Under the Canada Co✔δnsumer Product Safety Act, Health C±×‌anada is proposing a r​₩ ×evision to the current α≥regulation for Tents δαRegulations, SOR/2016-185 to adop•★≈γt an updated regulat♦←↕ion and method for testin₽ε™↔g. If adopted, the ↔♣target date for publication of theβ$ new codified method CAN/CGSB-18¥★₹≠2.1 is March 31, 2019.

The scope of the revised regulaλ↓tion would cover consumer tα‌≤εents and tent trailers while tent↓↕>≤s intended for indoor use only ®♦©δ would be excluded.

This may also impact thλλ↓e current Canadian Toy Regulation®​', SOR/2011-17, by addi♦÷ng a requirement to ∞₹the toy regulation for ≥&↓&the flammability of play tents that ar€≤₹×e intended for indoor use o & "nly. Some of the ↑λ¶≥considerations are as follow∞σ≤s.

“Instead of referrinβ‌&g to these products as "♠λ✔play tents", Health Canada is consi©γσdering using the term "toys inte♥♥nded to be entered by a c☆↑γ↔hild" to align with ISO 8124-2:201∑©÷©4, Safety of toys - Part 2↔¥: Flammability and E∏ εδN 71-2:2011+A1:2014, >π₹Safety of toys, These↑♠‍Ω products are defined in these☆®π♥ standards as toys that are mad ✔e of flexible materials such as fabriε≈c and vinyl and that a₩σ☆t least partially enclose a child ≤σ∑, such as toy tents, puppet th‍α ♠eatres, wigwams and pla λy tunnels, but not open can  δ♣opies.”

 “Options being consid$ ered to assess the flammability oσ&←f these products incl$©ude:

the flammability requir¥∞ements for soft toys α§≥β in the Toys Regulations; or

the flammability requirements fo→¶r toys intended to be entered by ↕↓∞≥a child in ISO 8124-2:2014">ε and EN 71-2:2011+A1:2∏™014.”

The first version of CAN/CGSB-1♥β←×82.1 is intended to focus on∑✘γ← the fire safety of tents. O​ ΩΩther tent-related health a↓∞♦nd safety issues - including lacerati‍≈‍on, puncture, entrapment, strangulat∞₩ ion, and suffocation from carbon ×↑monoxide poisoning - may be $ introduced in later versions.