School bus comes under one of the exemptions.. :

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Seat Belt Exemptions
Seatbelt exemptions continue to include:

Driving a motor vehicle in reverse
People with medical certificates saying that they are unable to wear a seatbelt
People engaged in work that requires them to exit from and re-enter the vehicle at frequent intervals, as long as they are traveling less than 40 km/h
Police or peace officers while transporting a person in custody
Person in police custody while being transported
Employees and agents of Canada Post engaged in rural mail delivery
Ambulance attendants and any other persons being transported in the patient's compartment of an ambulance
Firefighters in the rear of a fire department vehicle while engaged in work that makes it impractical to wear a seatbelt
Taxi cab drivers while transporting a passenger for hire. When travelling alone in the vehicle, taxi cab drivers must wear a seatbelt.
For vehicles that were not manufactured with seatbelts, the following exemptions apply:

==>Buses (including school buses)
Other large commercial vehicles (over 4,536 kg), which do not require seatbelts to be installed in rear seating positions at the time of manufacture
Historic vehicles that were not manufactured with seatbelts

Well, there's nothing to argue on this. If you think your kids and family are safe without the seat belts, then don't go by the rule. But, if the safety is the first thing on your mind then buckle it up for everyone.

Nonetheless the underlying rule, seat belts for everyone in the car simply makes sense. Whether you wear one or not is entirely upto you, but then ready to pay the required fine if caught not wearing it.

The economy is not doing good and they will make every effort to make hole in your wallet. This is the easiest way to collect money.

So be careful and make sure rear passengers also wear seat belts.

In Canada, police officers don't have to provide any evidence in the court. Only his statement is considered true even if he is lying or made mistake in his observations. Driver has 0.000001% chance to win in the court even if he has not violated any traffic law. Just like banks, courts do the justice based on the trusts rather than evidences.

Despite that every ticket must be fought in the court. So always choose the option 3 at the back of your ticket.

Well, the question was whether to go for trial or not..not about whether to wear the seat belt or not..
anyhow SS, even if the points are not there, unlike red light camera tickets, this will go on record and will still affect the insurance since the ticket is associated with your driving license. So you make the call whether to fight it or just plead guilty...I would go with fighting it.
Good luck!

I think the fine for not wearing seat belt is on adult in question. It is not car driver responsibility. However in case of Child. It is driver responsibility.

I always make sure to speak and check with everyone in back for seat belts before moving the car. It is nice habbit to have.
Typically new desi as they have come back from india have this macho mind set, to not to wear a seat belt. As it give them sence of power to defy authorites back in home and they become heros in thier world.

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Originally posted by ashedfc

I think (though I am not sure), if the person not wearing a seat belt has a drivers license, then, that person gets the ticket (not the driver).. only if the individual is a minor without a drivers license than the driver gets the ticket..

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Reiki Grand Master

"Drivers are responsible for ensuring that passengers under 16 years of age are using the seat belt or an appropriate child car seat.

Police officers may request that passengers who appear to be at least 16 years of age provide their name, address and date of birth. These passengers may face a fine for not using or wearing a seat belt properly. "

It is passenger who got the ticket not the driver. The ticket was not issued to vehicle. Right?

The passenger can make some excuse and likelihood of getting the fine reduced.