The Canadian Tire Child Protection Foundation is dedicated to the health, safety and welfare of Canadian children. The Foundation's mandate is to provide funding and marketing support to national community-based programs dedicated to childhood injury prevention. Program materials are available in unlimited quantities, in French or English and are free to community groups, parents, caregivers and police and fire departments. Stay Safe, is Canada's most successful streetproofing program.
Traffic injury is a leading cause of death for school age children.
The KIDestrians program is an introduction to traffic safety for children of all ages. Using 13 different exercises, the KIDestrians program recommends repetition, practice and positive reinforcement to make good traffic safety habits instinctive. A fire safety program teaching 22 fire and burn prevention behaviours developed by the National Fire Protection Association and distributed by Fire Prevention Canada. Materials include a Family Fire Activity Sheet. It teaches children how to swim and be safe in, on and around the water.