Social Planning
Helps the community identify strengths and challenges and determine ways to improve the quality of life for residents in Halton.
Community Lens
The intent of Community Lens is to disseminate and interpret important community data as it becomes available. Community Lens covers many topic areas such as children and youth, seniors, families, immigrants, housing and transportation, among others.
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Community Lens #183 – Household Size
Community Development Halton (CDH) is pleased to send you our latest issue of Community Lens: Issue #183 - Household Size. CDH is offering the same reliable statistical information, now highlighting new 2021 Census data and we are experimenting with some new looks...
Community Lens #182 – Age Distribution
Community Development Halton (CDH) is pleased to send you our latest issue of Community Lens (#182) - Age Distribution. CDH is offering the same reliable statistical information, now highlighting new 2021 Census data and we are experimenting with some new looks for...
Community Lens #181 – Caregivers, Part Two: COVID-19
To mark 2022 National Caregiver Day on Tuesday, April 5, CDH is publishing a two-part Community Lens series on caregivers. This April issue, part two, will look at the impact of COVID-19 on caregivers. If you have any feedback or suggestions on the issue, please...
Community Lens #180 – Caregivers. Part One: Halton
To mark 2022 National Caregiver Day on Tuesday, April 5, CDH is publishing a two-part Community Lens series on caregivers. March issue, part one, will look at caregivers in Halton. If you have any feedback or suggestions on the issue, please contact us at...
Community Lens #179 – First 2021 Census Data Release
This Community Lens analyses population and dwelling counts for “various levels of geography, including provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas, communities and census tracts” based on the first of seven 2021 Census data releases in 2022. If you have any...
Community Lens #178 – COVID-19: Employers Perspective
This Community Lens analyses the employers’ perspective on the impact of COVID-19 on lockdowns on employment, remote work, vaccination policy, and post-pandemic hiring projections. If you have any feedback or suggestions on the issue, please contact us at...
Community Lens #177 – Charitable Donations in Halton, Ontario, and Canada
This Community Lens reveals informative findings about charitable donation trends in Halton, Ontario, and Canada. Overall, Halton continues to perform better than provincial and national trends in several areas. If you have any feedback or suggestions on the issue,...
Community Lens #176 – Senior Wellbeing During COVID-19: Part 3
Community Development Halton is continuing its analysis of the results of a survey that went out to older adults (aged 50 or older) in Halton. This Community Lens, the third analysis of the series, will focus on older adults’ access to technology during the pandemic....
Community Lens #175 – Senior Wellbeing During COVID-19: Part 2
This Community Lens looks at senior wellbeing during COVID-19 in Halton, using data from a June 2021 survey – the second such survey - from the Putting Food on the Table project, a partnership between Sheridan Centre for Elder Research, Food for Life, and Community...
Community Lens #174 – Impact of Covid on Halton Nonprofits
This Community Lens looks at highlights from the survey conducted by Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) in the spring of 2021, showing how Halton nonprofits organizations experience, in particular the state of their operations in 2020-21 during the pandemic, compared to...