The impact of work on well-being: 6 factors that will affect the future of work and health inequalities
Work can be a key factor in creating, maintaining or exacerbating unequal health outcomes across different societal groups; and yet it has been underused as a lever to address health inequities. This article points to 6 factors that will affect [...]
HungerCount 2023 Report
Food Banks Across Canada Experience Overwhelming Demand with Almost Two Million Visits in One Month The 2023 Hunger Count report shows that food bank visits in Canada have increased by 78.5% since 2019, and 32.1% since 2022. This annual report [...]
Shaw Festival Theatre 2022 Annual Report
In 2022, the Shaw Festival Theatre in Niagara-on-the-Lake marked its 60th anniversary and presented 783 of 811 scheduled performances, 17 separate productions, and a concert series on five stages (two outdoor and three indoor), as well as shows in the [...]
Community Safety Zones in Niagara
Community Safety Zones are in place across Niagara, as part of the Niagara Region Vision Zero Road Safety Initiative. The Zones help to change driver behaviour, including reducing speed and distracted driving, and improving safety on certain sections of road [...]
The Vital Role of Libraries in the Workforce Development Landscape
Public libraries are valuable spaces to engage in job search and career support. They offer a range of employment services as well as flexible hours; computer and internet access; workshops; and helpful, friendly staff assistance. A new program offered by [...]
The Brown Homestead Taking Action on Reconciliation
The Brown Homestead (TBH) is an emerging heritage site located in the southwestern corner of St. Catharines, home to the oldest house in the city (c. 1796) and dedicated to re-imagining historic sites as engines of progress and development. TBH [...]
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre 2022 Annual Report
The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (PAC) aims to engage people in exceptional live arts experiences, and to enrich the lives of citizens of St. Catharines and the Niagara region, while providing a world class venue for local, national and international [...]
From Burnt Out to On Fire: Supporting our Non-profit Workforce
Our non-profit workforce, as a whole, is both "burnt out" and "on fire". This 2-page issue brief highlights issues that are leading to crisis-level labour shortages in our precious non-profit sector workforce. Did you know: More than 1 in 5 [...]
Economic Impacts of Maritime Shipping in the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Region
Marine shipping on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway is a significant economic engine. It creates jobs, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, and drives the success of many industries — from manufacturing and construction to agriculture and food. This analysis estimates the [...]
Niagara Priority Profiles
Niagara Region Public Health and Emergency Services provides information about specific populations in Niagara. Population profiles show how people’s health is affected by where they live, grow, work and play. Individuals planning projects are encouraged to think about how to [...]
Ontario is an agricultural powerhouse that leads in many farming categories
The 2021 Census of Agriculture results show that Ontario accounted for over one-quarter (25.5%) of total farms in Canada, while making up 7.7% of total farm area. In 2021, there were 48,346 farms reported in Ontario, down from 49,600 in [...]
Grocery Affordability: Examining Rising Food Costs in Canada
Food price inflation affects Canadians' ability to feed themselves adequately. While driven in part by global factors, such as rising input and fuel costs, relationships in the food supply chain have a major influence on how prices are transmitted along [...]
Reframing Aging – Empowering Older Adults: CIHR Institute of Aging Strategic Plan 2023-2028
Older adults represent the fastest-growing demographic in Canada. This plan places healthy aging, risk reduction and mitigation at the forefront, while remaining focused on reducing the impact of complex health challenges. Its aim is to drive toward health equity and [...]
Loneliness & Connection Infosheet
Loneliness can impact our mental health in negative ways. Human connection is as important to our wellbeing as other basic needs. This infosheet highlights the definition and dimensions of loneliness; its impact on mental health; the relationship between isolation and [...]
Discover Niagara’s Team-Based Care Providers
This digital flyer has clickable links to the websites of 10 Team-based care providers in Niagara, to help people to take advantage of these providers’ health and wellness groups and education sessions, which are open to the community. Aboriginal Health [...]
An Examination of Gender Differences in Social and Democratic Values in Canada
This Statistics Canada study used data from the 2020 General Social Survey – Social Identity, to look at personal agreement with the values of human rights, respect for law, gender equality, linguistic duality, ethnic and cultural diversity, and respect for [...]
State of the Ontario Tourism Industry Report 2022
This report explores obstacles that the tourism industry still faces on the road to economic recovery. It points to opportunities for the future of tourism in Ontario. The report includes a strategy to make Ontario the best destination in the [...]
OUT in Niagara – Collectively Advancing 2SLGBTQ+ Equality in Niagara+
This report summarizes the responses of 480 people in Niagara who participated in the 2021 OUTnIagara Community Strengths and Needs Assessment engagement process. The report comprises community members’ stories and experiences. A total of 480 people informed the needs assessment. [...]
Leveraging Research for Legacy
This case study report highlights legacy aspects of Brock University’s 2022 Canada Games Research Grants program. The program encouraged faculty and staff at Brock to pursue projects that would contribute to a transdisciplinary exploration of the Games using research, creativity, [...]
Niagara Poverty Reduction Strategy – Interim Report on Community Engagement
From September to December, 2022, Niagara Region staff engaged with community groups and individuals, to gather diverse perspectives and experiences to inform Niagara’s first poverty reduction strategy. Participants were asked to envision an ideal future state, speak to challenges, identify [...]
