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.  […]

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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 […]

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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.

Winter holidays

Safety tips to keep in mind during the winter holidays when we add candles, Christmas trees, potentially dangerous plants, fireplaces, holiday lights, entertaining and travel into our lives.

Choosing the right car seat

Should your child be using a rear-facing car seat, forward-facing car seat, booster seats or just using seatbelt? Find out which is the right car seat for your child and watch the video guides on how to install them.

Official contest rules, Canada's Safest Driver

 Official Rules The Canada’s Safest Driver Contest (hereinafter “Contest”) is designed to (i) promote safe driving; (ii) improve road safety; (iii) provide insight into how telematics can improve driver safety; and (iv) increase awareness of and participation in Parachute Vision Zero initiatives. The Contest is a contest of skill that measures the driving habits of […]

Light up social media

Our hashtags #ParachuteNIPD and #TurnSafetyOn garnered 5.6 million social media impressions in 2022.

Falls in children

Most fall-related injuries to children under five happen in the home. Here’s how to keep your kids safe from falls in the home.

Methodology

This report is the fourth of its kind, the previous reports being published in 1998 (using 1995 data), 2009 (using 2004 data) and 2015 (using 2010 data). Due to differences in methodology used in this report, it is not possible to draw direct comparisons with previous reports. This report presents data at the national level […]

Road safety

Prevent motor vehicle collisions by reducing your driving speed, adopting best driving practices and managing distractions.