Consumer Price Index, October, 2021
Statistics Canada reports that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for October rose 4.7% on a year-over-year basis, up from a 4.4% increase in September, representing the largest gain since February 2003. Excluding energy, the CPI rose 3.3% year over year, [...]
Hunger Count 2021 Report
This annual Food Banks Canada report provides a point in time snapshot of food bank use in Canada. The 2021 report demonstrates that food bank use in Canada remains at unacceptably high levels. While food banks are finding new and [...]
Calculating the Cost of Living in Niagara region 2021
This report provides context on the conservatively estimated cost of living expenses for a reference household of four (two parents, two children) in Niagara for 2021, which totaled $74,984. The report also provides a description of the methodology used to calculate [...]
Calculating the Living Wage in Niagara region 2021
This Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN) report shows that the 2021 hourly living wage calculation for Niagara region is established to be $18.90/hour. The living wage was last calculated in 2019 at $18.12, so this represents an hourly increase of $0.78 [...]
Explore Ontario By Bike – Exploring the Niagara region
Ontario By Bike is pleased to announce that programming across the Niagara region has been renewed. This includes review and outreach to all 161 current certified bicycle-friendly locations in Niagara, to validate certification and verify listing information and contacts. The [...]
To Be, or Not to Be, Remote? Examining Essential Factors Needed for Ongoing Remote Work Success
This policy brief explores the future of working at home or some office-home combination, including the benefits and potential downsides of remote work. The brief identifies seven themes, and a series of questions attached to each theme, to guide managers [...]
OECD COVID-19 Recovery Dashboard – How does your country fare in building back a stronger and more inclusive, green and resilient economy and society?
As countries begin to emerge from the most acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers and citizens need tools to monitor efforts to revive economic activity and fulfill the shared commitment of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) [...]
Seniors Community Programs, Niagara Region Senior Services
Seniors Community Programs offered by Niagara Region Senior Services include a variety of social, wellness and outreach services to older adults 60+ who reside in Ontario and have a valid Ontario Health Card. Programs are intended to help older adults [...]
Neighbourhood Associations and the Municipality: Supporting citizen engagement in the city
This Working Paper examines the role of neighborhood associations as popular vehicles through which residents undertake grassroots initiatives to address common problems and advance the collective good of their community. The paper: Briefly reviews the research on neighbourhood associations Highlights [...]
Niagara Region Homelessness Services Newsletter, October 2021
This Community Newsletter is provided by Niagara Region Homelessness Services. It includes updates on what has been happening in Niagara’s homelessness serving system. The newsletter has been expanded to include more information on initiatives to combat homelessness in Niagara. The [...]
Statistics on Indigenous peoples – presented by Statistics Canada
This Statistics Canada web page provides links to data on Indigenous peoples in Canada. The term 'Aboriginal' or 'Indigenous' used on the Statistics Canada website refers to individuals identifying themselves as 'First Nations people, Métis or Inuit'. Data topics include: [...]
Evictions and Eviction Prevention in Canada
The drivers, types, frequency, and scale of evictions in Canada have changed over the past 15 years, with a marked rise in development-related evictions in the context of tight housing markets and a lack of affordable housing. Evictions have profound [...]
Canadian Social Survey: COVID-19 and well-being
From April to June 2021, the Canadian Social Survey – COVID-19 and Well-being (CSS-CW) gathered data on Canadians and their personal experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The collection period coincided with pandemic closures and physical distancing measures across most provinces. Thus the data [...]
Two Years of Shelter Diversion: Learnings and Lessons 2021
The report by the RAFT (Niagara Resource Service for Youth) examines the effectiveness of a Centralized Shelter Diversion program in the Niagara region of Ontario between April 2019 and April 2021. It summarizes data and information gathered by a team [...]
Canadian Substance Use Resource and Knowledge Centre (SURE)
SURE (the Canadian Substance Use Resource and Knowledge Centre) is a national online learning and resource centre that provides practical tools to protect and promote the rights, health, and safety of people who use substances; and facilitate the learning of professionals and [...]
Jumpstart State of Sport Report
This report highlights the findings of a 2021 research study between Jumpstart and Ipsos to understand the impact of COVID-19 on community sports and recreation. Two surveys were conducted in January 2021: Among 1,000 parents of children aged 4 to 17, to [...]
July 2021 CAMH-Delvinia Survey of Canadians’ Pandemic Health and Substance Use
Nearly one-third of Canadians (28.8 percent) are reporting moderate to severe anxiety about returning to pre-pandemic routines, according to the latest in an ongoing series of CAMH surveys of Canadians’ pandemic health and substance use. Anxiety about returning to pre-pandemic [...]
Burning Embers: Synthesis of Health Risks of Climate Change
The goal of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a project of the Canadian charity Succession. IPPC’s goal is to fill a particular gap in public knowledge on climate change: identifying sources of the most credible information on [...]
A Promising Path to Developing Data Governance in the Performing Arts Sector: Exploring Charters and Principles for Data Governance
Improving data governance is one way in which organizations in Canada’s performing arts sector are collaborating to foster more data sharing and data reuse, as well as helping the organizations reach their goals. Examples of data use include: understanding audience [...]
COVID 19: State of the Ontario Nonprofit Sector One Year Later
In May 2021, the Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) conducted a sector-wide survey with l’Assemblée de la Francophonie de l’Ontario (l’AFO) to gather critical data needed to help the sector as the province emerges from COVID-19. Nearly 3,000 nonprofits all around the [...]
