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 […]
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.
Balance exercises for people living with Parkinson's disease - Video Series
This video series includes several low-impact balance exercise classes with Parkinson Society BC’s neuro physiotherapist, Shelly Yu. These classes focus on lower extremity strength and agility-type activities required for fall prevention, such as multidirectional stepping, weight shifting, and turning.
Fall Prevention Education Series
Provided by Upper Grand Family Health Team & VON Canada. A YouTube playlist. Presentations by allied health professionals from the Upper Grand Family Health Team & Wellington County area, filming and editing by Adam Olivero on behalf of Wightman Telecom (last updated Feb. 19, 2019).
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.
ALTER - website
ALTER is an evidence-based approach that helps parents of children under 6 years old prevent injuries in the home. The five action principles are activities, location, timing, environment, and resources to alter for child safety.
Smart Hockey online guide
Follow this guide to walk you through all the steps and resources to implement Smart Hockey with your team.
Injury Data Online Tool (iDOT) - BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit
The iDOT is an easy-to-use, menu-driven system that makes injury data available to injury prevention practitioners and professionals, as well as the public. It is an effective and efficient way for users to access British Columbia injury data including mortality, morbidity, traffic-related incidents and sports.
Bill C-81 An Act to ensure a barrier-free Canada (2019)
The Accessible Canada Act enhances the full and equal participation of all persons, especially persons with disabilities, in society. This is to be achieved through the realization, within the purview of matters coming within the legislative authority of Parliament, of a Canada without barriers, particularly by the identification, removal and prevention of such barriers.