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.
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.
Your ERS leadership team
A variety of stakeholders must be involved to make your Elementary Road Safety (ERS) project a success. The lead stakeholder is typically a school committee driving the idea of change, together with local government, planners and enforcement representatives who have the power to implement change. Ideally, each ERS leadership team should leverage an existing committee […]
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 […]
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. […]
White Paper on the Prevention of Poisoning of Children in Canada (2011)
The white paper provides background about the poisoning problem in Canada, identify the key concepts, theories sources of evidence and gaps in knowledge relating to poisoning in Canada. Focus is placed on children as they are a population vulnerable to poisoning and have historically been the target for poisoning prevention interventions.
Establishing your own youth advisory committee
This tipsheet provides a step-by-step guideline for establishing a youth advisory committee.
Online Concussion Course – University of Calgary, MOOC
This massive open online course (MOOC) demystifies concussion and explains how everyone can play a role in the prevention, identification, and management of this type of traumatic brain injury. The course also describes the revision and implementation of a concussion management protocol adapted to different environments.
Safe Kids Week
This annual campaign, held in 2024 from June 3 to 9, draws attention to a different child safety issue each year and provides resources for local community activities.
"Are you OK?" A public service announcement promoting concussion recognition and management
Canadian sports stars Scott Moir, Marie-Philip Poulin, Cindy Ouellet and Steve Podborski reinforce the message that when someone is hit or bumped, we often ask, “are you OK?” If we ask that question, we should also check to see if that person might have a concussion.