Measuring What Matters: How the Canadian Index of Wellbeing can Improve Quality of Life in Ontario
The paper outlines the ways the index's framework can be applied at the provincial, regional and local level to improve [...]
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04, 2014
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03, 2014
Finders Keepers: Recruiting and Retaining Bilingual Staff
This resource discusses three important steps that improve the chances of success for organizations: recruiting bilingual staff, retaining them and [...]
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02, 2014
YMCA of Niagara
The YMCA is committed to nurturing the potential of children, youth and families, promoting healthy living and fostering social responsibility [...]
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01, 2014
Niagara Workforce Planning Board
Niagara Workforce Planning Board (NWPB) serves the Niagara region as a leader in local labour market planning, delivering authoritative research, [...]
31
12, 2013
Niagara Economic Development: Determining industry Needs Survey
This report describes the background, methodology and findings of research intended to lead to the development of an all-inclusive strategy [...]
20
12, 2013
How’s Life? 2013 Measuring Well-Being
This report provides a bi-annual assessment of people's well-being in OECD countries and in selected emerging economies. The 2013 edition [...]
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12, 2013
Age-Friendly Action in Niagara: Community Articles 2010-2013
This document contains 61 articles written by volunteers around Ontario's Niagara region who were engaged in the Niagara Age-Friendly Community [...]
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12, 2013
The Case for Guaranteed Income: Lifting People From Poverty Fairly, Efficiently and Effectively
This infographic compares the Canadian Welfare System with Guaranteed Livable Income against criteria, administration, incentives, rates and effectiveness. Author: johnmac|creative [...]
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11, 2013
Niagara Employment Network
Niagara Employment Network is a project of Literacy Link Niagara that brings together staff from Niagara's employment, literacy, education and [...]
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11, 2013
Green Economy at Community Scale
This report explores the concept of the green economy as a potential solution to multiple challenges including climate change, biodiversity [...]
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11, 2013
The Wealth Paradox: How Income Inequality Hurts Every Canadian’s Chance of Building a Better Life
Canada is at a crossroads. A gap has grown between the middle class and the wealthy. Now, that divide is [...]
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11, 2013
Niagara Age-Friendly Webinar: Additional Questions and Answers
On November 7th, 2013 Niagara Connects, in partnership with the Niagara Age-Friendly Community Network, hosted a webinar entitled "Through an [...]
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11, 2013
Destination Apprenticeship
The thought of bringing on an apprentice can be very daunting. However, there are many resources available to businesses in [...]
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11, 2013
Hunger for Growth: Food and Beverage Study 2013
The food and beverage industry is moving in a fresh direction. After surviving a global recession, sector executives are again [...]
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11, 2013
YES Niagara
YES (Youth + Engagement = Success) Niagara is led by a group of individuals representing various youth serving agencies in [...]
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11, 2013
Hunger Count 2013
In March 2013, 833,098 people were helped by food banks in Canada; over a third were children. Years after the [...]
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10, 2013
Niagara Workforce Planning Board Labour Market Update: October 2013
This report provides information on workforce issues and trends, the underlying population issues, migration, educational attainment, employer characteristics and trends, [...]
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10, 2013
Gennext
United Way of St. Catharines & District’s gennext cabinet is a team of diverse young professionals who care about their [...]
31
10, 2013
NEXTNiagara
NEXTNiagara is a panel of the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce, led by young professionals and community leaders from across [...]
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10, 2013
March of the Robots: Policy Brief
Today, robots are used in a wide set of applications and across many industries by businesses of all sizes - [...]
