Safety in Schools Foundation of Canada

What Safety in Schools Foundation of Canada does

Safety in Schools Foundation of Canada is a Calgary-based, Alberta-incorporated non-profit founded in 2011 that delivers free occupational health and safety eLearning to high-school students in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Its core delivery vehicle is the SWIFT Learning SaaS Platform, donated in-kind by its co-founder SWIFT Learning at a lifetime value of over $6 million, which hosts 50+ industry-recognized HSE courses accessible in 100+ languages on any device and tracks student progress through a dedicated Teacher Dashboard. The foundation supplements core HSE content with curriculum-aligned programs (CTS, CALM, AGR3000 outcomes), HSE Head Start certificate pathways, a Mental Health and Well-being course, the Energy Career Literacy program with an Energy Career Hub, and a patent-pending mobile product line called SAHARA that combines hazard assessments with personal-wellness self-assessments into a low/medium/high personal risk score; SAHARA is offered in modules for Service Hospitality & Tourism, Energy Resources & Industry, Welding, and Home Fire Safety.

The foundation's revenue mechanics are those of a sponsored non-profit rather than a SaaS vendor. Courses are free to schools and students by design; cash inflows come from tiered corporate course sponsorships (Platinum $10,000, Gold $7,500, Silver $5,000, Bronze $2,500 annually), Alberta Government Creative Sentencing awards tied to OHS infraction fines, project-based co-development work with industry associations (ACSA, ASGA, ARHCA, Utility Safety Partners, Service Hospitality, CAP Health), and individual donations. Distribution is product-led and direct-to-consumer at the school level: teachers self-register through the website, enroll students through the Teacher Dashboard, and students progress independently across devices. The foundation reports 500+ schools, 150,000+ certified students, and a small 1–10 person operating team supported by a volunteer board and day-to-day management from SWIFT Learning, with no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no disclosed operating revenue.

Name

Safety in Schools Foundation of Canada

Legal name

Safety in Schools Foundation of Canada

Website

https://sisfoundation.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Safety in Schools Foundation of Canada is a Calgary-based non-profit that delivers free occupational health and safety eLearning courses to high-school students across Alberta and Saskatchewan through the SWIFT Learning SaaS Platform and patent-pending SAHARA risk-assessment technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Safety Education

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Training (EDAGANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) & Occupational Safety (EDALAEAJ), Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE/EHS) Publishing (MPAJACAF)

Keywords

• Occupational safety training
• HSE eLearning courses
• Youth safety education
• Workplace safety certification
• Curriculum-aligned safety

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Course Sponsorship Programs: Corporate sponsors fund specific courses at membership levels (Platinum $10,000, Gold $7,500, Silver $5,000, Bronze $2,500 annually). Sponsors receive logo placement on toolbar, certificate, website, social media mentions, and SAHARA client discounts.
2. In-Kind Donations from SWIFT Learning: SWIFT Learning donates its cloud-hosted Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) library and other eLearning courses to high schools throughout Canada through SiS. Their contribution represents over $5 million to date. Co-founder SWIFT Learning provides the platform and content at no cost to students.
3. Creative Sentencing Funding: SiS works with the Alberta Government through Creative Sentencing, which allocates funds from OHS infraction fines towards developing prevention programs. SiS completed their first Creative Sentencing project in 2014 and sixth in 2019, funding online courses and school speaking tours.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Safety in Schools Foundation of Canada delivers free occupational health and safety (OHS/HSE) eLearning courses to high school students in Alberta and Saskatchewan via the cloud-hosted SWIFT Learning SaaS platform. The curriculum includes 50+ industry-recognized HSE courses aligned with provincial curricula, the patent-pending SAHARA risk and mental wellness assessment platform, HSE Head Start certificate pathways, Energy Career Literacy programming, and Creative Sentencing-funded custom courses developed from real workplace incidents.

Product overview

Safety in Schools Foundation offers a free comprehensive eLearning platform for high school students delivering occupational health and safety education. The core infrastructure is the SWIFT SaaS Platform (provided by co-founder SWIFT Learning), hosting over 50 industry-recognized HSE courses available in 100+ languages. The patent-pending SAHARA (Safety And Health Awareness Risk Assessment) system provides cloud-based risk assessment combining hazard identification with mental wellness self-assessments to calculate personalized Risk Levels. SAHARA includes industry-specific modules for Service Hospitality/Tourism, Energy/Resources/Industry, Welding, and Home Fire Safety. Supporting offerings include Energy Career Literacy courses with an Energy Career Hub, Custom Courses developed via Creative Sentencing partnerships, Mental Health and Well-being programs, a Video Library, and HSE Head Start Certificate Programs (Safety Practitioner, Safety Specialist, Safety Technologist). The platform serves 500+ schools across Canada including partnerships with Indigenous communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SAHARA: Safety And Health Awareness Risk Assessment - A patent-pending, cloud-based risk assessment, safety, and mental health management and training technology program. Includes SAHARA 4 Youth, SAHARA 4 Home Fire Safety app, and industry-specific programs for Service Hospitality, Energy Resources, and Welding.
• Energy Career Hub
• HSE Head Start

Products and services

• HSE eLearning Courses (50+ courses) Library of 50+ industry-recognized Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) eLearning courses provided free to high school students in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Includes WHMIS 2015, Alberta OH&S Awareness, Fall Protection, H2S Awareness, Ground Disturbance, and others, accessible 24/7 in over 100 languages.
• SAHARA (Safety And Health Awareness Risk Assessment) Patent-pending cloud-based risk assessment and mental health management training technology that combines on-the-job hazard self-assessments with a personal wellness self-assessment to calculate a unique Risk Level (low, medium, high) for each user, with personalized recommendations and mobile eLearning courses.
• SAHARA 4 Service Hospitality and Tourism SAHARA module tailored to the service hospitality and tourism industry where many young people obtain their first jobs. Students select their work environment, identify hazards, and complete a mental wellness assessment to determine a personal risk level.
• SAHARA 4 Energy, Resources & Industry SAHARA module for the energy, resources, and industry sector that emphasizes hazard recognition, peer pressure, team dynamics, optimism bias, and personal risk tolerance, highlighting the connectivity between mental health and workplace safety.
• SAHARA 4 Welding SAHARA module focused on welding industry hazards and risks, built around a real-life workplace incident involving a fatality and serious injuries to workers, with a hazard and wellness assessment experience.
• SAHARA 4 Home Fire Safety App Free mobile app for high school students that assesses home fire safety risks and provides education to mitigate them. Available on Android (Google Play) and iOS (Apple App Store), developed in partnership with the Calgary Fire Department.
• HSE Head Start Certificate Programs Career pathway program offering three competency-based online certificates — Safety Practitioner (SP), Safety Specialist (SS), and Safety Technologist (ST) — comprising Core Courses, Elective Courses, and Enrichment Series with varying training-hour requirements.
• Energy Career Literacy Program 1-hour eLearning course aligned with the CALM curriculum that teaches high school students about energy innovations, petrochemical products, and career opportunities in the energy sector, paired with the Energy Career Hub for deeper engagement.
• Energy Career Hub Online resource hub that gives students access to energy industry insights, sponsor information, career listings, mentorship opportunities, dual credit programs, and scholarships/practicums.
• Mental Health and Well-being Course Course designed to help high school students develop mental health coping skills, understand anxiety, and learn strategies for dealing with stress, anxiety, and change. Developed in collaboration with Service Hospitality and CAP Health for Life.
• Custom Courses (Creative Sentencing) Custom safety courses developed based on real workplace accidents and deaths in partnership with the Alberta Government's Creative Sentencing program and industry stakeholders. Examples include Tragedy at the Quarry, Propane and Natural Gas Safety at Home, Welding Safety Awareness, Digger's Guide to Bone Burying, and The Hole You Dig: Ground Disturbance Gone Wrong.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150,000 students received industry-recognized HSE certificates, representing over $6,000,000 in-kind value
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• Calgary Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2022Partnership to develop the SAHARA 4 Home Fire Safety app and online program for teens and young adults. The app was officially launched to provide fire safety education to high school students in Calgary and surrounding areas.
• SWIFT LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSWIFT Learning is a social enterprise that co-founded the Safety in Schools Foundation. They provide their cloud-hosted Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) eLearning library and SWIFT SaaS Platform to SiS at no cost. Their contribution represents over $5 million in-kind donation to date. SWIFT Learning manages the day-to-day operations of SiS.
• Chard Métis NationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroundbreaking partnership to deliver industry-recognized Occupational Health and Safety eLearning courses and the Energy Career Literacy program to youth and adults in the Chard Métis Nation and neighboring Indigenous communities.
• Stream-Flo IndustriesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate sponsor of the Energy Career Literacy program. Announced proud support of this education initiative providing detailed information about the energy industry free to high school students.
• Master Flo ValveminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate sponsor of Safety in Schools Foundation programs.
• Dycor TechnologiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate sponsor of Safety in Schools Foundation programs.
• Modern Miracle NetworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFirst sponsor to fund the Energy Career Literacy project. Corporate sponsor supporting energy education for high school students.
• Alberta Enterprise GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCorporate sponsor and funding partner for the Energy Career Literacy program. Ongoing support for SiS education initiatives.
• CAP HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey contributor to the SAHARA App and Training Program providing a mental wellness specialist to develop mental wellness questions. Empowers workers to recognize the link between mental wellness and workplace injury risk.
• Utility Safety PartnersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormerly Alberta One-Call, Alberta Common Ground Alliance, and Joint Utility Safety Team united under one name. Partnered with SiS on two online course projects: Digger's Guide to Bone Burying for elementary schools and The Hole You Dig: Ground Disturbance Gone Wrong for high school audiences.
• Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with SiS on two online course projects - Propane and Natural Gas Safety at Home and Tragedy at the Quarry - as well as past speaker series.
• Alberta Sand and Gravel Association (ASGA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked closely with SiS and ARHCA on Creative Sentencing-funded initiative promoting safety awareness to construction industry segment.
• Alberta Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association (ARHCA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with SiS and ASGA on Creative Sentencing-funded initiative promoting safety awareness in the construction industry.
• Service HospitalitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial partner in Saskatchewan for curriculum alignment. Worked with SiS on Mental Health and Well-being course development. Produces Service Hospitality TV (SHTV) educational videos.
• CFLPA (Canadian Football League Players' Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports association receiving donated eLearning courses from SWIFT Learning along with SiS and Wood's Homes.
• Wood's HomesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable organization receiving donated eLearning courses from SWIFT Learning along with SiS and CFLPA.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• WorkSafeBC: WorkSafeBC operates young-worker safety education programs and resources in British Columbia. It is a broad incumbent comparable to SiS in mission (preventing young-worker injuries) but with a provincial-mandate, tax-funded model rather than a non-profit sponsorship model.
• Energy Safety Canada: Energy Safety Canada (formerly Enform) is the upstream oil and gas safety association delivering certification and training across Canada. Comparable to SiS in delivering energy-sector safety training but as a broader industry-funded body serving adult workers rather than high schoolers.
• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS): CCOHS is the federal Canadian body that promotes occupational health and safety through training, e-learning, and resources. It is a broad incumbent operating across all of Canada and serves both youth and adult learners with comparable HSE content, but as a much larger portfolio of programs.

Regional players

• Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA): IHSA delivers HSE training and certification to Ontario construction and infrastructure workers. Comparable to SiS as an HSE training provider with a strong regional/sector mandate, though focused on adult workers in Ontario rather than youth across the Prairies.

Direct peers

• SWIFT Learning: SWIFT Learning is the social-enterprise co-founder of SiS and provides the cloud-hosted HSE eLearning platform, content library, and day-to-day operations. It is the closest peer/partner — effectively the technology and content backbone on which SiS runs, and the source of the $6M+ in-kind donations.
• BCC Group / BCC Training Solutions: BCC Group is a Canadian provider of online HSE, OSHA, and WHMIS training courses for workers and employers. It is a direct competitor in the Canadian online HSE eLearning market, though it operates a paid B2B model rather than SiS's free-to-students B2C-via-schools model.
• Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA): ACSA is a partner of SiS that develops and delivers construction safety training in Alberta. Comparable to SiS as an HSE training provider for the construction sector in Alberta, though focused on adult workers and delivered through paid certification programs.
• Service Hospitality: Service Hospitality is a Saskatchewan-based safety association that partners with SiS on curriculum alignment and the Mental Health and Well-being course. It is a direct peer in delivering youth-targeted HSE content in Saskatchewan, though focused on the service hospitality industry vertical.

Emerging players

• Skills Canada: Skills Canada promotes trades and technology careers to Canadian youth through competitions and school programs. Comparable to SiS in its focus on high-school-aged students preparing for skilled trades and energy-sector careers, though it is more focused on careers than safety.
• SafetySync: SafetySync is a Canadian SaaS platform for HSE training management and compliance tracking. It overlaps with SiS/SWIFT in the online HSE eLearning category for Canadian businesses, with a paid B2B subscription model versus SiS's free-to-schools model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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