Child Safety

Everyone has a role to play in keeping children safe at home, at play, and while travelling. There are things you can do to prevent children from being hurt.

The following resources have information about preventing injuries to children.

• Parachute has resources on childhood falls, burns and scalds, choking, home safety, poisoning and others.
• SickKids, About Kids Health has multilingual resources around childhood injury, concussions, safety, the environment and others.

• Government of Canada has up-to-date lists of recalled items, advisories and safety alerts.

Car Seat Safety

Ontario law requires all drivers to make sure:

• Children under 16 years wear a seatbelt.
• Children under eight years are properly secured in the correct child car seat or booster seat.

Learn which car seat is right for your child and how to install a car seat or booster seat with the resources below.

For more information, please call Public Health at 519-575-4400 and ask to speak with a Public Health Nurse about car seat safety.