Bill C-522

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to make it an offence to transport students in a motor vehicle with a designated seating capacity of more than 10 and fewer than 17 persons unless the motor vehicle conforms to certain standards or is prescribed by regulation. This amendment is intended to prohibit the transportation of students in vehicles commonly known as 15-passenger vans.

This enactment also requires the Governor in Council to make certain amendments to the Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations to limit the sale, importation and inter-provincial shipment of 15-passenger vans that are configured to transport more than one passenger.