COVID-19 A Data Perspective
This Statistics Canada resource provides a series of articles on various subjects which explore the impact of COVID-19 on the socio-economic landscape. New articles are released periodically. Published by: Statistics Canada Publication Date: 2020 View Articles Here
Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms (2015-2017) [report]
This report provides a summary of key findings about the costs and harms of substance use in Canada from 2015 to 2017. Data include the costs of various substances such as alcohol, tobacco, opioids, and cannabis. The data are also [...]
Virtual Care for Mental Health and Substance Use During COVID-19 [infographic]
A one-page poster that provides information about accessing virtual care for substance use and mental health during COVID-19. It highlights the importance of seeking mental health and substance use care early and provides a list of virtual care options that [...]
Cannabis Talk Kit – 2nd Edition
Order Free Copies of the second edition of the Cannabis Talk Kit with new insert on Edibles Published By: Drug-Free Kids Canada Publication Date: July 2020 View Cannabis Talk Kit
Niagara’s Transportation & Logistics Sector: Becoming a Global Economic Lynchpin
The transportation and logistics (T&L) sector is a strategic economic sector in Niagara given the region's role as one of the key arteries in Canada's interprovincial and international trade flows. As the North American and global economy undergoes earthshaking transformations [...]
International Overdose Awareness Day – Downloadable Resources
International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is a global event held on August 31st each year and aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug-related death. The IOAD began in Australia in 2001 and became a [...]
2020 State of the Region
This June 18, 2020 virtual event, hosted by the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce, features a keynote address by Niagara Region Chair Jim Bradley. His address is followed by a panel discussion including senior Niagara Region staff members: Dr. Mustafa [...]
Economic Rapid Response Team Completes Second Survey of Niagara Businesses
Niagara’s Economic Rapid Response Team (ERRT) now has a clearer picture of the local impact COVID-19 has had on Niagara’s business community, thanks to the completion of its second Business Impact Survey. Over 1,300 businesses, representing over 47,000 employees from [...]
Mood Walks: The Role of Parks and Recreation in Mental Health Promotion
This is policy brief #45 from the Niagara Community Observatory at Brock University. Dr. Kyle Rich and Dr. Martha Barnes from the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at Brock report on their research in which they examined a partnership [...]
Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre Niagara 2019 Annual Report
The Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre Niagara (KFCACN) acts as a safe place to help, heal and end child abuse in the Niagara region. In its 2019/2020 year, KFCACN reached 697 adult allies who are advocates for protecting children and [...]
Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition: Update and New Resources (Event Recording)
This is an event recording of the June 11, 2020 webinar with presenters Shannon McHugh, Keegan Kaior, Stephanie Hicks and Joanne Bovine. This event was hosted by Niagara Connects in partnership with the Niagara Suicide Prevention Coalition (NSPC). Fifty-six (56) [...]
Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery
This document aggregates and synthesizes emerging practices in transportation and street design in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights cities’ current efforts to re-organize streets to best manage the crisis and support economic recovery. Emerging practices are organized into [...]
Observations in Long-Term Care Facilities in Ontario
At the request of the Province of Ontario, in late April 2020, Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) medical personnel and troops were sent to long-term care facilities in Etobicoke, North York, Pickering, Scarborough and Brampton. These facilities were in urgent and [...]
Re-imagining Long-Term Residential Care in the COVID-19 Crisis
The COVID-19 crisis offers an opportunity to create a new, better normal at Canadian long-term residential care facilities. This report’s short-term recommendations include: -making all staff permanent and limiting their work to one nursing home; -raising staff wages and benefits, [...]
Southern Ontario’s Basic Income Experience
The research study, Southern Ontario’s Basic Income Experience, is based on Ontario’s basic income pilot. The pilot was implemented in three Ontario cities in 2018 by the provincial government. Subsequently the project was terminated in 2019, following a change in [...]
Themes and Next Steps: Age-Friendly Niagara Network Special COVID-19 Online Meeting
This 2-page document summarizes comments, discussion and ideas shared at a special online Age-Friendly Niagara Network (AFNN) meeting held on May 01, 2020. The virtual meeting included leaders with Local Municipal Age-Friendly and Seniors Advisory Committees in all 12 local [...]
COVID-19 in Canada (Online Dashboard)
This online dashboard provides a snapshot of Canadian coronavirus cases, allowing people to track pandemic infections across the country each day. A simple map and graph on the site track daily numbers of reported infections, how many Canadians have recovered [...]
Social Prescribing in Ontario Final Report, March 2020
What makes people healthy isn’t just genetics and lifestyle choices. Access to healthy food, education, employment, income, and opportunities for connectedness all have significant impacts on a person’s overall health and wellbeing. Social prescribing is a specially structured way of [...]
A National Seniors Care Strategy
Although most people will rely on seniors' care at some point in their lives, Canada’s health care system isn’t equipped to meet the needs of the aging population. Canada needs a National Seniors Care Strategy to set national standards and [...]
Resources for Niagara Residents
This reference tool for Niagara residents is provided by United Way Niagara, in partnership with Niagara Gatekeepers, Community Support Services of Niagara (CSSN), and 211. Niagara Gatekeepers is a phone line referral service that anyone can call to help connect [...]
