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Canada Safety Council

The Canada Safety Council (CSC) is a Canadian non-profit organization based in Ottawa, Ontario.

COVID-19

CSC received a CAD $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”.1) 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.2)

1)
Public Health Agency of Canada. (2022, October 12). Immunization Partnership Fund. Government of Canada. https://web.archive.org/web/20221104154209/https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/immunization-vaccine-priorities/immunization-partnership-fund.html
2)
Your students need credible information about vaccination. (2022). Vubiz. https://web.archive.org/web/20221105004831/https://learn.vubiz.com/elmerportal/Info_EN.aspx
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