Niagara Well-Being Tool
This interactive tool helps you explore well-being data for Niagara’s 12 municipalities and 44 neighbourhoods. The Niagara Well-Being Tool is [...]
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Niagara Region Attainable Housing Strategy
The Attainable Housing Strategy defines the work of Niagara Region on attainable housing and provides context for how attainable housing [...]
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09, 2024
Change in an Evolving Niagara: Navigating the Age-Friendly Communities Movement and Volunteerism
This policy brief shows the evolution of the Age-Friendly Niagara movement in the context of ongoing sociodemographic changes and challenges. [...]
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09, 2024
History of Niagara’s Economic Development in a Changing World
This project, completed by the Niagara Community Observatory at Brock in partnership with the Wilson Foundation, brought together an interdisciplinary [...]
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09, 2024
Caring in Canada: Survey insights from caregivers and care providers across Canada
The Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence supports and empowers caregivers and care providers, advances the knowledge and capacity of the [...]
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09, 2024
Biinaagami – Our Shared Responsibility to the Great Lakes
Biinaagami, translated from Anishinaabemowin, means pure, clean water. This website, transitioned from Great Lakes Guide, is a multimedia, change-provoking initiative [...]
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06, 2024
Measuring Poverty with a Material Deprivation Index (MDI): An Updated Index for Canada
Measuring Poverty with a Material Deprivation Index (MDI): An Updated Index for Canada This Food Banks Canada report shows that [...]
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06, 2024
National School Food Policy
National School Food Policy The Vison of the federal government’s 2024 National School Food Policy is: all children and youth [...]
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06, 2024
Psychosocial and Economic Impacts of Intergenerational Volunteering: Lessons Learned from the Snow Buddies Program in the Niagara Region
Psychosocial and Economic Impacts of Intergenerational Volunteering: Lessons Learned from the Snow Buddies Program in the Niagara Region Snow Buddies [...]
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06, 2024
Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Report – Ontario
Canada in a Changing Climate: Advancing our Knowledge for Action is the national assessment of how and why Canada’s climate [...]
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06, 2024
Niagara Community Foundation 2023 Annual Report – Turning Intent into Impact
Niagara Community Foundation 2023 Annual Report – Turning Intent into Impact In 2023, the Niagara Community Foundation (NCF) provided nearly [...]
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05, 2024
Food Banks Canada Poverty Report Card
The 2024 Poverty Report Card for provinces/territories is provided by Food Banks Canada. The Ontario report card can be compared [...]
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United Way Niagara 2023 Impact Report
This report highlights United Way Niagara (UWN) 2023 investment in solutions to local social challenges. It also extends thanks to [...]
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05, 2024
Building Stronger Communities Together: Spotlight on BCM’s Community Grants Program
At BCM Insurance, our commitment extends beyond providing insurance solutions; we are deeply invested in the wellbeing and prosperity of [...]
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04, 2024
Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods – Our Community, Our Neighbours
Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods (SFEN) believes in all people, and values community. SFEN encourages collaboration to achieve collective impact. Our [...]
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04, 2024
Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods Impact 2023
This infographic provides highlights of the 2023 impact of Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods (SFEN). SFEN is a community-based, volunteer-driven charitable [...]
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Municipal collaboration in regional event hosting processes: The case of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games
This policy brief examines how local area municipalities collaborated once Niagara Region was awarded the hosting rights to the 2021 [...]
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Sustaining Food Security in Niagara – Niagara Community Observatory Policy Brief #58
This policy brief outlines the extent of the problem of food security at a national, provincial, and local level. It [...]
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Niagara Region 2024-2028 Poverty Reduction Strategy
Working together to prevent and end poverty, and increase well-being in Niagara is the goal of this strategy. It includes [...]
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02, 2024
Living in Niagara-2023 report
The Living in Niagara-2023 report presents a snapshot of quality of life in the Niagara region of Ontario, in 2023. [...]
