Important notice

In the wake of the adoption of Bill 103, the Act respecting stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles (CQLR, chapter M-5) has been repealed.
From now on, businesses, manufacturers, craftspeople, and repairers of upholstered and stuffed articles will no longer be obliged to:

• possess a stuffing permit;
• pay annual fees to obtain permits;
• place a label on their products.

They  must nonetheless continue to comply with the rules in the following legislative documents:

• the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (S.C. 2010, c. 21);
• the Consumer Protection Act(CQLR, chapter P-40.1).
• the Textile Labelling Act(R.S.C., 1985, c. T-10);
• the Civil Code of Québec, with respect to a safety defect (CCQ-1991, c. 64, a. 1469);
• the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1551).