by Jen Matthews | Sep 16, 2026 | All Publication, Community Data
Between June and August 2026, the Social Planning and Research Council (SPRC) carried out a series of pop-up community engagements at local food security programs across Hamilton, connecting with people to find out what their top municipal priorities are ahead of the... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Mar 14, 2023 | All Publication, Housing and Homelessness
Green and PC candidates do not respond to SPRC survey on rental housing The Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton sent a survey by email to candidates in the Hamilton Centre by-election to ask their views on the housing crisis facing tenants. The survey... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Jun 19, 2019 | All Publication, Community Data, Poverty Reduction and Elimination
This four page report highlights the declining poverty rate in Hamilton, from 21.9% in 1996 to 16.6% 2016, mirroring a provincial trend. The report points to policies and economic changes that have contributed to poverty reduction and makes the case that poverty... 
by SPRC Hamilton | Jan 7, 2016 | All Publication, Equity and Inclusion
Published: January 2016 The Hamilton Neighbourhood Action Strategy, the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction, and the Hamilton Public Library, partnered to administer voter ID clinics during the 2015 federal election. The purpose of the clinics was to increase...