The combination of high inflation and frozen social assistance rates is causing a food insecurity emergency for Hamilton residents living in deep poverty across the city. Inflation in Ontario has...
The 2021 Census showed that poverty rates have changed substantially across Canada including in Hamilton. The income data in this latest Census is from the 2020 tax year, and for almost a third of...
The 2021-2022 Annual Impact Report is out and it is a treasure trove of information. Along with the summary of a very busy year, the Report shares the development of a new Strategic Plan that will...
On May 18, 2022, SPRC Hamilton and Community Development Halton hosted a virtual Town Hall called, Show us the Money: Income Security in Ontario: Preparing for Provincial Election 2022. Below is a...
FirstOntario Credit Union has donated $20,000.00 to Tastebuds, Hamilton’s Student Nutrition Collaborative. This food funding received will allow the Hamilton Tastebuds Student Nutrition...
A year of firsts… The pandemic impacted everyone in our community - and marginalized citizens felt its impact very keenly. Many of us have never seen a time...
The current rental landscape is changing, and changing fast. Highlighting data on rental housing from a variety of sources, the Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton is publishing a...
A recent report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that a minimum-wage earner would have to work 54 hours a week to afford a one bedroom apartment in Hamilton. This troubling...
Tenants are being squeezed by increasing rental prices as illustrated in the previous bulletins in this series (Rents and affordability in Hamilton and Ontario and Rents in Hamilton's...
One reason rents are increasing at higher rates recently is that the number of renters in Hamilton has increased to 68,545 households in 2016. This figure is higher than any census year since 1991,...