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To find ease of use ratings
Go to icbc.com/road_safety. Follow the link to Child Seat Ease of Use Ratings to find a table matching US and equivalent Canadian models, plus a link to the NHTSA ratings. The ICBC site also includes useful tips on buying and installing a seat.

To access the latest NHTSA ratings directly, go to nhtsa.gov.

Top-rated seats
Here’s a selection of child car seats sold in Canada that received an overall A grade in the 2006 Ease of Use Ratings published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This is not a complete list of seats sold in Canada, nor does it include all seats with overall A grades. For complete ratings, visit the websites listed below left.

		CANADIAN MODEL NO.
INFANT CARRIERS (rear facing)
Cosco Arriva 3-point with Base		22H09
Cosco Eddie Bauer Designer 22 SE		22H65 22625C
Graco Infant SafeSeat		8A00RNSCA 8A00PSNCA 8A051MPCA
INFANT/CHILD SEATS (convertible or 2-in-1)
Britax Roundabout		E9L16
Cosco Scenera DX		22120C
Evenflo Titan 5		367
Graco Comfort Sport		8635BLDCA
FORWARD-FACING CHILD SEATS
Graco Toddler SafeSeat		8B02SMBCA
BOOSTER SEATS
Britax Parkway		E9051
Cosco Complete Voyager		22210C
Cosco Traveler		2270C
Evenflo Big Kid		337 338 339 279
Graco TurboBooster		8491CKTCA 8491SCTCA 8491ASTCA 8491SHGCA 8491QNYCA 8491RBGCA
INFANT/CHILD AND BOOSTER SEATS (combination or 3-in-1)
Cosco Alpha Omega		22C15 22551
Cosco Eddie Bauer 3-in-1		22C75 22C76
Evenflo Generations		352
Graco Platinum Cargo		8689FARCA
Safety 1st Alpha Sport 3 Phase		22458C
Safety 1st Enspira		22C50

Originally published in Todaysparent, May 2007