Projects funded by the Enhanced Road Safety Transfer Payment Program in 2020 to 2021

In 2020 to 2021, the Enhanced Road Safety Transfer Payment Program (ERSTPP) funded 38 projects from twenty six different organizations as shown in the table below. Many projects focused on impaired driving due to consumption of drugs and/or alcohol, distracted driving, commercial drivers, and technological innovation.

 

Applicant

Project Title

Project Cost

TC Contribution FY 2020-2021

TC Contribution FY 2021-2022

TC Total Contribution

Road Safety BC

B.C. Drug- and Alcohol-Affected Driving Form Digitization

$1,199,117.00

$0.00

$899,337.75

$899,337.75

Alberta Transportation

Smart Roadside Inspection System Expansion: Supporting Advancement to Level VIII Inspections

$1,200,000.00

$0.00

$900,000.00

$900,000.00

Alberta Transportation

Phase 1 - The Development of Mandatory Entry Level Training Virtual Reality Simulator for Class 1 Novice Commercial Drivers to Improve Road Safety

$1,908,916.00

$908,799.00

 

$0.00

$908,799.00

 

Saskatchewan Government Insurance

Entry Level Training for Drivers of Class 1 Vehicles - Online Training program

$557,500.00

$418,125.00

$0.00

$418,125.00

Manitoba Public Insurance

“Your Phone Can Wait” Distracted Driving Project

$369,228.54

$276,921.41

$0.00

$276,921.41

Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Wi-Fi at Truck Inspection Facilities to Support Electronic Logging Devices Implementation

$52,050.00

$0.00

$39,037.50

$39,037.50

Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Social Cost of Collisions in Canada

$200,000.00

$0.00

$150,000.00

$150,000.00

Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Evaluation of electric Kick-Style Scooter (e-scooter) Safety in Canada

$132,000.00

$0.00

$99,000.00

$99,000.00

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

Revising CCMTA Technical Standard for Electronic Logging Devices

$188,727.00

$141,545.00

$0.00

$141,545.00

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

Update the 2018 Canadian Jurisdictional Guidelines for the safe testing and deployment of highly automated vehicles

$45,207.00

$33,905.00

$0.00

$33,905.00

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

Supporting Jurisdictional Enforcement of the Federal Electronic Logging Device Mandate

$79,861.00

$59,896.00

$0.00

$59,896.00

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

The Alcohol and Drug Crash-Problem in Canada 2017 Report

$68,938.00

$51,704.00

$0.00

$51,704.00

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

Amendments to National Safety Code 16 (entry level training standard for class 1 commercial motor vehicles). Amendments to include digital-alternative learning and development of a guidance document.

$44,511.00

$33,383.00

$0.00

$33,383.00

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

Update and Integrate Evidence to National Safety Code for Motor Carriers – NSC 6: Medical Standards for Drivers

$42,286.00

$31,714.00

$0.00

$31,714.00

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

Amendments to National Safety Code Standard 9 – Hours of Service

$50,316.00

$37,737.00

$0.00

$37,737.00

University of Alberta

A Safety Risk Assessment of Infrastructure Readiness for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Deployment

$280,000.00

$105,000.00

$105,000.00

$210,000.00

University of Saskatchewan

Development of simulation-based training modules for New Drivers in Saskatchewan

$402,859.00

$0.00

$293,264.00

$293,264.00

Carleton University

Development of a Smart-device Wireless System for Traffic Safety Analysis

$140,000.00

$0.00

$105,000.00

$105,000.00

Carleton University

Effectiveness and Feasibility of Safety Improvement Initiatives in the City of Ottawa

$233,588.00

$0.00

$156,188.00

$156,188.00

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Impact of COVID-19 on Road Safety: A Population-based Survey of Canadian Drivers

$160,809.21

$0.00

$119,996.71

$119,996.71

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

An evaluation of the effectiveness of remedial interventions for impaired drivers provided using videoconferencing technologies

$414,062.16

$0.00

$309,062.16

$309,062.16

McMaster University

A Comprehensive Framework for Enhancing the Safety and Mitigating the Risky Behaviours of Pedestrians of All Ages and Abilities

$231,610.00

$106,110.00

$67,600.00

$173,710.00

Innovations in Business Solutions Inc.

Raising Awareness and Knowledge of Advanced Driver Assistance Technologies Amongst Motor Vehicle Drivers through Virtual Reality (VR) Technology.

$1,014,200.00

$0.00

$760,650.00

$760,650.00

MJG Technologies Ltd.

ESA (Extended Stop Arm) for Canadian School Buses

$234,450.00

$0.00

$165,248.00

$165,248.00

Safe Roads Engineering

Guardrail Crash Testing Study

$140,325.04

$15,291.60

$76,458.00

$91,749.60

Transoft Solutions ITS

Enhancing Vulnerable Road User Safety Through a Proactive Decision-Making Tool: When AI Meets Vision Zero Cities

$296,450.00

$24,050.00

$196,400.00

$220,450.00

True North Safety Group Incorporated

Use of Conflict Analysis to Assess Turning Conflicts with Vulnerable Road Users at Signalized Intersections

$197,500.00

$0.00

$147,500.00

$147,500.00

British Columbia Automobile Association

 

Enhancing Road Safety through the Design, Testing and Integration of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: BCAA Low Speed Autonomous Shuttle Pilot and Research Program at UBC

$1,301,941.00

$0.00

$695,130.00

$695,130.00

Canadian Automobile Association

Unplug and Drive: a distracted driving social media campaign

$125,000.00

$93,750.00

$0.00

$93,750.00

Canadian Automobile Association

Road safety: Sharing the road

$400,000.00

$187,500.00

$112,500.00

$300,000.00

Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals

Creating a knowledge exchange and training hub for road safety in Canada

$98,000.00

$0.00

$48,000.00

$48,000.00

Fédération Motocycliste du Québec

Campagne de sensibilization pour la sécurité routière à moto

$287,500.00

$0.00

$215,625.00

$215,625.00

Fondation québécoise d'éducation en sécurité routière

Campagne de sensibilization en sécurité routière pour les apprentis conducteurs et les conducteurs novices de 16 à 24 ans

$730,000.00

$0.00

$547,500.00

$547,500.00

Ontario Traffic Council

Ontario Vision Zero Guide

$174,000.00

$0.00

$130,500.00

$130,500.00

Parachute Leaders in Injury Prevention

ATV Rollovers and Crush Protection Devices - Public Awareness to Policy

$361,190.00

$110,750.00

$160,100.00

$270,850.00

Partners for Automated Vehicle Education Inc.

Partners for Automated Vehicle Education - Canada (PAVE Canada)

$500,000.00

$0.00

$369,000.00

$369,000.00

Teens Learn to Drive Inc.

Vision Zero Youth Network

$301,831.00

$0.00

$226,373.00

$226,373.00

University Health Network

Prospective Analysis of Concussion and Persisting Concussion Symptoms in Patients injured from 2000-2020 Caused by Motor Vehicle Collisions with Respect to Vehicle Safety Systems.

$100,000.00

$0.00

$75,000.00

$75,000.00

 

TOTALS

$14,263,972.95

$2,636,181.01

$7,169,470.12

$9,805,651.13

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