A Focus on Adolescent Peer Violence and Bullying In Europe, Central Asia and Canada
This WHO (World Health Organization) report shows that since 2018, many traditional forms of adolescent violence are going down, and [...]
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05, 2024
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04, 2024
Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods Impact 2023
This infographic provides highlights of the 2023 impact of Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods (SFEN). SFEN is a community-based, volunteer-driven charitable [...]
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04, 2024
Using Interpreters in Health Care Settings
Understanding the social and cultural factors that influence one’s health beliefs and behaviours is important for professionals working with newcomers [...]
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04, 2024
Municipal collaboration in regional event hosting processes: The case of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games
This policy brief examines how local area municipalities collaborated once Niagara Region was awarded the hosting rights to the 2021 [...]
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04, 2024
Sustaining Food Security in Niagara – Niagara Community Observatory Policy Brief #58
This policy brief outlines the extent of the problem of food security at a national, provincial, and local level. It [...]
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03, 2024
Niagara Region 2024-2028 Poverty Reduction Strategy
Working together to prevent and end poverty, and increase well-being in Niagara is the goal of this strategy. It includes [...]
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03, 2024
Social Prescribing for Children and Youth in Canada
This video offers a glimpse of Canada's first social prescribing pilot for children and youth, which took place at the [...]
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03, 2024
Impact of the Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan, – and the Way Forward to ‘A Community for All Ages’
When the Niagara Aging Strategy and Action Plan (NASAP) was published in 2015, it noted that, in 2014, 20.5% of the population in Niagara was 65+. That percentage has grown.
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02, 2024
Living in Niagara-2023 report
The Living in Niagara-2023 report presents a snapshot of quality of life in the Niagara region of Ontario, in 2023. [...]
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02, 2024
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 [...]
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02, 2024
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. [...]
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01, 2024
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 [...]
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12, 2023
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 [...]
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12, 2023
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 [...]
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11, 2023
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 [...]
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11, 2023
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 [...]
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11, 2023
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 [...]
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11, 2023
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 [...]
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11, 2023
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 [...]
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11, 2023
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 [...]
