Colour of Poverty – Colour of Change Fact Sheets
Colour of Poverty - Colour of Change is a campaign made up of individuals and organizations working to build community-based capacity to address the growing racialization of poverty and the resulting increased levels of social exclusion and marginalization of racialized [...]
Made in Canada: Growing Canada’s Value-Added Food Sector
The untapped potential of Canada's value-added food sector presents an opportunity to increase international and interprovincial trade, inspire innovation, and break down barriers to economic growth across the country. While the food processing sector is already one of the country's [...]
Towards Canada’s 2030 Agenda National Strategy
In September 2015, Canada and all United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the 2030 Agenda), a shared blueprint for partnership, peace and prosperity for all people and the planet, now and into the future. The [...]
Video: Niagara Regional Housing 2018 Annual Report
This video highlights activities and key accomplishments of Niagara Regional Housing during the year of 2018. Published By: Niagara Regional Housing Publication Date: August 2019 View NRH 2018 Annual Report
Everyone Counts 2018: Preliminary Results from the Second Nationally-Coordinated Point-in-Time Count of Homelessness in Canadian Communities
Between March 1 and April 30, 2018, 61 communities participated in Everyone Counts, the second nationally coordinated Point-in-Time (PiT) count of homelessness in Canadian Communities. The findings highlighted in this report are the result of the enumeration and surveys conducted [...]
Unaccommodating: Rental Housing Wage in Canada
This report maps rental affordability in neighbourhoods across Canada by calculating the “rental wage,” which is the hourly wage needed to afford an average apartment without spending more than 30% of one’s earnings. Across all of Canada, the average wage [...]
Catalyst for Change: A Roadmap to a Stronger Charitable Sector
Struck in January 2018, the Special Senate Committee on the Charitable Sector was asked to examine and report on Canada's charitable and non-profit sector. Through extensive consultations, the committee heard evidence on four key topics: the people working and volunteering [...]
Age-Friendly Niagara Network E-Newsletter Archives
The Age-Friendly Niagara Network publishes a monthly e-newsletter that highlights age-friendly action, events, resources and news stories. To receive this communication, subscribe to the mailing list. Past issues of the e-newsletter are archived on the Age-Friendly Niagara Network website. Published [...]
Family and Children’s Services (FACS) Niagara 2018-19 Annual Report
A brief report with stories and statistics outlining the 2018-19 experience for FACS Niagara in terms of service to the Niagara community. This report highlights data about fostering and adopting, referrals and investigation, the Family Enrichment program and other support [...]
Urban.Indigenous.Proud Film Series
Urban.Indigenous.Proud is a film project partnership between the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) and the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Taking a community-driven approach, the OFIFC and the NFB produced five short documentaries by Indigenous filmmakers who [...]
What Physical Activity Means to Canadians: ParticipACTION Pulse Report
The Pulse Report assesses the social climate of physical activity among Canadian adults. A first of its kind, this Report explores Canadians’ thoughts, feelings and motivations as they relate to physical activity and informs what shifts are needed in order [...]
Food Policy for Canada: Everyone at the Table
Food affects the daily lives of all those living in Canada. It provides the energy and nutrients needed to live a healthy life, brings together communities, and creates economic growth and many jobs for Canadians. Building on public consultations held [...]
A Summary of Self-Harm and Suicide in Niagara 2019
This report provides updated data for self-harm and suicide in Niagara by analyzing Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Department (ED) visit, hospital admission and death data for Niagara residents. The report also includes data on methods of self-harm and suicide. [...]
Caregivers in Alberta Fact Sheets
In recognition of Caregivers Week in Alberta May 5-11, 2019, two infographics were co-created with Caregivers Alberta and provincial government stakeholders. The infographics help raise awareness about the contributions that 965,000 caregivers in Alberta make, saving the Alberta health care [...]
A Dementia Strategy for Canada
Canada’s first national dementia strategy sets out a vision for the future and identifies common principles and national objectives to help guide actions by all levels of government, non-governmental organizations, communities, families and individuals. Published By: Public Health Agency of [...]
Promoting Pollinators: Niagara Bees and How to Help Them (Policy Brief #39)
The Niagara Community Observatory (NCO) has partnered with Miriam Richards, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Brock University to explore some of the realities of land-use in Niagara: its impact on bee communities, and ultimately on the [...]
Niagara’s Agribusiness Sector: Towards a More Resilient Innovation Cluster (Policy Brief #40)
The purpose of this policy brief is to provide a portrait of recent trends in the agribusiness sector in Niagara relative to similar mid-sized regions in southern Ontario. In doing so, it takes a deeper dive into some of the [...]
Cannabasics: Cannabis Fact Sheets
This information package is a set of fact sheets on cannabis for health and social service providers. It provides a basic overview of common cannabis plants and products, methods of consumption as well as information to better understand consumption and [...]
Climate Change Toolkit for Health Professionals
This toolkit consists of eight modules which have been prepared as stand-alone documents that can be read by themselves, but they have also been prepared to complement one another. It has been designed as a tool for health professionals and [...]
Niagara Economic Update: May 2019
The Niagara Economic Update is an annual report from Niagara Economic Development that provides an overview of the performance of Niagara’s overall economy. This update focuses on identifying areas of strength as well as identifying challenge areas. Published By: Niagara [...]
