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 2025! Throughout the month of March, including Poison Prevention Week, March 16 to 22, 2025, Parachute will be […]
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 […]
Official Contest Rules – Canada's Favourite Crossing Guard
Parachute Leaders in Injury Prevention & Desjardins CANADA’S FAVOURITE CROSSING GUARD (the “Contest”) OFFICIAL RULES (the “Official Rules”) NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THE CONTEST. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR NOMINEE’S CHANCES OF WINNING. By submitting an Entry, you acknowledge and agree that your Entry (including the Nomination Content) […]
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.
Ontario Fall Prevention Collaborative
This diverse group of health and social service practitioners from across Ontario come together to share information, analyze trends and respond collectively to the need for change and innovation in fall prevention.
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 […]
Social media guide – Parachute Safe Kids Week 2025
Parachute’s Safe Kids Week is an annual awareness campaign designed to bring attention to predictable and preventable injuries in children. This year, Parachute celebrates Safe Kids Week June 2 to June 8, 2025, with the theme of #KidsAndConcussions. Primary Hashtag: #KidsAndConcussions Secondary Hashtag: #SKW2025 Below are sample posts you can use on other social media channels (X, […]
"How to encourage kids to #PlaySafeOutdoors" - Safe Kids Week (2021)
The topic of 2021’s Safe Kids Week digital campaign is outdoor play, encouraging children to #PlaySafeOutdoors and engage in active, unstructured and exciting play, daily.
Learn more at www.parachute.ca/safekidsweek #PlaySafeOutdoors
Bigger, heavier, higher … large SUVs and pickups pose serious safety threats to vulnerable road users
By Isabelle Joncas, B.A., Équiterre Abstract In Canada, the recent rise in the number of small trucks on our roads is phenomenal (a category that includes sport utility vehicles such as SUVs, pickups, mini-vans and crossovers). They are sold as practical, functional, safe and adventurous. With fewer compact models being offered in car dealerships, many […]
Vision Zero tool references
Information on research referred to in the Parachute infographics series and other Parachute Vision Zero tools. March 2023 Safe Mobility infographic series Parachute. (2022). Parachute Vision Zero: Canadian Landscape 3.0. https://parachute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/CS12-Landscape-3.0-VZ-UA.pdf Parachute. (2021). Multi-modal transportation: Making the link between climate action and road safety. https://parachute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CS10-VZ-Climate-Change-and-Road-Safety-UA.pdf Parachute. (2022). Change for Good Roads. https://parachute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Parachute_CFGR_Report_EN-UA.pdf February 2020 Indicators of a Vision […]