National Safe Driving Week in Canada
National Safe Driving Week in Canada is held on December 1. December 1 - 7. This event in the first decade of the month December is annual. Help us
The Canada Safety Council is a proud advocate of safety for road users of all kinds. Whether you’re a cyclist, a motorcyclist, a pedestrian, a motorist, a truck driver, another class of road user or a combination of these, road safety is a shared responsibility.
Canada Safety Council’s National Safe Driving Week has existed since the 1950s and has a strong focus on impaired driving which is prevalent during the holiday period of December. The annual campaign has also focused on subjects such as driver distraction and winter driving.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Acadia Memorial Day on December 13 (dedicated to the tragic event during the deportation of the Acadians, the ships of the Duke of William, Ruby and Violet, sunk in 1758);
International Rush Day on December 21 (unofficial celebration of fans of the musical group);
Boxing day in Australia on December 26 (also Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Great Britain, New Zealand, Canada, Kiribati, Nauru, Botswana, Ghana, Jamaica)