Government report
Government of Canada (Health Canada)
Minister Pettigrew announces ban on baby walkers
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Canada banned sale, advertisement and importation of baby walkers effective April 2004, first country in the world to do so
“"Health Minister Pierre Pettigrew today announced the Government of Canada's immediate prohibition of the sale, advertisement and importation of baby walkers in Canada... 'Canada is the first country in the world to ban the sale of these products.'... Typically, incidents linked to baby walkers involve head injuries that result from falls down stairs."”
Calculation notes
Canada remains the only country with a complete walker ban as of 2026. The EU and Poland regulate via EN 1273+A1:2024-05 (PN-EN equivalent), which addresses stability and tip-over but does not ban the product. This regulatory divergence is the headline international context for anyone reading the entry from outside North America.
Source date: 2004-04-07 · Accessed: 2026-05-31
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Canada banned sale, advertisement and importation of baby walkers effective April 2004; Health Canada cites stair-fall head injuries as the specific mechanism
“"Health Minister Pierre Pettigrew today announced the Government of Canada's immediate prohibition of the sale, advertisement and importation of baby walkers in Canada... 'Canada is the first country in the world to ban the sale of these products.'... Typically, incidents linked to baby walkers involve head injuries that result from falls down stairs."”
Calculation notes
Health Canada explicitly names stair-fall head injuries as the cited mechanism for the ban. This is the regulatory anchor for treating the stair-fall pathway as the dominant hazard rather than one of several.
Source date: 2004-04-07 · Accessed: 2026-05-31
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