Social Planning
Helps the community identify strengths and challenges and determine ways to improve the quality of life for residents in Halton.
Reports
Halton Official Plan Review: Embracing Smart Growth – Which Path?
This report discusses the importance of having an Official Plan for Halton that strives to improve the quality of life for all its residents.
Growing Old in Burlington
The purpose of this report is to provide the community with a profile of Burlington seniors (persons aged 65 years of age and over) along with an overview of the issues that affect this group of people.
Employment and Employability Needs of the Deaf Community in Peel and Halton Regions
The Centre for Skills Development & Training, the Canadian Hearing Society of Peel and the Halton Social Planning Council partnered to develop and conduct a research study that would assist in understanding the employability and employment needs of the deaf community.
Halton 211 Feasibility Study
This report examines the requirements of a 211 service and provides recommendations describing how a 211 service might be delivered in Halton.
A Profile of Literacy Skills and Needs for Halton
This study provides a description of literacy skills in Halton. It uses the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) to assess these skills amongst adult populations in Halton.
The Voluntary Sector & Volunteers: Building Our Future Together
These proceedings provide information from the conference summarized under the headings of Open Space Reports. A total of 23 reports are present. The purpose of the Conference was to provide ideas, best practices and solutions for participants to take back to their...
Access to Capital: Issues for Micro-Entrepreneurs in Halton – A Discussion Paper
This is a discussion paper that provides information on the issues of access to capital for micro-entrepreneurs.
Hidden Faces of Poverty
This report provides the reader with quantitative and qualitative information about poverty in Halton.
Hidden Faces of Poverty – Video
Based on the report, Hidden Faces of Poverty, this video features five participants who share their personal struggles with poverty.
A Social Profile of the Halton Visible Minority Population
The report identifies the socio-economic and labour market characteristics of the visible minority population in Halton using data from the 1996 Census and describes some of the barriers that visible minorities experience in finding employment.