by SPRC Hamilton | Apr 27, 2023 | All Publication, Community Data, Healthy Development of Children and Families, Poverty Reduction and Elimination, Social Landscape
Introduction Over the course of several months in 2014 community partners in Hamilton collaborated to arrange and host a series of community events that would invite and assist eligible families with young children to register for the Canada Learning Bond (CLB).... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Nov 16, 2022 | All Publication, Community Data, Housing and Homelessness, Social Landscape
Hamilton Social Landscape, Issue #30 Young renters face more challenges to finding affordable housing, according to the SPRC report from November 2022. Households led by racialized and Indigenous youth are among the highest rates of renter households, amplifying... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Nov 2, 2022 | All Publication, Community Data, Housing and Homelessness, Social Landscape
Hamilton renter households are growing in all parts of the city. Growth of renter households across Hamilton was 11.5% from 2016 to 2021, a 5 times higher growth rate than the 2.3% growth in owner households in that time. Two new reports have been released, 2021... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Oct 20, 2022 | All Publication, Community Data, Poverty Reduction and Elimination, Social Landscape
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 hit lowest income residents most intensely. Low income residents spend... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Oct 20, 2022 | All Publication, Community Data, Poverty Reduction and Elimination, Social Landscape
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 Canadians, their income included Canada Emergency Response Benefits... 
by SPRC Hamilton | May 27, 2021 | All Publication, Community Data, Social Landscape
Key findings: Ontario’s Vaccination strategy includes Equity as a key pillar, and groups facing disproportionate riskare to be prioritized, to help reduce the magnification of inequalities that COVID-19 has created. Progress on vaccinations has been slower for many...