by Sara Mayo | May 26, 2025 | Equity and Inclusion, Social Landscape
In collaboration with SEND Relief, the SPRC has published a report on refugees in Hamilton. Close to 31,000 people living in the city of Hamilton in 2021 came to Canada in the 1980s or later as refugees. That represents about 6% of Hamilton’s overall population. This... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Oct 1, 2024 | Community Data, Equity and Inclusion, Social Landscape
This bulletin summarizes some key trends regarding persons who identify with racialized groups in Hamilton based on data from the 2021 Census. The term ‘racialized,’ which includes both visible minorities and Indigenous peoples, is becoming more common. The Ontario... 
by SPRC Hamilton | May 24, 2023 | Community Data, Social Landscape
The Profile of North Hamilton outlines the area’s trends and conditions, emphasizing critical issues for both the Compass Health Centre Board of Directors and the broader community. It includes community demographics, socio-economic data such as income, housing,... 
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...