#KnowWhatImpairedMeans
This public awareness campaign aims to educate Canadians that cannabis impairs a person’s ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
Vision Zero
This international traffic safety movement envisions zero death and serious injuries on our roads. Parachute is Canada’s national lead, supporting local efforts.
Parachute Youth Ambassadors projects 2024-25
Parachute’s Youth Ambassador projects highlight the commitment of young leaders to enhance road safety in Canadian communities. In 2024-25, Parachute awarded grants of $600, plus our support and mentoring, for 18 Ambassador projects. Here are some examples. Highlights from the 2024-25 Ambassador projects Positive tickets and safety education in schools (Trout River, N.L.) Ambassadors Jorja […]
Youth as Changemakers Award
The Youth as Changemakers Award, sponsored by Desjardins Insurance and the Honda Canada Foundation, celebrates three outstanding young leaders or groups of young leaders from across Canada who are making a real difference in their communities. These changemakers are passionate about creating safer streets for everyone and are turning their ideas into action through advocacy, […]
Product safety
Learn about consumer product and child safety in Canada, including the regulation of window blind and curtain cords, BPA, lead and pesticides.
Radon gas
Radon is a radioactive gas produced when the uranium in rock and soil breaks down. It’s natural for radon gas to be released into the air outside but radon gas can be dangerous if it’s released and trapped in a closed space, such as your home. How radon gas can get into your home Radon […]
Hot tap water
- How to check and lower the tap water temperature in your home.
- Water temperature for health and cleaning concerns.
Cost of Injury in Canada
Parachute’s Cost of Injury in Canada 2021 report quantifies the cost of injury from a societal perspective, including costs to the health-care system, to productivity and to the people behind the numbers: individuals, families, communities.
Definitions
You will find these terms used throughout the Cost of Injury Report 2021. All-terrain vehicle (ATV), snowmobile All-terrain vehicle is a motor vehicle of special design to enable it to negotiate rough or soft terrain or snow. This category includes hovercraft on land or swamp and snowmobiles and excludes hovercraft on open water. Costs per […]
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 […]