TIRF's research & educational tools support the work of communities across Canada
Each year, thousands of parents, health care workers, teachers, employers, police services journalists and advocacy organizations download and use our products to support their efforts. They also contact us directly to request guidance and expertise to implement road safety initiatives. Our metrics speak for themselves.
Your donations and our work enables them to spend less time looking for answers and more time developing and implementing road safety strategies.
Personal Donations
We share a common goal to make sure everyone gets home safely every day. Your donation helps the Traffic Injury Research Foundation continue to develop and share the knowledge that saves – preventing injuries and loss of life on the roads, reducing related social, health and insurance costs, and safeguarding families and our workforce.
Online gifts can be made through credit card or PayPal. Donations can be a one-time donation or a monthly gift.
Corporate Donations
Donations from private companies, corporations, associations as well as government department and agencies support our work in promoting safe driving programs and practices. Working together we can reduce the number of deaths and injuries on our roads.
Through TIRF’s research, education programs, initiatives, and public awareness efforts with communities and employers, TIRF and your organization can help make sure everyone gets home safe at the end of every day.
2024 Donor-Funded Activity Highlights
- Served as an expert in a Stanford University Network on Addiction Policy consultation to develop a report on Public Safety in Canada: Current trends and policy interventions.
- Prepared final report from Route2School pilot program in Winnipeg to demonstrate the value of this web-based application to improve school safety.
- Responded to 141 media interviews and information requests including The Globe and Mail and Forbes.com about a range of road safety topics.
- Developed its Youth Advisor Program and published new blogs on the importance of a clean driver record for job searches, fuel-efficient driving, and impaired driving prevention.
- Launched an impaired driving campaign in December, as part of its Sober Smart Driving education program, in partnership with Beer Canada, MADD Canada and Toronto Life magazine.
- Released educational materials to support Passenger Safety Week, Teen Driver Safety Week, Slow Down Move Over campaigns, and the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
- Served on the Board of Directors of the Canada Safety Council.
- Reviewed journal articles for top-ranked, peer-reviewed academic journals including Accident Analysis and Prevention, and the Journal of Safety Research.
- Volunteered time for initiatives with the Ontario Injury Practitioners Prevention Network and shared its community-based and research activities.
- Continued its top-ranked road safety blog series to expand public education and outreach.
Project Sponsors
Every year TIRF conducts more than 30 projects with funding from governments, associations, industry and non-profits to protect the many people who rely on our roads every day for business, family and leisure activities.
Donors & Members
The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) is funded by charitable donations and memberships as well as by project grants and contracts.
TIRF’s Road Safety Agenda
The overwhelming majority of deaths and injuries on our roads are preventable. Learn more about how TIRF works to improve road safety for all Canadians.
Donor-funded Educational Resources
Every year, donations to TIRF support charitable services that help translate research findings into more effective and efficient practices in the real world.
Donor Privileges List
Diamond to Bronze general donations are applied towards supporting a range of community-based charitable activities.
TIRF gratefully acknowledges the many concerned companies, associations and governments whose contributions in 2024 supported our efforts to reduce the losses that occur from road crashes.
We also acknowledge with gratitude the private, individual donations and memorial donations received from individuals across Canada.
Visit our Donor-funded educational resources page to access projects made possible by donations with resources available for free download.
For more information about how you can make a difference, contact TIRF at tirf@tirf.ca or toll-free 1-877-238-5235.
To make a donation by cheque, please make it payable to:
Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) • 171 Nepean Street, Suite 200 • Ottawa, Ontario Canada K2P 0B4
TIRF is a registered Canadian charity. Registered Charity No. 10813 5641 RR0001