Canada Safety Council

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Canada Safety Council
TypeNational, non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to safety.
Legal statusActive
PurposeAdvocacy, education and collaboration for public safety.
Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Region served
Canada
Official language
English, French
President
Gareth Jones
Staff
10 (2019)
Website canadasafetycouncil.org

The Canada Safety Council is a national, non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to safety. It works to prevent deaths and injuries by promoting education and awareness across Canada. Its mascot is Elmer the Safety Elephant. [1]

It provides marketing opportunities for its sponsors. [2]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, CSC received a $220,000 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Immunization Partnership Fund for a project titled the “Elmer Vaccine Education and Awareness Program”. [3] The resulting program, centred around a character named Elmer the Safety Elephant, was “delivered in schools with the support of teachers across Canada” to increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. It was endorsed by the Canadian Association of School System Administrators (CASSA), Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) and Physical and Health Education Canada. [4]

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References

  1. "Elmer The Safety Elephant : Elmer l'Éléphant prudent". www.elmer.ca. Canada Safety Council. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  2. "Become a Sponsor". Canada Safety Council. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  3. Public Health Agency of Canada (2022-10-12). "Immunization Partnership Fund". Government of Canada . Archived from the original on 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
  4. "Your students need credible information about vaccination". Vubiz. Archived from the original on 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2022-11-05.