Analyzing 211 Rural Unmet Service Needs
As a free telephone helpline and online search service that connects inquirers to community, health, social and government services, 211 [...]
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04, 2019
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02, 2019
Innovating Employment Podcast: Empowering older workers to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset
Helen Hirsh Spence, CEO and Founder at Top Sixty Over Sixty joins the program to discuss empowering older workers (over [...]
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12, 2018
Canadian Open Data Summit 2018: Dr. Jonathan Dewar Keynote Presentation
This resource package includes presentation files and additional resources for Dr. Jonathan Dewar’s Keynote Presentation at the Canadian Open Data [...]
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12, 2018
The National Report of the First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey
The First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey (FNREEES, or REEES) was created to address a long-standing data [...]
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11, 2018
Release of the 2018 Cost of Living and Living Wage for Niagara Region Calculations
The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN) has recently released the 2018 Cost of Living in Niagara Region and 2018 Living Wage for Niagara Region calculations, updating [...]
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11, 2018
Calculating the Living Wage in Niagara Region 2018
In Canada, a living wage is currently a voluntary commitment that can be made by public, private and not-for-profit sector [...]
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10, 2018
A Different Ontario: Income and Employment – A Decade of Change
Ontario is changing in important ways that matter for public policy. A Different Ontario: What the Census tells us about [...]
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10, 2018
The Status of Women in the Canadian Arts and Cultural Industries
The majority of existing research on the status of women in the arts in Canada focuses on specific sectors, such [...]
17
10, 2018
Families in Canada Interactive Timeline
Data shows that families and family life in Canada have become increasingly diverse and complex across generations - a reality [...]
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10, 2018
Shifting Gears: Examining the Recent Upswing of Niagara’s Manufacturing Sector (Policy Brief #35)
This brief will pick up where Filling the Void left off and provide a deeper understanding of the manufacturing sector [...]
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10, 2018
Sorry, Can’t Come in Today! The Hidden Reasons Behind Absenteeism and What You Can Do (Webinar Recording)
Absenteeism, which refers to frequent, short, unscheduled or unexpected absences due to sickness or other types of leaves, can negatively affect [...]
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08, 2018
Understanding Employment Precarity and Its Impact in Niagara
Precarious employment is defined as work that is typically part-time, temporary, or contract, and often without longer-term job security and [...]
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06, 2018
Local Labour Market Planning Report 2017
This report is an annual summary of the developments, challenges, and strengths of the local labour market. Additional labour market [...]
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05, 2018
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Report on Health and Aging in Canada: Findings from Baseline Data Collection 2010-2015
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) is Canada’s largest and most comprehensive study on the health and well-being of [...]
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05, 2018
Race to the Top: Developing an Inclusive Growth Agenda for Canada
This report seeks to provide guidance to policymakers looking to put Canada on a path towards more inclusive growth. It [...]
1
05, 2018
Uncertain Jobs, Certain Impacts: Employment Precarity in Niagara
Poverty and Employment Precarity in Niagara (PEPiN) has completed a research study on precarious employment and its impact in Niagara. [...]
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04, 2018
Cannabis Legalization: Government Choices Interact with Business Realities to Help or Hinder Policy Goals (Policy Brief #33)
"The Niagara Community Observatory (NCO) has partnered with Michael J. Armstrong, an associate professor in the Goodman School of Business [...]
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04, 2018
YMCA Niagara Annual Report for the Community 2016-2017
This annual report provides a spotlight on the programs and impact of YMCA Niagara between 2016-2017 Published By: YMCA Niagara Publication [...]
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03, 2018
Youth in Niagara: Highly Skilled, Highly Mobile (Policy Brief #32)
With Niagara’s shift toward an aging population, our authors looked to the region’s youth to examine where Niagara’s workforce is [...]
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03, 2018
Improving Prosperity for Niagara’s Women Business Owners (Final Report)
Small business has been proposed as the way forward for our region to address Niagara's high unemployment rate as [...]
