New Delhi, Aug. 8 -- A Porter Airlines flight from Victoria to Toronto was canceled after a toddler refused to wear a seatbelt, forcing the aircraft to return to the terminal and leaving passengers stranded overnight.

Flight PD444 had departed the terminal at Victoria International Airport (YYJ) in British Columbia on Thursday (August 6), and was heading toward the runway when crew members noticed the child standing in their seat, according to Canadian media outlets CTV News and CP24.

The toddler's parent and cabin crew members tried to secure the child's seatbelt but were unsuccessful.

A Porter Airlines spokesperson told CTV News that the aircraft had already left the terminal when crew members realized the child was standing in the s...