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June 23, 2026

Aussi disponbile en français Key findings: Speed: There were more than five hundred road deaths involving at least one speeding driver in 2023 (513) compared to 2019 (412). Speed-related deaths[...]
Ottawa, Ontario, 23 juin 2026 – La FRBR, grâce au soutien financier de Desjardins Assurances, a publié deux nouveaux feuillets d’information : Collisions mortelles liées à la vitesse au Canada | 2000 – 2023 et Collisions mortelles liées à la distraction au Canada | 2000 – 2023. Les principales conclusions tirées de la Base de données nationale sur les collisions mortelles de la FRBR dressent un aperçu à l’échelle nationale des décès routiers liés à des excès de vitesse et à des distractions. Elles montrent également l’évolution de ces tendances sur les années récentes et sur les deux dernières décennies.

March 20, 2026

The impaired driving landscape has changed in the past decade. Canadian communities are seeking new tools and more localized data to effectively identify, understand, and address the problem. Mandatory alcohol[...]

February 27, 2026

Edina, MN, February 27, 2026 — Distracted driving remains a leading contributor to road deaths in North America according to official statistics. New research from the Traffic Injury Research Foundation[...]

December 15, 2025

Aussi disponbile en français Key findings: The number of Canadians killed in road crashes involving a drinking driver increased by 14% from 2021 to 2022, rising from 457 to 521[...]
Ottawa (Ontario) – 15 décembre 2025 – La FRBR a publié le Sondage sur la sécurité routière 2025 (SSR) portant sur l’alcool au volant au Canada, coparrainé par Bière Canada et Desjardins Assurances. Le SSR croise les réponses d’un échantillon représentatif de conducteurs canadiens avec les données de la Base de données nationale sur les collisions mortelles de la FRBR afin d’examiner les tendances en matière de conduite avec facultés affaiblies, la perception du risque et les efforts d’application de la loi. Ces résultats peuvent permettre de guider les politiques de sécurité routière, les stratégies mises en œuvre et les campagnes de sensibilisation, en tenant compte des comportements émergents des conducteurs.

December 3, 2025

Canada’s Impaired Driving Landscape | New Data, Community Insights & Emerging Solutions The Dec. 16, 2025 webinar recording is accessible through TIRF’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/kJTLspiRrEA?si=bZ0g94AdH6Dq6c2i Brought to you by: The[...]

November 19, 2025

National Safe Roads Challenge: Strategies to Improve Driver Behaviours & Tailor Safety Interventions Access the Dec. 10, 2025 webinar recording on TIRF’s YouTube channel, National Safe Roads Challenge: Strategies to[...]

November 14, 2025

Automated speed enforcement has resurfaced as a national flashpoint as some jurisdictions expand programs while others dismantle them or raise speed limits. TIRF is weighing in ahead of the World[...]

October 17, 2025

October 17, 2025, Nanaimo, BC – The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF), in partnership with the Nanaimo RCMP and with the generous support of Mosaic Forest Management, is bringing its[...]

August 6, 2025

The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF), in partnership with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), conducted a study investigating the divergence in traffic fatality trends between Canada and the[...]

July 16, 2025

The Canadian Automobile Association commissioned the Traffic Injury Research Foundation to conduct a study of Canadian and international research about road safety risks associated with e-bikes and e-scooters. It also[...]

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