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, cultural and socio-economic systems. This guide explores climate change adaptation through planning tools and interventions designed to reduce risks posed [...]
Municipalities Under Pressure: The Human and Financial Cost of Homelessness in Ontario
This study report outlines the unprecedented and growing costs of homelessness in Ontario to individuals, families, communities, and governments, and charts a collective path forward. More than 80,000 Ontarians were known to be homeless in 2024, a number that has [...]
Niagara Community Foundation 2024 Annual Report
This online annual report highlights stories, growth, milestones and impact of the Niagara Community Foundation. In 2024, the foundation grew to have more than $92.5 million in assets, allowing their largest annual grant dispersals of over $3.8 million into the [...]
Niagara Association of Realtors Stats Package (June 2025)
This statistics package shows May, 2025 residential home sales activity recorded through the MLS (multiple listing service) for Niagara Association of Realtors NAR) members across the Niagara region. The report states that, in 2025 in the Niagara region: Residential home [...]
Commuting to Work by Car and Public Transit Grows in 2023
This Statistics Canada report shows that in May, 2023 15.9 million Canadians, or four in five workers were commuting to a location outside their home for work. This number was up from both 2021 (+3.3 million) and 2016 (+457,000). The [...]
United Way Impact Report 2024
The goal of United Way Niagara (UWN) is a Niagara where no one goes hungry, and everyone has a safe place to call home. Funds raised in 2024 will provide food, safe housing, income support, critical mental health services and [...]
Niagara Parks Opening Niagara Takes Flight August 29, 2025
Niagara Parks will open Niagara Takes Flight, Ontario’s first flying theatre experience on August 29, 2025. A combination of drone technology a180-degree domed screen, and gondola-style seating which suspends riders in the air will immerse visitors in a 56-km journey [...]
Literacy Link Niagara Common Frontline Resource Site
This site contains resources for frontline staff in Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) programs, employment services and allied health professionals. LBS is about having the skills and confidence to create, work with numbers, use digital technology, and engage with others. [...]
Brock NCO Age-Friendly Poster, April, 2025
This poster summarizes key points from Niagara Community Observatory policy brief #59, "Change in an Evolving Niagara: Navigating the Age-Friendly Community Movement and Volunteerism". The brief calls for creating and sustaining Niagara as an equitable, age-friendly community for all ages [...]
More Than a Food Bank – Partnering to Address Food Insecurity in Niagara Webinar Recording
This is a recording of the Thursday, April 3, 2025 webinar hosted by Community Potential, in partnership with the Niagara Community Foundation and the UNESCO Chair on Community Sustainability at Brock University. The webinar examines how Niagara's unique collaborative of [...]
The Cost of Conflict: Tariffs and Food Insecurity
This report warns that US Tariffs will drive up food prices and increase food insecurity in Canada. It details how these tariffs will hit every stage of the supply chain, resulting in raised costs for consumers, reduced food availability and [...]
Perspectives on Growing Older in Canada: The NIA 2024 Ageing in Canada Survey
This report provides the findings of the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) 2024 Ageing in Canada Survey. This is the country's largest ongoing research initiative focused on the perspectives and experiences of Canadians aged 50 and older. Now in its [...]
Niagara Community Foundation 2025-2029 Strategic Priorities
This strategic plan sees the value of the Niagara Community Foundation (NCF) as being based upon its impact in the communities it serves - as a grant maker, convenor, connector and influential leader in the charitable sector and beyond. Three [...]
Digital Literacy for Older Adults
Digital literacy is increasingly important for older adults; it enhances their quality of life, and helps them remain independent, informed and connected. Many older adults face significant barriers to using digital technologies effectively. This resource highlights the evidence-based strategies to [...]
Niagara Falls Poetry Project
This site is dedicated to the poetry of Niagara Falls - the waterfalls, river, city, people and history, and a section showcases Niagara poets. The site aims to explore the history, culture, and social aspects of the two Cities of [...]
Navigating Generative AI: Implications for small businesses and non-profits Event Recording
This recording shows the benefits and challenges of Generative AI (GAI) adoption, drawing insights from a research study on early GAI adopters in Niagara. Brock University researchers Kate Cassidy and Michelle Chen state that while GAI presents promising opportunities to [...]
Climatedata.ca
This interactive, high-resolution data platform is designed for Canadians to build resilience by accessing and using the most up-to-date climate data. Easy-to-use formats and visualizations include datasets, interactive maps, and guidance material. The data is provided to support adaptation planning, [...]
Shrinking products, rising prices: Food-specific quantity adjustments in the Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures changes to the prices and quantity of products over time. When a product is sold in a smaller quantity than before, but for the same price, this is often referred to as shrinkflation. When [...]
A National Caregiving Strategy for Canada
This strategy includes actionable public policy solutions to address the biggest challenges faced by caregivers, care recipients and care providers across Canada. These recommendations were co-designed with thousands of caregivers, care providers and leaders across the disability, aging, healthcare, and [...]
2024-25 Annual Labour Market Update
This annual report outlines shifts in population, workforce and employment dynamics that shape the local labour market in the Niagara region of Ontario. Highlights include: - Migration trends have been a major driver of population growth, particularly among individuals [...]
