Introduction
Canada's Road Safety Vision is a national undertaking aimed at making Canada's roads the
safest in the world. Officially launched in 1996, renewed in 2000, Road Safety Vision is
supported by all levels of government as well as by instrumental public and private sector
stakeholders. The plan makes use of a broad range of initiatives that focus on road
users, roadways and motor vehicles.
Road Safety Vision initiatives aim to:
- raise public awareness of road safety issues
- improve communication, cooperation and collaboration among road safety agencies
- toughen enforcement measures
- improve national road safety data collection and quality.
The adoption of Road Safety Vision 2001 by the Canadian Council of Motor Transport
Administrators (CCMTA) and the official endorsement of the guiding principals by all
Ministers of Transportation and Highway Safety in 1996 represented vitally important
steps for Canada's road safety community.
Road Safety Vision 2010, the successor plan, was approved by the Council of
Ministers responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety in October 2000.
