Brock NCO Age-Friendly Poster, April, 2025
This poster summarizes key points from Niagara Community Observatory policy brief #59, "Change in an Evolving Niagara: Navigating the Age-Friendly [...]
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04, 2025
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04, 2025
More Than a Food Bank – Partnering to Address Food Insecurity in Niagara Webinar Recording
This is a recording of the Thursday, April 3, 2025 webinar hosted by Community Potential, in partnership with the Niagara [...]
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04, 2025
The Cost of Conflict: Tariffs and Food Insecurity
This report warns that US Tariffs will drive up food prices and increase food insecurity in Canada. It details how [...]
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03, 2025
Digital Literacy for Older Adults
Digital literacy is increasingly important for older adults; it enhances their quality of life, and helps them remain independent, informed [...]
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03, 2025
Navigating Generative AI: Implications for small businesses and non-profits Event Recording
This recording shows the benefits and challenges of Generative AI (GAI) adoption, drawing insights from a research study on early [...]
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02, 2025
2024-25 Annual Labour Market Update
This annual report outlines shifts in population, workforce and employment dynamics that shape the local labour market in the [...]
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02, 2025
Opportunities for Workforce Planning and Development in Niagara
This white paper outlines several unique-to-Niagara opportunities that can help position Niagara as an ideal place to work and [...]
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01, 2025
Knowing Our Numbers Regional Municipality of Niagara report (2024)
Knowing Our Numbers (KON) is a collaborative project that focuses on understanding the challenges faced by the Early Years workforce [...]
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12, 2024
The State of Mental Health in Canada
The State of Mental Health in Canada The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) provides this first-of-its kind deep dive [...]
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11, 2024
HungerCount 2024
Food Banks in Canada are buckling under the strain of demand and there are signs that the food-banking system is [...]
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11, 2024
Living Wage for Niagara 2024-2025
In Niagara, the living wage for 2024/25 was calculated at $20.90 per hour. A living wage is an evidence-based calculation [...]
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11, 2024
Canadian Knowledge Hub for Giving and Volunteering
Canadian Knowledge Hub for Giving and Volunteering This Volunteer Canada data hub uses data from a variety of sources, including [...]
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11, 2024
Niagara Economic Update November, 2024
Niagara Economic Update November, 2024 This report was presented to the Niagara Region Planning and Economic Development Committee on November [...]
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11, 2024
Statistics Canada Survey of Financial Security, 2023
Statistics Canada Survey of Financial Security, 2023 In Canada, in 2023, among families whose major income earner was 55 to 64 years of age, [...]
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10, 2024
Niagara Well-Being Tool
This interactive tool helps you explore well-being data for Niagara’s 12 municipalities and 44 neighbourhoods. The Niagara Well-Being Tool is [...]
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09, 2024
Niagara Region Attainable Housing Strategy
The Attainable Housing Strategy defines the work of Niagara Region on attainable housing and provides context for how attainable housing [...]
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09, 2024
Change in an Evolving Niagara: Navigating the Age-Friendly Communities Movement and Volunteerism
This policy brief shows the evolution of the Age-Friendly Niagara movement in the context of ongoing sociodemographic changes and challenges. [...]
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09, 2024
History of Niagara’s Economic Development in a Changing World
This project, completed by the Niagara Community Observatory at Brock in partnership with the Wilson Foundation, brought together an interdisciplinary [...]
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08, 2024
Canadian Disability Policy Alliance
Canadian Disability Policy Alliance The Canadian Disability Policy Alliance (CDPA) focuses on disability policy research. Alliance partners spanning the academic, [...]
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08, 2024
Ontario’s Community Health Sector Pre-Budget Submission 2024-25
Ontario’s Community Health Sector Pre-Budget Submission 2024-25 This submission is provided by 10 provincial community health care associations in Ontario, [...]
