Lead Department: Transport Canada
Start Date: Fall 2000
End Date: December 2010
Total Federal Funding Allocation: Information not available at this time. Data to be tabulated.

Description

Road Safety Vision 2010 is the national road safety plan that aims to make Canada’s roads the safest in the world by 2010.  All federal and provincial transport ministers endorsed the plan in the fall of 2000.  A framework for accountability, which involves task forces comprised of stakeholders from the federal, provincial/territorial governments, as well as key public and private sector agencies, has been established to develop and implement initiatives to meet the target objectives.

The principal difference between Road Safety Vision 2010 and its predecessor (Road Safety Vision 2001) is the inclusion of a quantitative national target (30 % decreases in fatalities and serious injuries by 2010) and several sub targets that address the key road safety issues (e.g., seat belt and proper child restraint use, drinking and driving, rural road safety and commercial vehicle safety). To achieve our national target, traffic fatalities and serious injuries must decrease by 900 and 5,500, respectively, by 2010. In 2002, Canada’s fatality rate was eighth lowest among Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development member countries.

More detailed information on Canada’s efforts to have the world’s safest roads can be found at www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/vision/menu.htm.

Shared Outcome(s)

All partnering efforts support one or more of the four strategic objectives of Road Safety Vision 2010 — raising awareness of road safety issues; improving communication, cooperation and collaboration among road safety agencies; enhancing enforcement measures; and improving national road safety data quality and collection — and will result in safer road travel for all Canadians.

Governance Structures

A framework for accountability, which involves task forces comprised of stakeholders from the federal, provincial/territorial governments as well as key public and private sector agencies, has been established to develop and implement initiatives to meet the target objectives.  Each year, the Council of Transport Deputy Ministers is provided with a report that summarizes activities carried out and progress made towards achievement of the targets of the Vision.

Federal departments and agencies:  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has been Transport Canada’s most proactive partner in carrying out activities that are consistent with the strategic objectives of Road Safety Vision 2010.  They have raised the profile of road safety issues among their members and the public, collaborated on research projects, refocused enforcement activities on the most critical areas (seatbelts and drinking-driving), and attempted to improve collision data quality. Other large municipal (Toronto, Ottawa) and provincial (Ontario Provincial Police) police services have also made extensive use of the principal elements of Road Safety Vision 2010 to develop their own traffic safety business plans.

Other national governments:  Transport Canada and other members of an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Operational Committee (Germany and The Netherlands) collaborated in the development of a survey of member countries that facilitates the exchange of current program/policy/legislative information among OECD member countries in support of national benchmarking and road safety targets. This survey is conducted annually among OECD member countries. Transport Canada collaborates with the U.S. on vehicle research and standards development.  Transport Canada is also working with Health Canada in its effort to raise awareness of road safety issues among Canada’s aboriginal population.

Provincial/territorial governments:   Six task forces composed of representatives of provincial and territorial governments, Transports Canada and other key stakeholders have assumed responsibility for developing initiatives and monitoring the progress of the targets of Vision 2010.

Non-governmental organization:   The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) partners with Transport Canada in the delivery of annual educational and enforcement initiatives (Operation Impact and Canada Road Safety Week) that raise awareness of the Road Safety Vision 2010 initiative.  The Canada Safety Council (CSC) partners with Transport Canada and the CACP in the annual delivery of the National Police Award for Traffic Safety, which is presented to a police officer for outstanding achievements in traffic safety.  Transport Canada provides funding to the CSC to administer the delivery of this award. 

First Nations:   Transport Canada is attempting to collaborate with Health Canada in the development of a pilot project aimed at increasing child occupant restraint use among aboriginal people.

Partners

• Transport Canada
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Contact

Contact:
Paul Gutoskie
Manager
Road Safety Vision
(613) 998-5507
gutoskp@tc.gc.ca

Approved by:
Derek Sweet,
Director General
Road Safety and Motor Vehicle Regulation;
(613) 993-6735

Date Approved:
August, 2005