The Government of Canada is committed to building safer communities. Road safety programs help protect Canadians by reducing the number of collisions, injuries, and fatalities on our roads.
Today, the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Transport, the Honourable Anita Anand, accompanied by Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, the Honourable Jenna Sudds, announced 35 new projects across Canada that will receive funding through the Enhanced Road Safety Transfer Payment Program.
The Program will provide $14.6 million to fund road safety projects that focus on driver assistance systems, alcohol and drug-impaired driving, distracted driving, winter road conditions, speeding, as well as young drivers and vulnerable road users.
Examples of key projects include:
- Researching how drivers interact with driver assistance systems in autonomous vehicles
- Demonstrating how sensors can generate safety messages to alert drivers about nearby unsafe driving behaviour
- Collecting new data on drug and alcohol-impaired driving
- Testing a zero-emission autonomous shuttle that can help shape future policies
- Enhancing advanced driver assistance technology to mitigate collisions
The Enhanced Road Safety Transfer Payment Program directly supports Canada's national road safety priorities. Since 2019, it has funded 119 different road safety projects. A list of all successful program projects, including those from previous years, is available online.
