Situation Table – A Risk Intervention Model for Community Safety and Well-being in the Niagara Region
In 2018, Port Cares and the Niagara Regional Police Service, along with several community agencies, launched the first Situation Table in the Niagara region. In January, 2024, the model was expanded to cover the entire region. Situation Tables bring together [...]
Population Change in Niagara, 1971–2021: Total population patterns
This working paper describes Niagara’s trend for its total population, focused on the 11 census years between 1971 and 2021. The paper is meant to thoroughly identify patterns through multiple, similar, graphs. The graphs show both absolute and relative changes. [...]
2023 Calls to 211 in Niagara: Needs & Unmet Needs
211 Ontario provides a Business Intelligence Dashboard, to help improve access and quality of care for all Ontarians. When an individual contacts 211, anonymized data is collected, about where they are located and what their needs are, service availability gaps [...]
Trafficking in persons in Canada, 2022
Using data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Survey, this Statistics Canada Juristat Bulletin – Quick Fact examines trends in police-reported incidents of human trafficking in Canada, and highlights characteristics of victims and accused persons. Court outcomes of cases related [...]
Challenges and Opportunities: Current Economic Conditions and Structural Challenges
This Statistics Canada webinar summary outlines current economic conditions in Canada, and factors contributing to structural challenges, including: Affordability challenges in Canada will persist even as consumer inflation eases. Soaring housing and rental prices, owing to strong demand and weak [...]
Food Affordability in Niagara Nutritious Food Basket Survey 2023
Approximately one in five households in Niagara (20.7%) are food insecure, according to the Niagara Region Public Health (NRPH) 2023 Nutritious Food Basket (NFB) Survey. The Survey report summarizes the cost of 61 food items that align with the 2019 [...]
Canada’s 9-8-8 Suicide Crisis Helpline to be launched by CAMH on November 30, 2023
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) announces that, starting November 30, 2023, people across Canada will be able to call and text 9-8-8, a new three-digit service, for help when they need it most. 9-8-8 will be free [...]
Niagara Region Homelessness Newsletter, November, 2023
This newsletter provides updates about Niagara Region progress toward addressing homelessness in Niagara. Topics include: - Reduction in chronic homelessness - Learning together with New Brunswick leaders - New permanent shelter beds in St. Catharines and Niagara Falls - Veterans [...]
Shared Micromobility Services in Canadian Communities
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) is preparing a report that synthesizes Canadian practice and experience in planning, delivering and evaluating shared micromobility services, which: - involve shared-use fleets of small, fully or partially human-powered vehicles such as bikes, e-bikes [...]
2022 MBNCanada Performance Measurement Report
This annual report includes data from across 36 municipal service areas that inform evidence-based decision-making, and ensure that member municipalities are providing effective and efficient public services that citizens want and need. Canadian municipalities collaborate through Municipal Benchmarking Network Canada [...]
Canadian Social Survey – Quality of Life, Virtual Health Care and Trust, 2023
In 2023, most Canadians reported a high level of satisfaction and trust in their personal relationships. They did report some distrust with information and news from the media, particularly from non-traditional sources, such as the Internet and social media. This [...]
2023 Living Wage for Niagara is $20.35/hr
The 2023 Living Wage Calculation for Niagara is $20.35/hr, a 2.8% increase from $19,80/hr in 2022. The calculation is updated annually for areas throughout the province, by the Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN). The OLWN’s core goal is the elimination [...]
Niagara Region Residential Blue Box / Grey Box Transition Project
From July 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025, Blue Box programs in Ontario are shifting to a new framework. Circular Materials, a national non-profit producer responsibility organization, will administer residential packaging and recycling programs in Ontario. This represents an evolution [...]
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 [...]
