CMHC Rental Market Report – January 2023
The annual Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) rental market report highlights rental affordability challenges across markets. The January 2023 edition highlights the extent to which the country’s housing affordability challenges have spilled over into the rental market, driving up [...]
Ontario Greenbelt Video: Protect What Sustains Us
“Ontario’s housing needs can and must be met by developing outside of Greenbelt borders”, according to the Ontario Greenbelt Foundation December, 19, 2022 Statement on Changes to the Greenbelt Plan This brief video highlights the unique benefits the Ontario Greenbelt [...]
Living Wage 2022 for Niagara
The Living Wage for 2022 in Niagara is $19.80 per hour. The living wage reflects what earners in a household need to be paid, based on the actual cost of living and being included in a specific community. Included in the [...]
Indigenous Institutes in Ontario
The Indigenous Institutes Collaborative (IIC) raises awareness and increases the profile of Ontario’s Indigenous post-secondary education (PSE) institutions, learners and communities. The Indigenous model for PSE focuses on supporting learners throughout their lives and within their communities. The IIC’s PSE [...]
Questions and Answers about Gender Identity and Pronouns
This questions and answers page augments information about grounds of discrimination in the Ontario Human Rights Code related to gender identity and gender expression. A related brochure is also provided. Published By: Ontario Human Rights Commission Publication Date: 2016 Click [...]
Market Basket Measure Research Paper: Poverty Index
The Market Basket Measure (MBM) establishes poverty thresholds based on the cost of a basket of food, clothing, shelter, transportation and other items for a family of four that reflects a modest, basic standard of living. A family with a [...]
Mental Health & COVID-19
This one-page Statistics Canada Infographic highlights data pertaining to Canadians’ mental health in 2020, including: Almost 1 in 10 Canadians perceived their mental health to be ‘fair or poor’ in 2020. Women’s mental health suffered more than men’s. The rate [...]
Food Banks Canada Hunger Count 2022
Canada's 4,750+ food banks are straining under historically high demand that crested to almost 1.5 million visits in March 2022 – up 35 per cent compared to pre-pandemic visits during the same time period in 2019. High inflation and a [...]
Mindfulness for the Holidays
Mindfulness is paying attention deliberately and non-judgmentally to each moment of your life. Long-term studies show how practicing mindfulness can help decrease anxiety, depression and burnout Health Promoters with the Welland-McMaster Family Health Team prepared the online “12 Days of [...]
Empowering Older Adults in Niagara Survey Highlights
More than 1200 individuals age 50+ in Niagara completed the 2022 Empowering Older Adults in Niagara Survey. More than half (55%) of respondents report that their sense of belonging and feeling engaged in their communities is somewhat or very strong. [...]
Improving Safe and Affordable Housing for Women in Niagara, Before and After COVID-19
The lack of affordable, safe housing in Niagara hits women and gender-diverse individuals particularly hard, and solutions go beyond adding more housing units. Systemic change in providing programs and supports would help to put women and gender-diverse individuals in a [...]
Neighbourhood Social Relationships Matter for Older Adults’ Social Connectedness
Strategies that foster social connectedness over the longer term are strengthened by prioritizing the needs of older adults who face multiple barriers to equitable social participation. This is the conclusion of research conducted with older adults in Vancouver, BC during [...]
ACES-Informed Pandemic Recovery: Fostering Resilience in Niagara
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) are stressful or traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-18) that have been found to increase the risk of engaging in health harming behaviours and developing chronic health problems. ACES can be grouped into 3 categories [...]
Age-Friendly Niagara Candidate Brief – 2022 Municipal Election
This 2-page brief is designed to inform all candidates running in the 2022 municipal elections in all areas of Niagara about the importance of ensuring our community is responsive to the needs of everyone as we age. The brief encourages [...]
Right to Read – Ontario Human Rights Commission Public Inquiry into Human Rights Issues Affecting Students with Reading Disabilities
Literacy goes beyond the ability to read and write proficiently. It includes the ability to access, take in, analyze and communicate information in a variety of formats, and interact with different forms of communication and technologies. Word-reading and spelling are [...]
Niagara Region Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan 2023-2027
As the demographics of Niagara are shifting to become more diverse, strengthening Niagara as an inclusive and welcoming community will also strengthen Niagara’s businesses, communities and economies. Research shows that communities that are welcoming and free from discrimination lead to [...]
Foreign Workers in Canadian Agriculture
This Statistics Canada study documents annual trends in employment and earnings of foreign workers employed in agriculture and various subsectors of agriculture, as well as the characteristics of foreign workers in this industry. It also examines transitions to permanent residence [...]
Inaugural Niagara Climate Change Summit Recording – June, 2022
In September, 2021, Niagara Region declared a climate emergency, to accelerate action on climate change in the community. In June, 2022, an inaugural Climate Change Summit was hosted by Niagara Region in partnership with Brock University and the Niagara Peninsula [...]
Niagara’s 10-Year Economic Development Strategy 2022-2032
Niagara Region Council ratified its new 10-year Economic Development Strategy on June 23, 2022. The intent of the strategy is to establish a strong and sustainable regional economy over the next decade. Six strategies drive the actions in the plan. [...]
2022 Community Update – Niagara Region Housing and Homelessness Action Plan
Recent activities and outcomes of the Niagara Region Housing and Homelessness Action Plan (HHAP) are presented in the HHAP 2022 Community Update. By the end of 2021, 61% progress had been made toward finishing all 75 actions in the updated [...]
