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 [...]
Green House Gas Emissions (GHGE)
Although Canadians make up 0.5% of the population in the world, our share of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) is estimated [...]
Ground Level Ozone Levels
Data from 1990 to 2005 show an increasing trend in the ground-level ozone indicator in both southern Ontario (which includes [...]
Pesticide Use
Residential and commercial use and disposal of high levels of pesticides for plant care is suspected to have a negative [...]
Introduction to Transportation
It is important to be able to move from one place to another to be able to work, live, relate, [...]
Use and Availability of Modes of Transportation to Work
Modes of transportation to work … The General Social Survey (GSS, 2006) explored modes of travel to work for Canadians. [...]
Use of Buses and Specialized Transit
Only 2.5% of those in Niagara report taking public transit to work. Buses were also used for purposes other than [...]
Paved Roads in Niagara
Paved and unpaved roads in Niagara … since the use of the automobile appears to be essential to live and [...]
Busy Transportation Routes Through Niagara
The Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) is the major trade corridor from the Greater Toronto Area to the Niagara Region and [...]
Introduction to Arts, Culture & Heritage
The presence and creative expressions of the arts, culture and heritage provide vibrancy for the community and an atmosphere of [...]
Library Use in Niagara
Increased opportunities to visit the library in-person or with a “virtual” online visit enhances a public’s exposure to arts, heritage [...]
Involvement in Cultural and Heritage Activities
In most provinces, as in Canada as a whole, cultural and heritage activities attracted about the same percentage of the [...]
Spending Related to Culture
Canada’s three largest Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs), Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver, are perceived as the culture capitals of our nation, [...]
Employment and Earnings in Culture Heritage and the Arts
In 2001, 52,500 people in Ontario reported earnings as artists, nearly twice as many as any other province. The arts [...]
Cultural Assets
Culture includes all the activities, traits, places, events and people who articulate who we are and what we do. Niagara [...]
Heritage and Historical Sites
Heritage preservation is a key component in developing liveable and creative cities by giving a community a distinct identity and [...]
