Hunger Count 2016
In March 2016, 863,492 people received food from a food bank in Canada. This is 1.3% higher than the same [...]
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11, 2017
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09, 2017
Low Income Among Persons with a Disability in Canada
Some groups face higher risk of low income than others: recent immigrants, Aboriginal people, lone parents, unattached people aged 45 [...]
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09, 2017
Household Income in Canada: Key Results from the 2016 Census
The median total income of Canadian households rose from $63,457 in 2005 to $70,336 in 2015, a 10.8% increase. This one-page report provides an at-a-glance summary [...]
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07, 2017
Calculating the Living Wage for Niagara Region 2017
A living wage reflects what earners in a family need to be paid based on the actual costs of living [...]
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03, 2017
World Happiness Report 2017
The World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness. The World Happiness Report 2017, which ranks 155 [...]
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03, 2017
Basic Income Consultations: What We Heard (2017)
Every day, individuals and families receive income supports through Ontario Works, the Ontario Disability Support Program, the Ontario Child Benefit, [...]
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12, 2016
Public Policy and Food Insecurity
Food insecurity – the inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints – is a serious public health [...]
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12, 2016
A Profile of Wellbeing in Ontario: The West Region
The Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) has produced detailed reports of community wellbeing for five regions, based on boundaries used by Ontario ministries. This [...]
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12, 2016
The 2016 Canadian Index of Wellbeing National Report: How are Canadians Really Doing?
For more than 10 years, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW), based at the University of Waterloo, has provided comprehensive [...]
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12, 2016
HANYOH: Community Snapshot Employment and Education
This economic snapshot enables a view of the community through differing lenses to determine needs based upon community feedback. It identifies: [...]
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11, 2016
Niagara’s Village of 100
This info-graphic is a visual representation to help better understand the health status of Niagara's population. Published By: Niagara Region Public [...]
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06, 2016
Niagara Regional Housing 2015 Annual Report
This annual report provides an overview of Niagara Regional Housing in 2015. It outlines challenges and describes how NRH has adapted to [...]
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05, 2016
The Impact of Food Insecurity in Niagara
Food insecurity exists when one or more members of a household does not have access to the variety or quantity [...]
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02, 2016
Emerging Stronger 2016
Emerging Stronger is a five-year agenda aimed at spurring growth and prosperity in Ontario. It is the product of extensive [...]
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02, 2016
Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance: Section 3 Demographic Growth
The objective of this resource is to present a demographic profile for the Golden Horseshoe (GH) using the most recent [...]
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11, 2015
Hunger Count 2015
The Hunger Count report presents results from an annual study of more than 4,000 food banks and other food programs in every [...]
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11, 2015
Team Niagara Economic Development Action Plan (2015-2018)
Drawing on the collective knowledge and expertise of Niagara’s economic development professionals, municipal CAO’s, industry stakeholders, post-secondary institutions, and other [...]
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07, 2015
The Town with No Poverty: Using Health Administration Data to Revisit Outcomes of a Canadian Guaranteed Annual Income Field Experiment
A Canadian Guaranteed Annual Income (GAI) field experiment ran in the province of Manitoba between 1974 and 1979, and ended with [...]
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02, 2015
Credit Counselling of Regional Niagara
Credit Counselling of Regional Niagara (CCRN) actively coaches people in our community to achieve financial fitness. It is a not-for-profit, charitable [...]
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02, 2015
Looking Out to Focus In: Fostering an Environment for Economic Prosperity
In response to discussions with returning and incoming Regional Councillors, and with provincial officials, local municipal colleagues, the business community [...]