Safety observances in Canada
The Canadian safety awareness days, weeks and months, and the international ones that organisations in Canada mark alongside them.
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Canada
| Observance | Next | Kind | Where | Hazards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada Road Safety Week | The organiser has not announced dates | Week | Canada | Road |
| Canadian Injury Prevention Day | The organiser has not announced dates | Day | Canada | ChildrenFallsRoad |
| Canadian Youth Road Safety Week | 19–25 October 2026 Confirmed | Week | Canada | RoadChildren |
| Fire Prevention Week | 4–10 October 2026 Confirmed | Week | United States, Canada | FireChildren |
| North American Occupational Safety and Health Week | 3–8 May 2027 Expected | Week | Canada | Work |
| Parachute Safe Kids Week | 7–13 June 2027 Expected | Week | Canada | Children |
| Rail Safety Week | 20–26 September 2027 Expected | Week | Canada | Road |
| Safe Boating Awareness Week | 22–28 May 2027 Confirmed | Week | Canada | Water |
Worldwide
Injury figures for Canada
What the national publishers report, quoted as they print it. Each figure links to the page it came from; the injury-facts page for each hazard sets it beside the worldwide picture.
Road Road & transport
“In 2023, the number of motor vehicle fatalities was 1,964; up 1.7% from 2022 (1,931), and was the highest count in the last 10 years.”
“The number of serious injuries increased to 9,261 in 2023; up 0.9% from 2022 (9,179), and marked the highest count in the last 5 years.”
“The number of total injuries decreased to 118,838 in 2023; down 3.6% from 2022 (123,317).”
“The number of fatalities per 100,000 population was 4.9 in 2023 (down from 5.0 in 2022).”
Water Drowning & water
“WHO IS DROWNING? Male 77% Female 23%”
“65% of drownings occurred from May to September”
“<1% Drowning in a lifeguard supervised setting”
Falls Falls & older adults
“Falls were the leading cause of injury deaths, followed by: suicide/self-harm unintentional poisoning transport incidents.”
“The results of injury in 2018 17,475 deaths”
“The results of injury in 2018 … 231,530 hospitalizations”
“The results of injury in 2018 … $29.4 billion in total economic costs”
Work Workplace & farm
“Table 22 Number of Fatalities, by Jurisdiction, 1993-2024 … 2024 Total 1,046”
“Table 1 Number of Accepted Lost Time Claims, by Jurisdiction, 1982-2024 … 2024 Total 342,714”
Poison Poisoning & home hazards
“Falls were the leading cause of injury deaths, followed by: suicide/self-harm unintentional poisoning transport incidents.”
WHO estimates for Canada
The World Health Organization’s estimates of deaths from road traffic crashes, suicide, homicide and unintentional poisoning in Canada, with where each rate stands among countries: Canada: injury statistics.