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 #88 – Religion in Halton
This Community Lens examines data from the National Household Survey on religion in Halton, which shows a changing religious landscape. Download Community Lens #88
Community Lens #87 – Non-Mortgage Consumer Debt
This Community Lens examines non-mortgage consumer debt as reported by TransUnion. Download Community Lens #87
Community Lens #86 – Immigrant Languages
This Community Lens examines the language characteristics of Halton residents as recorded in the 2011 Census. Download Community Lens #86
Community Lens #85 – Rental Housing Market in Halton
This Community Lens examines data that analyzes the rental housing market in Halton using current CMHC data. Download Community Lens #85
Community Lens #84 – Modern Families
This Community Lens examines data that analyzes the changing structure of the Canadian family over the last few decades. Download Community Lens #84
Community Lens #83 – One Person Households And Living Alone Individuals
This Community Lens examines data from the 2011 Census that shows the growth of single person households outpacing the growth of all other household types. In 2011, one in five households was occupied by only one person. Download Community Lens #83
Community Lens #82 – Low Income Families in 2009
This Community Lens examines data that Statistics Canada produces on certain economic and demographic information from the income tax forms submitted by Canadians. The data shows that between 2006 and 2009, the number of low income families in Halton rose by 19%....
Community Lens #81 – Tracking Poverty
This Community Lens examines data that Statistics Canada produces on certain economic and demographic information from the income tax forms submitted by Canadians. The data shows that in 2009, over 10,000 Halton families live in low income. Download Community...
Community Lens #80 – Volunteering in Halton
This Community Lens examines data from the 2010 Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participation. With a volunteer rate of 59%, it is estimated that there were about 235,000 volunteers in Halton in 2010. Download Community Lens #80
Community Lens #79 – Population Change by Census Tract (2006-2011)
This Community Lens examines data from the 2011 Census, focusing on changes in population across Halton at a lower level of geography, the Census Tract. This allows for analysis of changes within local municipalities in Halton. Download Community Lens #79