Town of Lincoln Age-Friendly Survey Report
This report summarizes results of the Town of Lincoln Age-Friendly Citizen Survey, conducted from November, 2019 to January, 2020. A total of 461 individuals participated in the survey, with a 79% completion rate. The report presents initiatives that are currently [...]
CLEO Connect Learning Preferences Survey Deadline March 24, 2023
Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) Connect would like to invite you to complete our Learning Preferences survey. Your responses will help CLEO Connect develop practical training and support for those of you who work with the public and assist people [...]
Ontario’s VQA Wine and Grape Industry 2030 Vision
Ontario’s VQA (Vintners Quality Alliance) wine and grape industry has a common vision that, “by 2030 Ontario’s wine consumers will confidently choose our VQA wines over imported alternatives”. Two foundational factors are envisioned to drive the industry’s evolution toward 2030: [...]
Canadian Tourism Activity Tracker
The Canadian Tourism Activity Tracker was an experimental product designed by Statistics Canada in 2021, to assess COVID-19 recovery of tourism activity in Canada. The Tracker combined data from multiple sources, including counts of international travellers, domestic and international commercial [...]
Rural Ontario Facts – Indigenous Peoples Factsheet
The statistics presented in this Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) factsheet can help to provide important context for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action. Communities, policymakers, and researchers can use this information to acknowledge the past, and the legacy [...]
Climate Projections for Niagara Region
This report was created to support policy development in the new Niagara Official Plan, adopted by Niagara Region Council on June 23, 2022. It provides climate trend summaries for observed and projected climate data. The climate analysis demonstrates that the [...]
Climate Change, Health and Well-Being – Review of International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Evidence 2022
This World Health Organization (WHO) policy brief is designed to help governments, academia, civil society and the health and well-being community to access and utilize International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) evidence, to strengthen governance and implementation on climate change [...]
Younger Canadians Experience Lower Perceived Well-being: Insights from the Canadian Social Survey
A combined analysis of nine quality-of-life indicators, based on data from 5 waves of the Canadian Social Survey (2021-2022) shows that older adults in Canada (65 to 84 years) reported the highest perceived well-being (41% with a high combined score). [...]
Niagara College Strategic Plan 2022-2027
The process to develop the 2022-2027 Strategic Plan for Niagara College began late in 2020 and continued, amid the pandemic, throughout 2021. The collaborative process to develop the plan included consultation across the College organization with staff, faculty, students, alumni, [...]
Community Study Report: Civic Engagement to Build Sustainable Local Capacity: Perspectives of Age-Friendly Community Volunteers in the Niagara Region
This report presents results of a 2021 study of older adult volunteerism in the Age-Friendly Niagara movement. Brock University researchers worked in partnership with the Age-Friendly Niagara Council, local municipal older adult advisory committees and municipal staff. Eight key informant [...]
Niagara Biennial Jury Report 2022
The Niagara Biennial Design Award winners represent the quality and diversity of design of the built environment in Niagara in five design categories. Established in 2020, the bi-annual awards are open to owners, developers, architects, landscape architects, urban designers, planners, [...]
Living in Niagara and the Sustainable Development Goals: Event Recording
This is an event recording of the January 24, 2023 webinar presented by Niagara Connects, to engage participants in learning how the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) apply in the Canadian context and how they align with the Living [...]
CMHC Rental Market Report – January 2023
The annual Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) rental market report highlights rental affordability challenges across markets. The January 2023 edition highlights the extent to which the country’s housing affordability challenges have spilled over into the rental market, driving up [...]
Ontario Greenbelt Video: Protect What Sustains Us
“Ontario’s housing needs can and must be met by developing outside of Greenbelt borders”, according to the Ontario Greenbelt Foundation December, 19, 2022 Statement on Changes to the Greenbelt Plan This brief video highlights the unique benefits the Ontario Greenbelt [...]
Living Wage 2022 for Niagara
The Living Wage for 2022 in Niagara is $19.80 per hour. The living wage reflects what earners in a household need to be paid, based on the actual cost of living and being included in a specific community. Included in the [...]
Indigenous Institutes in Ontario
The Indigenous Institutes Collaborative (IIC) raises awareness and increases the profile of Ontario’s Indigenous post-secondary education (PSE) institutions, learners and communities. The Indigenous model for PSE focuses on supporting learners throughout their lives and within their communities. The IIC’s PSE [...]
Questions and Answers about Gender Identity and Pronouns
This questions and answers page augments information about grounds of discrimination in the Ontario Human Rights Code related to gender identity and gender expression. A related brochure is also provided. Published By: Ontario Human Rights Commission Publication Date: 2016 Click [...]
Market Basket Measure Research Paper: Poverty Index
The Market Basket Measure (MBM) establishes poverty thresholds based on the cost of a basket of food, clothing, shelter, transportation and other items for a family of four that reflects a modest, basic standard of living. A family with a [...]
Mental Health & COVID-19
This one-page Statistics Canada Infographic highlights data pertaining to Canadians’ mental health in 2020, including: Almost 1 in 10 Canadians perceived their mental health to be ‘fair or poor’ in 2020. Women’s mental health suffered more than men’s. The rate [...]
Food Banks Canada Hunger Count 2022
Canada's 4,750+ food banks are straining under historically high demand that crested to almost 1.5 million visits in March 2022 – up 35 per cent compared to pre-pandemic visits during the same time period in 2019. High inflation and a [...]
