Looking Ahead and Looking Up: Affordable Housing in Niagara
“The housing crisis affects everyone in Niagara but hits some harder than others,” Dr. Heritz writes in NCO Policy Brief [...]
Raising Canada 2020 – Top 10 Threats to Childhood in Canada and the Impact of COVID-19
This report is provided by Children First Canada; the University of Calgary O’Brien Institute for Public Health; and the Alberta [...]
211 Niagara Region COVID19 Report March 16 – August 31, 2020
211 data can be used to inform decision-making and investment in our communities. This report summarizes Inquirer and Unmet Needs [...]
Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub
The Cannabis KE Hub is a source of credible, evidence-based information on the non-medical use of cannabis. The website intended [...]
Gender Representation and Governance in Niagara
Niagara Community Observatory policy brief #47 completes an environmental scan of municipal councils, advisory committees, and boards in Niagara to [...]
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Niagara Women in the Workforce
The Brock University Niagara Community Observatory and the Niagara Workforce Planning Board have partnered to highlight the gender impacts of [...]
COVID-19 Decision-Making: A Social Impact Tool for Social Purpose-driven Organizations
The McConnell Foundation developed this tool to assist social purpose-driven organizations to address the challenge of pivoting their business models, [...]
Growing Close to Home: Creating Complete Rural Communities
Complete communities provide residents with easy access to a variety of services and amenities, are attractive for businesses and employers, [...]
Food Waste in Canadian Homes in 2020
Food waste in the home is a big issue in Canada. According to the National Zero Waste Council, home food [...]
Peer Support Navigators: Easing Health Systems Navigation for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness in Niagara (Event Recording)
This recording of the September 02, 2020 webinar shares information about the Niagara HELPS (Homelessness Emergency Liaison & Peer Support) [...]
RETURN TO THE WORKPLACE: A Psychological Toolkit For Heading Back To Work
This toolkit is a guide to support the mental health of individuals as they plan safe transitions back into their [...]
Strategies for Social Connection Among Isolated Older Adults
This resource presents a model for social connectedness that focuses on how older adults can change their thinking, feeling, and [...]
State of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada 2020 report highlights
This resource presents highlights of the first annual report from the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH). The report synthesizes government, [...]
NRT OnDemand: Niagara Regional Transit Ridesharing Pilot Project for Communities in West Niagara
NRT OnDemand is a ridesharing pilot project for communities in West Niagara. The new service launches Monday, August 17, 2020. [...]
CIHI’s Health Data and Information Governance and Capability Framework
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) consulted with more than 200 health systems leaders in 2018 and 2019 to [...]
Guide to Reopening Ontario’s Schools for the 2020/2021 School Year
Guidance is provided by the Government of Ontario for schools and school boards to safely reopen for the 2020/2021 school [...]
Ageism’s Influence On How Older People Are Viewed and How They View Themselves
Originally Broadcasted on July 28, 2020 Hosted by: brainXchange in partnership with the Alzheimer Society of Canada and the Canadian [...]
COVID-19 A Data Perspective
This Statistics Canada resource provides a series of articles on various subjects which explore the impact of COVID-19 on the [...]
Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms (2015-2017) [report]
This report provides a summary of key findings about the costs and harms of substance use in Canada from 2015 [...]
Virtual Care for Mental Health and Substance Use During COVID-19 [infographic]
A one-page poster that provides information about accessing virtual care for substance use and mental health during COVID-19. It highlights [...]