Unstructured outdoor play and risky play
Benefits to your child engaging in unstructured outdoor play and risky play.
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 […]
Summer sports and recreation
Safety tips for baseball, boating and sailing, camping and hiking, diving, football, horseback riding, in-line skating, skateboarding, soccer and swimming.
Winter sports and recreation
Learn about how to enjoy winter by participating safely in ice hockey, ice skating, skiing and snowboarding, sledding and tobogganing, and snowmobiling.
Playgrounds and play spaces
Safety features and hazards to look out for in playgrounds, safety concerns about trampolines and benefits of unstructured outdoor play and risky play.
Safe Kids Week
This annual campaign, held in 2025 from June 2 to 8, draws attention to a different child safety issue each year and provides resources for local community activities.
Play parks and water features
How to help prevent drowning and other injuries from occurring on splash pads, wading pools, ponds, fountains and other water features.
Play time
Safety tips for toys, baby walkers and stationary activity centres
Know your role: Collaborative team school staff lead
Learn more about the role of the collaborative team school staff lead when it comes to concussion in schools.
Pre-season concussion education team meeting guide (2025)
Use this guide to host an educational team meeting with players and their families at the beginning of the hockey season and at any time throughout the year.