{"id":12560,"date":"2020-09-02T15:57:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T15:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carsp.ca\/?page_id=12560"},"modified":"2025-10-26T22:25:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T22:25:51","slug":"canadas-road-safety-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carsp.ca\/en\/news-and-resources\/road-safety-information\/canadas-road-safety-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Road Safety Strategy 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s current strategy for road safety, Road Safety Strategy 2025, was published by the Canadian Council for Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) in January 2016 and is described in a document entitled <em>Towards Zero: <a href=\"https:\/\/roadsafetystrategy.ca\/en\/strategy\">Canada\u2019s Road Safety Strategy 2025<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The objectives of Road Safety Strategy 2025 are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Raise public awareness and commitment to road safety,<\/li>\n<li>Improve communication, cooperation and collaboration among stakeholders,<\/li>\n<li>Enhance legislation and enforcement of traffic laws,<\/li>\n<li>Improve road safety information in support of research and evaluation,<\/li>\n<li>Improve the safety of vehicles and road infrastructure,<\/li>\n<li>Leverage technology and innovation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12602\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12602\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12602 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/carsp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/canadas-road-safety-strategy-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Cover image of Canada's Road Safety Strategy 2025 published in January 20165\" width=\"350\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carsp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/canadas-road-safety-strategy-2025.jpg 350w, https:\/\/carsp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/canadas-road-safety-strategy-2025-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graphic Credit: Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=c5a7725698e735e20f2b9334508ee2d4ca81e867f67d0832b6224fe85ffaad80JmltdHM9MTc1MDExODQwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=31dc467b-4ad9-678a-28e7-53714be26618&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9nb29kcm9hZHMuY2EvcHJpb3JpdHlfYXJ0aWNsZS9yb2FkLXNhZmV0eS1jYW1wYWlnbnMv&amp;ntb=1\">Several provinces and territories in Canada have developed road safety strategies or action plans<\/a> including <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/driving-and-transportation\/driving\/roadsafetybc\/strategy\/bcrss_2025_final.pdf\">British Columbia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpi.mb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Road-To-Zero.pdf\">Manitoba<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.alberta.ca\/dataset\/cb0799a8-1f25-4a8f-b3ed-0d4a5980eed3\/resource\/6566a796-87d4-4a3d-8a37-4e96c5d8e90a\/download\/3809538-2015-alberta-traffic-safety-plan-2015.pdf\">Alberta<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.princeedwardisland.ca\/en\/information\/transportation-and-infrastructure\/pathways-to-highway-safety\">Prince Edward Island<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inf.gov.nt.ca\/sites\/inf\/files\/resources\/nwt_road_safety_plan_final.pdf\">Northwest Territories<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/driving-and-transportation\/driving\/roadsafetybc\/strategy\/road-safety-strategy-update-vision-zero.pdf\">British Columbia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mpi.mb.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Road-To-Zero.pdf\">Manitoba<\/a> have also developed Vision Zero plans, which aim to eliminate all road fatalities and serious injuries by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>A number of municipalities have also adopted Vision Zero road safety strategies as shown in the following document prepared by Parachute: <a href=\"https:\/\/parachute.ca\/en\/program\/vision-zero\/vision-zero-map\/#!adopted-locations\">Vision Zero map \u2013 Parachute<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Road Safety Strategy 2025 ends in December 2025, and a new strategy is expected early in 2026.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s current strategy for road safety, Road Safety Strategy 2025, was published by the Canadian Council for Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) in January 2016 and is described in a document entitled Towards Zero: Canada\u2019s Road Safety Strategy 2025. 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