Agriculture Wellness Ontario
Through a suite of free programs, Agriculture Wellness Ontario (AgWO) brings mental health education, counselling services and enhanced community support [...]
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02, 2026
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01, 2026
Generate Canada
Generate Canada connects problem-solvers to tackle the complex challenges at the intersection of environment, economy and society. The vision is [...]
30
01, 2026
Niagara Labour Market Insights December 2025
This Workforce Collective summary shows that in 2025: Niagara’s labour market showed some signs of stability, alongside demographic shifts shaping [...]
13
01, 2026
Municipalities Under Pressure One Year Later: An Update on the Cost of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis
This 2026 report updates the 2025 document, Municipalities Under Pressure: The Human and Financial Cost of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis. The 2026 report [...]
12
01, 2026
Niagara Region Economic Update November 5, 2025
This report shows that Niagara’s economy continues to navigate global headwinds while showing signs of local resilience. Looking to 2026, [...]
10
12, 2025
Niagara Region Road Safety Strategic Plan
The region of Niagara is home to nearly half a million residents and welcomes nearly fourteen million visitors each year. [...]
6
12, 2025
Canada’s Food Price Report 2026
This report predicts that Canadian families will spend $994 more on food in 2026 than in 2025. It also states [...]
10
11, 2025
2025 Living Wage Calculation for Niagara
The Ontario Living Wage Network calculation shows that the Living Wage for the economic region including Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk and [...]
10
11, 2025
Increasing Hunger in Niagara: The Need for Action
This research is a follow-up to Dr. Heritz's earlier policy brief on food insecurity in Niagara, focusing, this time, on [...]
10
11, 2025
Crafting Inclusion within the Beverage-Alcohol Industry
The brief’s findings are based on three studies,* including a survey and interviews, that gathered insights and perspectives from diverse [...]
10
11, 2025
Navigating Generative AI: Implications for small business and non-profits
We’ve been hearing a lot recently about the use of generative AI in our daily lives, whether through social media [...]
4
11, 2025
Food Inflation in Canada: Winners, Losers, and the Path Forward (2019-2025)
This report examines the causes and consequences of food inflation in Canada between 2019 and 2025. The report reveals that [...]
4
11, 2025
Youth Volunteering in a Changing Landscape: Insights from the Empathy Engaged Project
The Empathy Engaged project focused on Canadian youth between the ages of 18 and 25. It explored how to create [...]
4
11, 2025
Artworks: The Economic and Social Dividends from Canada’s Arts and Culture Sector
This report shows that Canada’s arts and culture sector contributed $65 billion in direct GDP to the Canadian economy in [...]
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11, 2025
Hunger Count 2025 Report
This Food Banks Canada (FBC) report shows that food insecurity in Canada is growing, and becoming increasingly routine. The report [...]
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10, 2025
Niagara Region Early Years and Child Care Service System Plan 2025-2030
This plan sets a 5-year strategic direction for Niagara Region as a Service System Manager under Ontario’s Child Care and [...]
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10, 2025
ECE Workforce Knowledge HUB
This website is a national effort to strengthen early learning and child care system-building through workforce-focused policy knowledge. The Hub [...]
27
09, 2025
Niagara Labour Market Insights August 2025
In August 2025, the unemployment rate increased in Niagara, while labour force participation remained stagnant, and the employment rate declined. [...]
10
09, 2025
Espresso Live from the Corner Office: Bryan Rose, Niagara Community Foundation
This webinar recording features an interview with Bryan Rose, Executive Director of the Niagara Community Foundation (NCF). The interview focuses [...]
14
07, 2025
Climate Change Adaptation Practice Guide
Communities across Ontario are experiencing rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and more frequent extreme weather events which affect built, ecological, [...]
