Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1551)

37. Where a consumer textile article contains any of the following constituent parts:

• (a) a lining for warmth or a laminated or bonded lining, or

• (b) interlining, padding or filling for warmth

the textile fibre content of such constituent part shall be shown

• (c) separately from and following the disclosure of the textile fibre content

  • (i) of the article exclusive of such part, and

  • (ii) where applicable, of any trimming, and

• (d) with a clear indication that it is the textile fibre content of the constituent part that is being shown.

• 38. (1) Subject to subsection (2), where a consumer textile article contains a textile fibre product

  • (a) as a filling for a purpose other than warmth, or

  • (b) as stuffing,

  the textile fibre content of the filling or stuffing shall be shown

  • (c) separately from and following the disclosure of the textile fibre content of the outer covering of the article and, where applicable, of any trimming; and

  • (d) with a clear indication that it is the textile fibre content of the filling or stuffing that is being shown.

• (2) Where a consumer textile article that contains a textile fibre product described in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) is an article of upholstered furniture, a mattress, box spring, cushion, chair pad, pot holder, oven mitt, place mat or mattress protector, the textile fibre content of the filling or stuffing contained in the article is not required to be shown, but where any representation as to the textile fibre content is made, the textile fibre content of the filling or stuffing shall, subject to section 10, be shown in the manner prescribed in subsection (1).

• 38.1 (1) Where a consumer textile article consists wholly of plumage or contains plumage as a constituent part thereof and the plumage or part thereof does not comply with the description of “down” in paragraph 26(1)(c), the plumage or part thereof may be shown as “down” if it meets the composition requirements set out for commercial down in section 25.

• (2) Where the plumage in a consumer textile article

  • (a) does not comply with the description of “down” in paragraph 26(1)(c) but meets the composition requirements set out for commercial down in section 25, and

  • (b) has no added feather or other textile fibre,

    the disclosure label shall bear the following statement:

    • “Note: 

      This product contains an amount of feathers not exceeding that allowable by law.”

• (3) Where a consumer textile article consists wholly of plumage or contains plumage as a constituent part and the plumage does not comply with the description of “feather” in paragraph 26(1)(d), the plumage shall be shown as “landfowl feather”, “waterfowl feather” or “(name of the bird) feather” if it meets the applicable composition requirements set out for commercial landfowl feather or commercial waterfowl feather in section 25.