Box 1: Formal regulations and recommendations for protective eyewear, by province or territory
Province/territoryFormal regulation and recommendation for protective eyewear
AlbertaNo formal regulations; informally recommends the use of polycarbonate protective eyewear.
British ColumbiaMandated ASTM F803 eyewear for junior players younger than 19 years.
ManitobaNo formal regulations or recommendations.
New BrunswickNo formal regulations or recommendations.
Newfoundland and LabradorMandates protective eyewear for junior girls in mixed-doubles competitions.
Northwest TerritoriesNo formal regulations or recommendations.
Nova ScotiaRequires players younger than 19 years to wear goggles for doubles and mixed-doubles games.
NunavutNo formal regulations or recommendations.
OntarioIn 2005, the Ontario Badminton Association mandated that all junior double players in competitive games wear protective eyewear that meets the international technical ASTM F803 standard.
Prince Edward IslandRequires junior players to wear eyewear for doubles and mixed-doubles competitions.
QuebecNo formal regulations; informally recommends the use of polycarbonate protective eyewear.
SaskatchewanNo formal regulations; informally recommends the use of polycarbonate protective eyewear.
YukonNo formal regulations or recommendations.
  • Note: ASTM = American Society for Testing and Materials.