in a newer car seat! 🙂
I would love to win this for my newest granddaughter.What a great win this would be
really nice seat….my litte 6 mth old would love riding in this.
Love this! We’re having a 2nd girl and she needs her own carseat!
I would love to win this for my new niece/nephew on the way
My baby is about to outgrow her infant car seat *tear… just checked prices on upgrades *gasp they’re really expensive….
I’d like to win this for my niece. She is out growing her current seat.
I would like to win this for my daughter
We have a growing family, 2 with 1 on the way so this would be great to have for baby #3
I would want to win this for myself! I’m having a baby in August
I would love to win this seat to keep my son RF until the 40 pound weight limit!
I would love to win this car seat for my little girl! Thanks for the review and for the updated information regarding the safety standard. I will have to check out that link.
I would LOVE to win this carseat for my grandson!!
I would lve to win this for our baby
A friend of mine is due early July. This I am trying to win for her!!
Would love to win this. Not too thrilled with our Graco Nautilus.
We are just starting to look for the next car seat for our daughter and after reading this post I would LOVE to win this for my daughter!
I am very excited about shop.ca coming to canada! I just signed up yesturday! I am new to the online shopping but an really starting to enjoy it! We just won’t tell my husband about shop.ca lol
I want this too! I love the safety and they stylish look. Not to mention your daughter is a SUPER CUTE model! 🙂
I’d love to win it for my daughter!
I would love to win this for my daughter to put in my husbands truck!
For my daughter
I need a new car seat!! I will wait to buy one…
would love to try this one!
This would be for my two year old
I would like to win this for myself (for future use)!
i’d like to win this for my sister
This would be for my 4th daughter 🙂
I’d win this for myself 🙂
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this seat would be fantastic for my daughter!
I would love to give this to my brother. He and his wife just had another baby. They have done alot for me and I would like to do something for them.
I would like to win this seat for a second seat in my husbands car. At this point he doesn’t have a seat and it can be a challenge if he needs to get our daughter.
I would love to win this for me as i have a daughter who is 2 and very tall and a 5 month old son who is also about to grow out of his infant car seat (hieght and weight)
I would like to win this to use for my daughter – she will be moving from the infant seat soon and we don’t have the next stage seat(s) yet.
I’d like to win this for my new granddaughter.
My friend is going to be a new mom in 2 months, this will be super!
Would be for my adorable niece, Sadie.
My little man! He’s 3.5 months now and will need a convertible soon!
i would love to win this for my 2 1/2 year old son!!!
I would love to win this for my daughter! The one that she is currently in is not a convertible so she will need one like that someday anyway. It would be nice if it was that one lol
I’d like to win this for my 2 year old daughter.
I would love to win this for my son!
expected grandson
I’d like to win this for my oldest daughter
for bean #2!
Would love to win for my grandson!
I would love to win this for my baby girl!
I would like to win this for my sister’s boyfriend’s employee (lol so complicated)
I want to win this for my son because the seat I have for him right now is horrible!
For my toddlers! Thanks so much for the chance!
I just love the idea of shop.ca coming. I honestly can’t wait!
My girlfriend (who’s trying for her second) just mentioned that her daughter is almost (weghted) out of her current one. Money is tight so I’d love to give it to her!
I tried to take advantage of Dealfind’s big sales on Friday but found myself filling out all the information and when I went to submit, the site crashed over and over. I never did get an hourly deal. I wasn’t happy about it am still not.
my sis sure could use it
I need to win this for myself!
I would win this for us for our daughter!
I would win this to use with my son! (katie sexton)
This is for my nephew.
I desperately need a new carseat for my newborn!!
For my 2-nd child.
I would like to win this for my sister in law.
I want to win this for my baby boy
I’ve already signed up for the shop.ca when it comes – very excited.
I’d like to win this for my Godchild.
For my daughter.
I need a new seat for my car. I want to win for me!
I want this for my baby.
My daughter! We need another seat for our 2nd car!
My best friend is expecting her first baby. This would be the perfect gift for her and her Husband.
Thanks for the great giveaway opportunity. ~Pauline
This would be perfect for my niece!
I would love to win this for my son!
For my daughter who is due in July
demureprincess7(at)gmail(dot)com
I would like to win this to use for my little grandson. We don’t have our own carseat for him, so have to remove the one in his daddy’s car each time we want to take him somewhere with us.
i would love to win this for our new addition!
I would like to win this for my baby girl!
If I won this, it would be for me as I am pregnant with my second child, a little boy due in July of this year.
I’d like it for my youngest daughter
I would like to win this for myself:)
My youngest is 19 pounds so we are starting to research the crazy world of carseats again! This would be perfect timing!
would like to win this for my son
jessicatang90 at hotmail dot com
I’d love to win this carseat!
this will be for my newborn
tcogbill at live dot com
I’d like to win this for my 1.5 year old nephew
I would love to win this for my daughter who is almost outgrowing her infant carseat.
I would like to win this for my youngest daughter!!
nathania.a at gmail dot com
I would love to win this for my 18 mth old son since he is out growing his current one!! 🙂
Totally want to win this for my youngest son. We desperately need a new car seat!!!!
Thanks for such an awesome chance!!!!
My daughter! She’s only a month old but it would be nice to have the car seat for when she grows out of her car seat! 🙂
My 3 month old son!
I would love to win this for our new little one!
This would be perfect. Our car seat is close to expiring(2 months). My 22 month old would really rock this seat.
I’d like to win this for my baby girl
I would love to win this for my daughter
thanks
flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com
I would win this for my brother and sister-in-law and their new baby girl.
I would love to win this for my son who just turned 1 year 🙂
I would like to win this for my family.
I would win for my sister in law who just had a new baby.
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I would love to win this for my son since he is going to need a bigger carseat soon.
I would love this for our baby.
My daughter.
I would like to win this for my sons.
Thank you for the oppprtunity!
I’d love to win this as a gift for my niece who’s expecting a baby in July. Thanks.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
Would LOVE this car seat! Can’t believe it goes to 100 lbs
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I would like to win this for my sister-in-law!
My daughter!
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I would like to win this for my niece.
My child =)
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I’d like to win for one of my daughters!
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I would love to win this for my Lil Princess!! 🙂
My daughter!
I’d love to win this to use for my baby boy.
My daughter!
I’m a fan of Shop.ca
I’m a fan of Dealfind
I’ve love to win this for our first baby on the way.
My son
I’d like to win this for my baby girl.
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this would be for my daughter
I would love to win this for baby #3, we are expecting again:)
I would love to win this for my sister in law.
I haven’t signed up for SHOP.CA yet but it sounds like something to have a look at and consider. I also struggle with costs of Canadian items vs. American, especially now that our dollar is on par.
I will check out dealfind, who doesn’t like a deal! Any way to save now a days makes the difference.
I would love to win this for a close family friend, who cannot afford a carseat for their newborn baby boy.
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I would like to win this for my new nephew
I would love to win this for my sister, it would really help them through the hard time they are having right now not having to buy a car seat!
I would like to win this for my 6 month old son.
I would like to win this for a friend who is expecting her first child!
I’d love to win this for my son.
jtmagmom73(at)gmail(dot)com
Love to win this for my granddaughter whos expecting her 1st baby in October 🙂
I haven’t yet signed up at SHOP.CA but it looks promising and I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what great deals are in store for us Canadians
For my babies
I would love to win this for my grand kiddies!
Id be giving this to my daughter who has a little guy in an infant seat with the handle, and even though he was born under 2 lbs late last fall, he is finally growing and they will need a step up soon enough.
i have a 5 month old and we are looking for carseats for both of our vehicles
I wouId love to win this for my sisiter
This would be for my daughter. bekki1820cb at gmail dot com
i desperately need this for my son
Jessica Bleasdale (Rafflecopter: JACB)
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I can’t wait to check out shop.ca. I love finding good deals online
Jessica Bleasdale (Rafflecopter: JACB)
jessicableasdale at gmail dot com
I didn’t even know about Dealfind. Yeah, more shopping to do!
Jessica Bleasdale (Rafflecopter: JACB)
jessicableasdale at gmail dot com
I’d love this for my kids.
I would love to win this as the baby is about to outgrow the bucket seat so we are in the market for a new car seat.
i wanna win this for my daughter
I would love to win this car seat for my baby!
I would love to win for my daughter
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
Louis
pumuckler {at} gmail {dot} com
my son
nannypanpan@gmail.com
I’d like to win this for one of my kids. It might come in useful as a spare seat for grandpa’s truck, or we’d swap out one of ours and use it in one of our vehicles. Both of my boys currently use evenflo seats, and we love them!
I just went and checked out shop.ca and signed up. Look forward to checking out and hopefully finding great deals in the near future!
for my youngest son as he’s still in a carseat and it would be awesome for when he switches to a booster
I love that shop.ca is coming. I like their shipping policy and that’s going to make them a go to site for me.
i would love this for my grandson
pkeintz@gmail.com
I’d love to win this for my daughter, it looks so comfy!
This would be for us to replace a car seat we are currently using.
my son!
I would love to win this for my daughter, she is using her big brother’s old carseat and it will soon expire!
ME!!!! I am expecting!
My daughter has outgrown her car seat and this would be perfect to win!
I would love to win this. Nice seat for both rear and forward facing.
I would love to win this for my dd
I would love to win this seat for my son Benjamin
I am almost 5 months preggo. so I would love to win this for my new baby.
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Love to win it for my little man.
Fan R.
teddyoutready2(at)gmail(dot)com
my son
I’d love to win this for my baby.
id like to win this for my cousin!:)
for my son who is about to out grow his bucket seat and we have another on the way and im so scared of twin plus we will be taking in anoter new born child a month before i have mine
This would be for my son.
I really need this for my daughter.
I would love this for my son
I really need a new car seat for the Grand-wee-one! She is spending a lot of time with us and switching out car seats from her mums car to our car is a total PIA.
We need a new car seat so this would be for keeping or I might give it to my best friend who is pregnant with her first. dunno yet lol
my son
I would love to win this for my baby girl due the first week of July. We need a seat for her since our old one is expiring. So excited for the chance to win!
I love this. Really could use it right now! My daughter is growing like a weed!
Id love to win, it would be used by my new son!
My baby girl!
dealfind??? Must Investigate! SO Exciting!
Shop.ca – So many more ways to shop online! Love it!
I would like this for my pregnant daughter.
My son
Baby #3 arriving in July. She will have to move to this kind of carseat before my second is out of her current seat.
My sister
great giveaway, would share with my sister and her little guy.
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I would like to win this for my nephew who is quickly outgrowing his infant seat. Money is tight, so this would be an awesome Mother’s Day surprise for his mom!
my daughter
I want to win this for my little Hillary.
For my family. We are planning to have a baby soon and every bit helps!
I’d love to win this for my sister in law. she’s currently pregnant so this would be wonderful for her 🙂
I’d like to win this one for my youngest son
I’d like it for our new baby who will be with us soon.
Would love to win this for my husbands truck so we could put the kids in either vehicle without switching seats back and forth!
My close friend who is prego with her first!!!
I’d love this for my son!
My cousin!
I would love to win this for my son!
I would love to win this for my daughter!
my baby boy need a new car seat
I would like to win this for my friend.
I’d like to win this for my daughter