Achieving “A Community for all Ages” Across Niagara: Two-Page Candidate Brief from the Age-Friendly Niagara Network
All of us have a stake in ensuring our community is responsive to the needs of everyone as we age. The volunteer-led Age-Friendly Niagara Network has prepared this brief to help engage municipal candidates in issues affecting everyone in our community. The [...]
Is Cannabis Safe to Use? Facts for Youth Aged 13–17 Years (Evidence Brief)
This document provides key messages and information about the risks and health effects of cannabis use for youth aged 13–17. It is intended to provide source material for public education and awareness activities undertaken by medical and public health [...]
Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy
Canada is a prosperous country, yet in 2015 roughly 1 in 8 Canadians lived in poverty. The vision of Opportunity for All – Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy is a Canada without poverty, because we all suffer when our fellow [...]
Niagara Community Foundation Interactive Map
The map includes a significant portion of the more than $5.5 million that the Niagara Community Foundation has awarded since 2013 to great causes and organizations from one end of the region to the other. The vast majority of these [...]
Global Strategy and Action Plan on Ageing and Health
This global strategy and action plan on ageing and health also responds to the recently endorsed Sustainable Development Goals, an integrated, indivisible set of global priorities for sustainable development. Ageing is an issue that is relevant to 15 of the [...]
Revera Report on Ageism: Innovation and The Aging Experience
Revera held a series of roundtables with seniors living in its Retirement Residences and Long Term Care Homes across Canada. The company also conducted a national survey of 1,099 Canadians over the age of 65 relating to innovation and the [...]
Niagara Counts 2018: Homelessness Point-in-Time Count Report
Niagara Counts 2018, Niagara's second homelessness Point-in-Time (PiT) Count, was conducted in late March 2018. A PiT Count is intended to provide a snapshot of homelessness at a single point in time through a homeless enumeration and an accompanying survey [...]
Advancing Inclusion and Quality of Life for Seniors
The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA or the Committee) agreed on 4 May 2017 to undertake a study of how the federal government can support vulnerable seniors today [...]
CMA submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) submitted this brief as part of its study regarding how the Government can support vulnerable seniors today while preparing for the diverse and growing seniors population of tomorrow. This brief directly addresses the three themes [...]
Aboriginal Population Profile of Niagara Regional Municipality: 2016 Census
The table provides a detailed summary of Aboriginal population Census data for the Niagara Regional Municipality. Canada-wide data can be found here. Published By: Stats Canada Publication Date: 2018 View Aboriginal Population Profile
Family and Children’s Services (FACS) Niagara: Annual Report 2017-2018
A brief report with stories and statistics outlining the 2017-18 experience for FACS Niagara in terms of service to the Niagara community. The report describes child protection services, community, programs and resources open to everyone in Niagara, including counseling, daycare [...]
Cannabis Harm Reduction and Stigma Tools
The Canadian Public Health Association has curated harm reduction and stigma resources to increase provider and organizational capacity and encourage public health perspectives in practice. Published By: Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) Publication Date: 2018 View Cannabis Harm Reduction and Stigma Tools
Cannabis and the Border
This page provides information about entering Canada, leaving Canada and traveling with cannabis within Canada. Published by: Government of Canada Publication Date: June 2018 View Cannabis and the Border
The State of Social Media in Canada 2017
Today, billions of people around the world are turning to social media to socialize, conduct business, keep up with the news, as well as discover, discuss, and share information. The significance of this global adoption of a relatively new communication [...]
A Public Health Approach to Cannabis: Consultation Report for the Niagara Region of Ontario
To support the implementation of a public health approach to cannabis (and other substances), CPHA engaged individuals and organizations from health, public health and social service communities across Canada in dialogue through local ‘community consultations’ that aimed to enhance knowledge [...]
Filling the Void: Economic Development in Post-Industrial Niagara (Policy Brief #34)
The general trend of economic downturn and major social challenges for many once prosperous cities and regions over the past few decades is now common knowledge. It is also generally acknowledged that smaller and mid-sized regions like Niagara, with a [...]
Watch your step! Falls are Sending More Canadians to the Hospital than Ever Before
Unintentional falls resulted in almost 1,800 reported emergency department (ED) visits and 417 hospital stays every day last year, making them the most common cause of injury in 2016–2017. In support of the second National Injury Prevention Day (June 5th, [...]
Cannabis Talk Kit: Know How to Talk With Your Teen
Cannabis—legal or otherwise—is a hot topic. Parents who provide their kids with balanced information about the effects associated with cannabis (often called marijuana) can help them make informed decisions. It’s more important than ever for parents to protect their kids’ [...]
Serving Up Local: Manual for Increasing Local Foods in Long-Term Care
This manual is a collection of good practices resulting from the experience of nine long-term care (LTC) homes in three regions of the Golden Horseshoe area of Ontario. It is designed to provide resources and steps that can be put [...]
United Way St. Catharines and District Impact Report 2017
This report shows where the money was invested, how donations are working and serves as a thank you to all of the generous donors, sponsors and partners of United Way St. Catharines & District. Published By: United Way St. Catharines & [...]
