Niagara Community Observatory Policy Briefs
The Niagara Community Observatory (NCO) is a unit of Brock University. The NCO works in partnership with the Niagara community [...]
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04, 2013
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02, 2013
It’s More Than Poverty: Employment Precarity and Household Well-Being
It’s More than Poverty expands the discussion of the social consequences of Canada's polarizing income distribution by examining the effects [...]
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12, 2012
Business Sector Strategy: Small Business (Open for Business)
In 2012, the Government of Ontario held meetings with representatives of Ontario’s small business sector. This report details the sector’s [...]
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10, 2012
# Generation Flux: Understanding the seismic shifts that are shaking Canada’s youth
Every year Community Foundations of Canada releases Canada’s Vital Signs, a national snapshot of quality of life in Canadian communities. And [...]
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08, 2012
Public Services for Ontarians: A Path to Sustainability and Excellence
This report addresses economic challenges and efficiency of government, offering a road map to a day when Ontarians can count [...]
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07, 2012
Living in Niagara 2011: 12 Sectors, 13 Overall Opportunities Suggested for Action, and 65 Suggested Action Steps
The following are overall action areas identified in the Living in Niagara – 2011 report, and suggested in interviews with [...]
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03, 2012
Benchmarking Niagara
This report benchmarks Niagara to other Census Metropolitan Areas to learn from other communities’ experiences and support evidence-based decisions about [...]
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07, 2011
Niagara Community Human Services Plan
Niagara's Community Human Services Plan provides a framework for identifying the current and future human services and supports that Niagara [...]
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01, 2011
Examining Niagara’s Labour through the Creative Class Lens
This report offers insight into the Niagara labour force and labour market development needs as a way to advance Niagara's [...]
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11, 2010
Niagara 3D: Dynamics, Diversity and Density…Informing Human Capital Development
This report presents results from the application of the human capital development model and 3D: Dynamics, Diversity, and Density framework [...]
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08, 2010
Sofas, Shelters and Strangers: A Report on Youth Homelessness in Niagara
This report outlines the design, methodology, findings and recommendations of a study of the causes and impacts of youth homelessness [...]
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03, 2010
Green Opportunities: Occupations in the Wind Industry
This report examines and profiles occupations in the wind industry. This green energy sub-sector was chosen due to the extensive [...]
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02, 2009
Niagara 2031: A Strategy for a Healthy, Sustainable Future
Niagara 2031 is a growth management strategy to guide growth in Niagara for the next 25 years and beyond. The strategy [...]
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12, 2008
Your Community in Profile: Niagara
This report is based on demographic trends in Niagara between 2001 and 2006. Published By: Ontario Trillium Foundation, otf@otf.ca Publication Date: December, [...]
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12, 2006
Homeless Employment Access: Niagara Region 2006
This report on a study of homeless access to employment in Niagara is comprised of four parts: a literature review, [...]
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06, 2002
Active Ageing: A Policy Framework
This policy framework is intended to inform discussion and the formulation of action plans that promote healthy and active ageing. [...]
