Niagara Economic Development 5 Year Strategy: 2019-2024
Niagara Economic Development (NED) has developed a five-year strategic action plan in partnership and collaboration with Brock University, Niagara College, [...]
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05, 2019
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04, 2019
Niagara Community Foundation: 2018 Annual Report
Niagara Community Foundation: 2018 Annual Report "Helping good people build smart and caring communities" The Foundation has been a partner [...]
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04, 2019
BCM Insurance Announces Major Community Investment
Bertie and Clinton Mutual (BCM) Insurance Company’s 1880 origins are based in serving community. BCM’s early roots were established by a [...]
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04, 2019
Under The Knife and Under the Gun: An Overview of Regional Government In Niagara (Policy Brief #38)
Prof. David Siegel, an expert on local government in Ontario, weighs in on the discussion surrounding regional government in Niagara. [...]
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03, 2019
Canadian Income Survey, 2017
This brief includes 2017 specific to the key areas: A strong labour market and an increase in child benefits drive [...]
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02, 2019
Ohni:kara An Aspiring Global Geopark (Policy Brief #37)
While the concept of geoparks date back to the 1990s, specifically with their establishment in Europe and China, it wasn’t [...]
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02, 2019
Cannabis Market Data
This information is collected under the Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations, which replaced the Marihuana for Medical Purposes [...]
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01, 2019
National Tourism Indicators, Third Quarter 2018
The National Tourism Indicators (NTI) provide timely information which facilitates ongoing monitoring and analysis of tourism and its related activities [...]
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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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11, 2018
Calculating the Cost of Living in Niagara Region 2018
Calculating the cost of living in the Niagara region requires a thoughtful process that determines and calculates expenditures necessary to [...]
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10, 2018
Recent Canadian Immigrant Seniors: A Literature Review of Settlement Experiences and Services
This literature review provides an overview of the Canadian academic and grey literature outlining the experiences and challenges faced by [...]
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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
The Brock University Effect: How Thousands of Students and Millions of Dollars Energize the Economy of Niagara Communities (Policy Brief #36)
With more than 19,000 registered students, 4,800 faculty and staff, and an annual operating budget of $320 million, exactly how [...]
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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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09, 2018
Creating Parks and Public Spaces for People of All Ages: A Step-by-Step Guide
Public parks are important places for building a sense of community and social belonging. They are spaces that belong to [...]
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09, 2018
Achieving “A Community for all Ages” Across Niagara: Be Informed, Celebrate Niagara’s Success, Become a Champion
All of us have a stake in ensuring our community is responsive to the needs of everyone as we age. [...]
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09, 2018
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. [...]
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07, 2018
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 [...]
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06, 2018
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 [...]
