Road Safety Professional (RSP) Certification – Recent News
Congratulations to the 206 Canadian professionals certified as Road Safety Professionals!!! Twenty-four (24) are now certified as RSP Level 2 and five (5) are certified in both specialties (Infrastructure and Behavioural)!
At the completion of the cycle of exams in October 2025, there were 1,409 certified RSP Level 1 and 248 certified RSP Level 2 professionals worldwide. The growth in recognition of professional certification in our field is reaching far, with professionals holding the RSP Level 1 certification in Australia (1), Bangladesh (1), Egypt (2), India (1), Japan (1), Jordan (1), New Zealand (1), Qatar (2), Saudia Arabia (35) and UAE (1). A road safety professional in India is now holding the RSP Level 2 certification!
Canadian Geographic Distribution of the RSP Level 1 Professionals
Currently, there are many certified RSP Level 1 professionals Canada (182) and they reside in Ontario (88), British Columbia (33), Alberta (32), Manitoba (10), Quebec (8), Saskatchewan (5), New Brunswick (3) and Nova Scotia (3). There are 68 RSP Level 1 professionals that work in public agencies. The top public agencies with RSP Level 1 professionals are City of Calgary (7) and City of Toronto (5). The two top consulting companies with RSP Level 1 professionals are WSP (10) and CIMA + (9).
Canadian Geographic Distribution of the RSP Level 2 Professionals
There are also many certified RSP Level 2 professionals in Canada (24) and they reside in Ontario (6), British Columbia (3), Alberta (10), Manitoba (3), Saskatchewan (1) and Nova Scotia (1). There are 11 RSP Level 2 professionals that work in public agencies. The top public agency with RSP Level 2 professionals is City of Calgary (5) and top consulting company is WSP (2).
Congrats to the Road Safety Professionals of the City of Calgary for leading the way
Updated RSP Level 1 Exams and Resources
Steve Kuciemba (TPCB CEO) reported in the December 2025 Newsletter (https://www.tpcb.org/TPCB/assets/File/Newsletters/December%202025.pdf ), that the TPCB Board of Directors adopted a new strategic plan that will carry TPCB through the next several years: This plan includes an emphasis on maintaining the integrity and viability of the certifications through regular review and updating of our exams and question banks. In keeping with the aforementioned viability pledge, we spent much of the year updating the RSP1 exam to incorporate more recent advances in safety research and practice, and we will debut the updated questions with the February 2026 exam cycle. The new exam format and content are found at https://www.tpcb.org/certification/rsp1/exam-format-and-content/ and a full description of the update knowledge and skills is accessible via the link found on the bottom of the content page.
The references listed for RSP Level 1 are found at https://www.tpcb.org/certification/rsp1/reference-material/
Next Cycle of Exams
The next cycle of exams will take place in February 2026 for which the applications have already been received (last day: November 20, 2025); this cycle will be followed by two more 2026 cycles of exams: June 2026 and October 2026. Applications for the June 2026 exam cycle must be received by March 26, 2026.
MORE ABOUT Transportation Professional Certification Board
The TPCB was established in 1998 to provide a mechanism to create and administer professional certifications for those involved in the practice of transportation (www.tpcb.org).
The Professional Traffic Operations Engineers (PTOE) certification exams are offered to professionals with expertise and experience in topics such as traffic operational analysis, traffic engineering studies, operational effects of geometric designs, traffic safety, traffic control devices, and social, environmental, and institutional issues.
The Professional Transportation Planned (PTP) certification exams are offered to professionals with expertise in topics such as land use and transportation analysis, needs assessment for short- and long-range planning, transportation system planning and evaluation, public policy, environmental analysis, and plan implementation.
The Road Safety Professional, Level 1, (RSP1) certification exams are offered to professionals who have demonstrated proficiency in the foundations of road safety principles and make decisions or take actions that potentially impact the safety of the travelling public. This includes individuals in the engineering, motor vehicle, behavioural, law enforcement, policy development, and emergency response communities. (https://www.tpcb.org/certification/rsp1/exam-format-and-content/)
The Road Safety Professional, Level 2, (RSP2) has two specialties: behavioural (RSP2B) and infrastructure (RSP2I). The certification exams are offered to professionals whose primary job functions are dedicated to improving the safety performance of the surface transportation system. This includes professionals responsible for developing and implementing engineering or behavioural programs aimed at reducing the number of fatalities and injuries due to road crashes. (https://www.tpcb.org/certification/road-safety-professional-2/infrastructure-domains1/) and (https://www.tpcb.org/certification/road-safety-professional-2/exam-format-and-content-behavior-domains/)