Vehicle-for-Hire Training
Parachute’s Vehicle-for-Hire Training program has been certified by the City of Toronto for Vehicle-for-Hire drivers in that city as of October 2022. Course registration is now open.
Poison Prevention Week social media guide
National Poison Prevention Week aims to draw attention to the causes of poisoning and how to prevent them from occurring. This guide is to help communities and partners use social media to support and promote National Poison Prevention Week 2024! Who should use this guide This guide is for all community leaders and partners who use social […]
Poison Prevention Week
This Canada-wide awareness week, held annually during the third week of March, draws attentions to common causes of inadvertent poisoning.
Buying Consumer Products Online
Learn how to be a smart shopper and keep safety in mind when buying consumer products and cosmetics online: tips and information from Health Canada.
Canadian Red Cross First Aid Training
The Canadian Red Cross website provides information on first aid and CPR courses, as well as first aid tips and resources.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada) is an independent national not-for-profit organization committed to the advancement of medication safety in all healthcare settings.
Social Media Guide for NTDSW 2023
Youth and young adults are killed in road crashes at a higher rate than any other age group under 75 years old. With road crashes being the third-leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 24 years old, this age demographic has the highest rate of involvement in fatal collisions per 100,000 licensed drivers. […]
Report a medication incident - ISMP Canada
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada provides links to confidential reporting systems for health professionals, pharmacies, healthcare facilities, coroners and medical examiners, and the general public.
When medication can harm: How a poison centre helped a caller in distress
Crissy Amiana, a Certified Specialist in Poison Information at the Ontario Poison Centre, shares her story of responding to a case of an older adult who unintentionally took the wrong medication. Learn how poison centres can help and find the phone number for your poison centre at infopoison.ca.
Medication is a common cause of poisoning: How the poison centre can help
Crissy Amiana, a Certified Specialist in Poison Information at the Ontario Poison Centre, shares her story of responding to a case of an older adult who reached out when she unintentionally took the wrong medication, but it turns out the real issue was the combination of medications she was taking for herself. Learn how poison centres can help and find the phone number for your poison centre at infopoison.ca.