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, [...]
Niagara region Executive Director’s Forum
The Executive Director's Forum of Niagara provides opportunities and solutions for building trusting working relationships, strategic alliances, collaboration as well [...]
Living Wage Calculation for the Niagara region Suspended for 2020
The Ontario Living Wage Network has announced that all 2020 Living Wage calculations across municipalities and regions in Ontario will [...]
2020 State of the Region
This June 18, 2020 virtual event, hosted by the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce, features a keynote address by Niagara [...]
Economic Rapid Response Team Completes Second Survey of Niagara Businesses
Niagara’s Economic Rapid Response Team (ERRT) now has a clearer picture of the local impact COVID-19 has had on Niagara’s [...]
Southern Ontario’s Basic Income Experience
The research study, Southern Ontario’s Basic Income Experience, is based on Ontario’s basic income pilot. The pilot was implemented in [...]
A Framework for Reopening our Province
In late April 2020, the Government of Ontario is planning for the next phase of responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) [...]
Niagara COVID-19 Business Impact Survey Report
The Niagara COVID-19 Business Impact Survey was open to respondents from March 20 until March 30, 2020. Of the nearly [...]
Employment Ontario Providers in Niagara: Supports for Employers during COVID-19
Employment Ontario (EO) Providers in Niagara are continuing to provide services to employers in these unprecedented times. All EO agencies [...]
COVID-19 Implications for Canada and Economic Impact
The Conference Board of Canada provides quick-read insights and analysis to support Canadian leaders and their organizations to confidently navigate [...]
Niagara COVID-19 Business Impact Survey (Completion Deadline: March 30, 2020)
The Niagara Economic Rapid Response team asks Niagara businesses to complete a short Business Impact Survey, to help in the [...]
Niagara Region Strategic Plan 2019-2022
The purpose of a strategic plan is to guide the work of the organization over a four year period, to [...]
National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace
The National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the Standard) was launched in 2013. It [...]
Cost of Living and Living Wage for Niagara in 2019: Calculation Reports Released
The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN) has recently released the 2019 Cost of Living in Niagara Region and 2019 Living [...]
Calculating the Living Wage in Niagara Region 2019
A living wage reflects what earners in a family need to be paid based on the actual costs of living [...]
A Guide to Learning STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) – At Any Age!
STEM - We hear about it in the news, in magazines and on TV shows. But why is there so [...]
Unaccommodating: Rental Housing Wage in Canada
This report maps rental affordability in neighbourhoods across Canada by calculating the “rental wage,” which is the hourly wage needed [...]
Better Business Outcomes Through A More Secure Workforce (Event Recording)
This is an event recording of the May 15th, 2019 webinar "Better Business Outcomes Through a More Secure Workforce" with [...]