Drowning Prevention Research Centre Canada
DPRC is the lead agency for drowning and water-incident research in Canada. The Centre conducts research into fatal and non-fatal drowning, significant aquatic injury and rescue interventions.
DPRC provides data to organizations involved in water safety, drowning prevention, and search and rescue. DPRC data assists policy and decision-makers, researchers, academics, advocates and the media. Clients include:
- Canadian Safe Boating Council – DPRC data helps the CSBC to define key boating safety problems and issues that need to be addressed in Canada.
- The Lifesaving Society – DPRC research and analysis support evidence-based water-rescue training and drowning prevention education. DPRC data allows the Society to produce national, provincial and regional drowning reports.
- Transport Canada – DPRC produced a bilingual written report in 2022 on recreational boating-related fatalities in Canada (2008–2017) with data from its drowning database.
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Transport Canada's Recreational Boating-Related Fatalities in Canada report describes the epidemiology of fatal recreational boating-related incidents in Canada during 2008–2017. Read the report.
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Recreational boating-related fatalities
The DPRC provided Transport Canada with a written report and corresponding map on recreational boating-related fatalities in Canada (2008–2017) with data from its drowning database. Findings in the report significantly contribute to our knowledge about recreational boating-related injuries and will assist local communities, governments and law enforcement in developing targeted initiatives to reduce boating fatalities.
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DÉCÈS ASSOCIÉS À LA NAVIGATION DE PLAISANCE AU CANADA DE 2008 À 2017
