Projects funded by the Enhanced Road Safety Transfer Payment Program in 2021 to 2022

In 2021 to 2022, the Enhanced Road Safety Transfer Payment Program (ERSTPP) funded 29 projects from twenty four 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 2021-2022

TC Contribution FY 2022-2023

TC Total Contribution

Alberta Transportation

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

$5,351,155

$1,771,803

$-

$1,771,803

BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

Robson Inspection Station: Commercial Vehicle Safety Technology Enhancement & Innovation

$2,361,250

$276,093.50

$1,494,844.00

$1,770,937.50

Canada Safety Council

Identifying Speed Trends on Major Canadian Highways

$151,030

$98,973.69

$3,388.81

$102,362.50

Canadian Automobile Association

Road Safety: Combatting Distracted Driving

$400,000

$300,000

$-

$300,000

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

The Alcohol and Drug-Crash Problem in Canada 2018 and 2019 Reports

$143,389

$107,542

$-

$107,542

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

Inter-provincial Record Exchange (IRE) Modernization Stage 2: Application Programming Interface (API) Development and Functionality Assessment for Canadian Jurisdictions

$322,865

$242,149

$-

$242,149

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

Revisions to CCMTA Technical Standard for Electronic Logging Devices

$181,658

$136,243

$-

$136,243

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

National Public Opinion Poll on Road Safety

$146,174

$109,630

$-

$109,630

Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators

Strengthening the National Safety Code

$138,000

$103,500

$-

$103,500

Carleton University

Semi-Autonomous Vehicles: Engaging
Drivers (SAV-ED)

$637,893

$413,591.75

$-

$413,591.75

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Dose Dependent Effects of Cannabis on Simulated Driving in Adults Over 65 Years of Age

$632,777.50

$41,400

$431,877.90

$473,277.90

Fireseeds North Infrastructure

Development of national cyclist safety design guidelines for right-turn conflicts:
multi-city surrogate study using emerging technologies

$564,800

$341,100

$-

$341,100

Invest Ottawa

Smart Safe Intersections that Protect Users

$1,625,735

$998,501

$-

$998,501

Ladies with Drive Inc

Impact of Simulation Technology on Truck Driver Training and Woman Participation in the Labour Force

$2,840,500

$1,065,188

$378,692.04

$1,443,880.04

Manitoba Infrastructure

Mobility Data and Data Innovation for Enhanced Road Safety

$206,050

$147,250

$-

$147,250

Manitoba Public Insurance

Observation Study on the Use of Seatbelts and Handheld Electronic Devices Across Manitoba

$95,000

$71,250

$-

$71,250

MicroTraffic Inc

Intersection Live Object List Open Standards for CAV and Safety Application: Radar-Video Sensor Fusion

$165,996

$124,497

$-

$124,497

Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving

Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving

$85,000

$63,750

$-

$63,750

Ottawa Safety Council

Roadsmarts 4 Kids

$199,324.07

$99,675

$35,377.70

$135,052.70

Parachute Leaders in Injury Prevention

Change for Good: Collective Action for Road Safety

$1,200,000

$450,000

$100,000

$550,000

Parachute Leaders in Injury Prevention

For Young Drivers, By Young Drivers: Understanding How to Impact Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours in Young Drivers

$638,000

$166,537

$311,463

$478,000

Safer Roads Canada

Safer Together; Every Driver Counts, Building Safety Awareness Among Novice Class 1 and 5 Drivers and the General Public

$200,000

$150,000

$-

$150,000

Stinson ITS Inc

Multi-Source Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Portal

$150,370

$112,290

$-

$112,290

University of British Columbia

Monitoring Impaired Driving in Canada

$2,275,200

$208,008

$1,208,762

$1,416,770

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Improving the Safety and Movement of the Blind when Interacting with Emerging Vehicles In Urban Environments

$200,000

$83,333

$66,667

$150,000

University of Toronto

Understanding and Improving Canadian Drivers’ Knowledge of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

$141,650

$106,150

$-

$106,150

University of Waterloo

Improving Road Safety Network Screening in Canadian Municipalities

$288,034

$208,204

$-

$208,204

Western University

Patterns and Changes in Risk of Motor Vehicle Collision Outcomes During Covid-19 Pandemic and Beyond

$205,911.93

$37,942.31

$43,604.62

$81,546.93

Québec Foundation for Road Safety Education

Safety Awareness Campaign for Beginner and Novice Motorcyclists

$595,000

$440,000

$-

$440,000

 

TOTALS

$22,142,762.50

$8,474,601.25

$4,074,677.07

$12,549,278.32

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