Canada Safety Council dedicates the month of November to safety topics that affect the community. Whether it takes the shape of crime prevention safety tips or cyber-safety, the annual campaign offers advice to Canadians to live in security within their own community.
Substance abuse is a major public health concern at the best of times. In the context of a global pandemic, it’s more important than ever to shine a light on the issue. November is National Community Safety and Crime Prevention Month, and this year the Canada Safety...
November is National Community Safety and Crime Prevention Month, and the Canada Safety Council wants to ask Canadians: what are you doing to keep your community safe? A community is an important bond – it’s a group of individuals with shared attitudes, interests and...
Family is a term that usually instills a sense of safety, a feeling of belonging and comfort, and an assurance of someone else having your best interests at heart. Sadly, for some, this isn’t the case. This November, in honour of National Community Safety and Crime...
The Canada Safety Council is committed to community safety and crime prevention. Firearms safety is an important aspect of that commitment. Every year, firearms-related incidents claim between 700 and 900 Canadian lives. Through education, our goal is to help reduce...
November is National Community Safety and Crime Prevention Month, and this year’s campaign promotes safety training. Jack Smith, president of the Canada Safety Council, urges communities across Canada to make safety courses an integral part of their programming....
Natural disasters occur a lot more around Canada than the average person might think. Severe storms, tornados, wildfires, floods, earthquakes and avalanches have all been known to occur within Canadian borders. With climate change contributing to a constantly evolving...
You’ve spent a lifetime building your good name and the last thing you need is for your hard-earned retirement to be derailed because somebody has turned that good name to mud. Identity theft is an unfortunate fact of life in the 21st century; one exacerbated by the...
November is National Community Safety and Crime Prevention Month, and the Canada Safety Council encourages all Canadians to reach out to their neighbours this month. “When you take the time to know your neighbours, not only will you probably be healthier and happier...
The RCMP’s Canadian Firearms Program (CFP) provides instructions if you inherit a firearm you do not wish to keep, or if you have a firearm you no longer want. In these circumstances, you have the following options: Sell or give the firearm to any individual, museum...
November is National Crime Prevention and Community Safety month, and the Canada Safety Council challenges all Canadians to join in the fight to put an end to bullying. Bullying is a social relationship where an individual repeatedly harms another individual, through...