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 […]
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, […]
Helmets for bicycles, inline skating, scooter riding and skateboarding
Bike helmets can also be used for inline skating and scooter riding. Skateboarding has a different, special helmet. Helmet fitting Use the right helmet size Check if the helmet is fitting correctly Shake your head from side to side and from front to back. The helmet should not move around. Properly fit a helmet Don’t […]
Concussion Harmonization Project
With support from the Public Health Agency of Canada, and in collaboration with Sport Canada, Parachute is leading the harmonization of concussion guidelines and protocols across Canada. Project goals The project ensures best-practice tools and resources are placed in the hands of those who need them and has impact in two key ways: Harmonization means […]
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.
An Interview with ATS & The Vision Zero Advocate Institute
The Vision Zero Advocate Institute is the natural evolution of 50 years of traffic safety solutions. Supported by ATS Traffic, the Institute is a network of coaches, experts and Vision Zero innovators.
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 […]
Canadian Child Safety Report Card results
Provinces with strong evidence-based injury prevention policies have fewer child and youth hospitalizations and deaths from road-traffic-related causes.
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 […]