Unemployment Rates
The unemployment rate for Niagara increased from 6.1% in 2005, to 6.2% in 2006 to 6.6% in 2007 (6.4% in [...]
Employment for Specific Groups
In Niagara, as in the rest of Canada, employment opportunities and earnings are different and more challenging for women, immigrants, [...]
Work and Employment Sectors
Having sustainable employment that provides living wages for residents of an area is an indicator of individual and regional success. [...]
Jobs Lost in Niagara
Niagara has lost an estimated 4,400 jobs from August 2002 to January, 2005, mostly in the manufacturing, goods producing sector [...]
Largest Employers
In 2008, the employers who employ 1,000 employees and over in Niagara include: Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort (4,279), Niagara Health [...]
Places Where People Do Their Work
In Niagara (2005), 13,670 reported they worked at home (.06%), 2,135 worked outside Canada (.01%), 18,505 (.75%) worked at no [...]
Introduction to Health
The health of individuals is affected by physical factors, lifestyle behaviours, genetics, environment and psycho-social determinants. The health of a [...]
Health Indicators
According to our Local Health Integrated Network (LHIN, 2005) that includes Niagara, female life expectancy at birth is 81.5 years [...]
Prevalence Rates of Chronic Conditions
Our LHIN rates in 2005 are higher for arthritis and rheumatism (21.5 compared to 17.5), heart disease (8.4 compared to [...]
Obesity Rates
The Niagara Region is noted for having high obesity rates and there is a growing concern about obesity in the [...]
Mental Health
Health Canada reports that 1 in 5 will experience a mental health disorder in their lifetime including depression, anxiety, substance [...]
Cancer Rates
Niagara’s incidence of invasive primary cancer per 100,000 persons from 2001-2003 was below Ontario’s rate, reaching its highest in 2001 [...]
Low Birth Weight of Babies
Low birth weight refers to the percent of babies born weighing less than 2,500 grams. Low birth weight is an [...]
Emergency Response Times and Rates Per 100,000 Population
Niagara EMS dispatch center was the first accredited centre in Ontario, in 2006 and one out of three in Canada [...]
Wait Times for Diagnostic Scans and Cancer Surgeries
Waiting for cancer diagnosis and surgery can affect health, stress levels and treatment outcomes. […]
Mortality and Hospitalization Rates Per 100,000 Population
From 2000-2001, the mortality rates for HNBN LHIN (including Niagara) were higher than provincial rates (629.9 vs 602.6 per 100,000), [...]
Number of Physicians
While physicians are not the only professional group involved in primary care and nurse practitioners are increasing at the community [...]
Presence of Hospitals and Community Health Care Facilities
Community Health Centers are being developed to offer comprehensive primary health services in parts of the region. Four Centers have [...]
Introduction to Crime, Safety & Security
Citizens can fully participate in a community and enjoy their lives when they feel safe and secure in their homes, [...]
Feeling Safe and Secure
The General Social Survey (2004) asked those over 15 in Niagara about their feelings of staying home alone in the [...]
Overall Crime Rates and Violent Crime Rates
Crime rates for Niagara went down from 2002 to 2007, for overall crime per 1,000, violent crimes, other criminal offences, [...]
Motor Vehicle Accidents and Fatalities
The number of motor vehicle accidents in a region is a measure of how safe or unsafe residents are on [...]
Police Officers Per 100,000 Population
The rate of police officers per 100,000 populations is often used as an indicator of the perceptions of safety in [...]
Calls to Police Related to Domestic Violence
Calls to police have remained relatively stable since the year 2000 and are approximately 131,000 a year for 2007. [...]
Hate Crimes
The number of hate crimes committed in an area affects the feelings of safety and security of residents and may [...]
Introduction to Housing and Shelter
The availability of affordable, safe and appropriate housing and shelter in a community has an impact on creating a healthy [...]
Housing Situations
According to the 2006 Census, there were 156,465 households in Niagara, of which 116,730 were owners and 39,735 were renters. [...]
Spending Over 30% of Income on Housing
Whether buying a house or renting an apartment, spending more than 30% of one’s income on housing creates financial difficulties. [...]
Affordability of Housing
According to Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC, 2008), from a fixed sample, the average rent for a 2 bedroom [...]
Availability of Affordable and Subsidized Housing and Wait Times
There were 4,000 applicants on the waiting list for subsidized housing in Niagara, June of 2004. The available number of [...]
Vacancy Rates
According to the CMHC, 2008 Spring Survey, the St. Catharines – Niagara CMA vacancy rates for April, 2007 were 3.9% [...]
Housing Starts In Niagara
Statistics Canada (2007) reported that $33.3 million (Canadian) in building permits were filed in the St. Catharines-Niagara Census Metropolitan Area [...]
New Housing Price Index
The New Housing Price Index (NHPI) measures changes over time in contractors’ selling prices for new homes. In Niagara, the [...]
Core Housing Needs
Estimates of core housing needs in an area are derived by comparing the incomes of households currently living in unacceptable [...]
Homelessness and the Use of Shelters
In 2006, Niagara Region Community Services staff worked with 1,291 families experiencing different types of homelessness. Homelessness means one does [...]
Introduction To Education
A region that offers many opportunities for its citizens to learn and engage in education provides a measure of the [...]
Attainment of Higher Education
In 2006, Niagara had a lower percentage than the province on completion of a university education (13.1% compared to 20.4% [...]
Composite Learning Index (CLI)
The Canadian Council on Learning provided a Composite Learning Index (CLI) as a measure of learning across 4,700 Canadian cities [...]
Literacy in Niagara
Literacy level ratings are divided into levels. Level 3 is suggested as the level required to fully function in everyday [...]
Internet Use
Access to and use of the internet has been seen to add to the education and learning of our citizens. [...]
Scores on Grade 9 Testing
The purpose of the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) is to ensure that students have acquired the essential reading [...]
Introduction to the Environment
Our environment provides beauty, living space and economic, recreational and tourist potential. It also provides for agriculture, food and nourishment. [...]
Water Use
We need fresh water in Niagara for drinking and household, agricultural, industrial and recreational uses. Approximately 10% of water used [...]
Water Quality
• Freshwater samples collected from 2003-2004 from 359 water quality monitoring stations in southern Canada and 36 locations in northern Canada [...]
Waste Water and Sewage Treatment
In 2005, the rate of sewer bypass was 10 times higher than the provincial average and more costly than the [...]
Beach Postings for High E. Coli Levels
The Niagara Region Public Health Unit monitors 13 beach sites along Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, the southern Niagara River and [...]
The Air Quality Index (AQI).
The Air Quality Index (AQI) monitors concentrations of five major pollutants (carbon monoxide, fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and [...]
Smog Advisory Days
The number of smog advisory days is known to have a negative impact on breathing, especially for the elderly, young [...]
Recycling, Compost and Waste Disposal
Residential waste diverted from landfills by recycling and composting saves land for recreational, agricultural and housing use. In 2005, 178,857 [...]
Green Space and Agricultural Land Space
According to a 2004 report from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Niagara’s ecological footprint is a little smaller than [...]
