Canada Safety Council

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|type = National, non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to safety.

|status = Active

|purpose = Advocacy, education and collaboration for public safety.

|headquarters = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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|region_served = Canada

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|language = English, French

|leader_title = President

|leader_name = Gareth Jones

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|num_staff = 10 (2019)

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|website = {{URL|https://canadasafetycouncil.org/}}

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The Canada Safety Council is a national, non-profit, charitable organization dedicated to safety. It works to prevent deaths and injuries by promoting education and awareness across Canada. Its mascot is Elmer the Safety Elephant.{{cite web |title=Elmer The Safety Elephant : Elmer l'Éléphant prudent |url=http://www.elmer.ca/home |website=www.elmer.ca |publisher=Canada Safety Council |access-date=4 May 2019}}

It provides marketing opportunities for its sponsors.{{cite web |url=https://canadasafetycouncil.org/sponsorship/ |title=Become a Sponsor |publisher=Canada Safety Council |access-date=October 9, 2021}}

During the COVID-19 pandemic, CSC received a $220,000 grant from the Public Health Agency of Canada's Immunization Partnership Fund for a project titled the “Elmer Vaccine Education and Awareness Program”.{{Cite web |last=Public Health Agency of Canada |date=2022-10-12 |title=Immunization Partnership Fund |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization-vaccine-priorities/immunization-partnership-fund.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104154209/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization-vaccine-priorities/immunization-partnership-fund.html |archive-date=2022-11-04 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=Government of Canada}} The resulting program, centred around a character named Elmer the Safety Elephant, was “delivered in schools with the support of teachers across Canada” to increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccines. It was endorsed by the Canadian Association of School System Administrators (CASSA), Canadian School Boards Association (CSBA) and Physical and Health Education Canada.{{Cite web |title=Your students need credible information about vaccination. |url=https://learn.vubiz.com/elmerportal/Info_EN.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105004831/https://learn.vubiz.com/elmerportal/Info_EN.aspx |archive-date=2022-11-05 |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Vubiz}}