Race to the Top: Developing an Inclusive Growth Agenda for Canada
This report seeks to provide guidance to policymakers looking to put Canada on a path towards more inclusive growth. It [...]
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05, 2018
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04, 2018
Cannabis Legalization: Government Choices Interact with Business Realities to Help or Hinder Policy Goals (Policy Brief #33)
"The Niagara Community Observatory (NCO) has partnered with Michael J. Armstrong, an associate professor in the Goodman School of Business [...]
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03, 2018
Improving Prosperity for Niagara’s Women Business Owners (Final Report)
Small business has been proposed as the way forward for our region to address Niagara's high unemployment rate as [...]
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03, 2018
Living in Niagara-2017 Report: 62 Suggested Action Steps Across 12 Sectors
The Living in Niagara report is a triennial measure of quality of life in Niagara, across 12 Sectors that align [...]
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02, 2018
Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy: What We Heard About Poverty So Far
As a whole, Canada remains among the best places in the world in which to live. However, too many Canadians [...]
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02, 2018
Let’s Work Together to Make a Smart Niagara!
Smart Cities empower communities to address real issues through the use of data and connected technology. The Government of Canada [...]
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02, 2018
More Than Money: Leveraging the Benefits of Sport Hosting in Niagara (NCO Policy Brief #30)
In the winter of 2017, sport management Master’s student Chris Charlebois surveyed 251 people attending the Scotties Tournament of Hearts [...]
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01, 2018
Cannabis Stats Hub
In the Cannabis Stats Hub, you will find updated social, health, justice and economic statistics related to cannabis. Published By: Statistics [...]
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11, 2017
Living in Niagara – 2017 Quality of Life Report Released
On Tuesday, November 28th, 2017 350 community members attended the 16th annual Niagara Community Foundation Leaders Breakfast and helped to [...]
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11, 2017
Living in Niagara – 2017 Report: Action Themes Arising
The Living in Niagara – 2017 report aims to support evidence-informed planning in the Niagara context by offering data to [...]
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11, 2017
Scaling Up Niagara: Issues and Approaches to Improving SME Productivity and Growth (Policy Brief #29)
Brock University's Niagara Community Observatory and Niagara College's Productivity and Innovation Lab have partnered to undertake a research project investigating [...]
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11, 2017
Niagara Region Agri-Food Strategy
Agri-food is an inclusive term that refers to all forms of commercial agricultural activity and all stages of food and [...]
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11, 2017
Hunger Count 2016
In March 2016, 863,492 people received food from a food bank in Canada. This is 1.3% higher than the same [...]
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10, 2017
Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity: Key Results from the 2016 Census
On Census Day, 21.9% of the population reported they were or had ever been a landed immigrant or permanent resident in [...]
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10, 2017
Two-Year Progress Report on Community Hubs in Ontario: A Strategic Framework and Action Plan
This report describes the progress made by the government of Ontario and its partners since the release of the one-year [...]
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10, 2017
Vital Signs: Belonging – Exploring Connection to Community
The 2017 national Vital Signs report is the third in a multi-year series focused on belonging, which has become an area of [...]
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09, 2017
2015 Performance Measurement Report
This report marks the tenth year of reporting results to the public, and the first year reporting nationally as opposed [...]
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09, 2017
Digital Talent | Road to 2020 and Beyond: A National Strategy to Develop Canada’s Talent in a Global Digital Economy
Digital Talent: Road to 2020 and Beyond is Canada’s first national digital talent strategy. It highlights the opportunities and challenges [...]
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09, 2017
Low Income Among Persons with a Disability in Canada
Some groups face higher risk of low income than others: recent immigrants, Aboriginal people, lone parents, unattached people aged 45 [...]
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09, 2017
Niagara Cycling Tourism Centre Research Project: Executive Report
The Niagara Cycling Tourism Centre is dedicated to providing extensive resources to visitors looking to explore Niagara by bike. The [...]
