Posts for the Topic Policy

The importance of voting in municipal elections

Monday, October 20, 2014 by Keely Phillips, CIW Community Wellbeing Survey Manager

Did you know that voting in all elections is a responsibility of Canadian citizens? Over the next month, municipalities across several provinces and territories will hold municipal elections. Municipal policies can have a large impact on wellbeing and yet, with few exceptions, Canadians tend to be less interested in municipal politics than they are in federal or provincial politics (Figure 1).

Democratic Engagement

Policy

Community Vitality

Community Wellbeing Survey

Are Canadians really connecting with environmental issues?

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 by Keely Phillips and Linda McKessock

This week marks the release of the World Wildlife Fund’s 2014 Living Planet Report. It found that Canada has the 11^th highest ecological footprint in the world, even though it ranks 37^th in terms of population. Additionally, our Canadian lifestyle requires nearly 7 global hectares of resources per person, but the planet can only support 1.7 global hectares per person (a global hectare is about the size of a soccer field). As a nation we are consuming far more than our share.

Environment

Policy

Community Wellbeing Survey

All work and no play

Friday, July 25, 2014 by CIW Staff

If you are not taking any vacation this summer it turns out you are not alone. New CIW research found that more than one-third of Canadians are not taking their vacation time.

Time Use

Research

Policy

Creating Better Health

Monday, June 23, 2014 by Bruce Lauckner, CEO, Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (WWLHIN)

Based on CIW Café Scientifique panelist presentation.

2014 CIW Ontario Index

Thoughts about time as a social determinant of health…

Monday, June 2, 2014 by Susan J. Elliott, PhD; Professor of Geography & Public Health; Dean, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo.

Based on CIW Café Scientifique panelist presentation.

2014 CIW Ontario Index

Using the CIW to shift the conversation about health and wellbeing

Monday, May 26, 2014 by Denise C. Squire, Executive Director, Woolwich Community Health Centre. Based on CIW Café Scientifique panelist presentation.

In June 2007, I heard Roy Romanow speak about the CIW at the annual Association of Ontario Health Centres conference, and I got REALLY excited!

2014 CIW Ontario Index

How are Ontarians Really Doing?

Tuesday, April 29, 2014 by CIW Staff

This week marks the release of the CIW’s first provincial index report, How are Ontarians Really Doing? For both Ontario and Canada between 1994 and 2010 growth in GDP far outpaced growth in our wellbeing. In other words, improvements in our quality of life have been sluggish compared to growth in our economy.

2014 CIW Ontario Index

Research

Policy

The CIW wins international award for work with City of Guelph

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 by CIW Staff

The Community Indicators Consortium (CIC) Impact award celebrates projects from around the world that demonstrate the power of indicators to drive positive community change.

Policy

Community Wellbeing

Notes from China: The CIW at the Hangzhou International Congress

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 by Katherine Scott, VP Research and Policy, Canadian Council on Social Development and CIW Canadian Research Advisory Group (CRAG)

Culture: Key to Sustainable Development, Hangzhou International Congress, UNESCO, May 14-17, 2013

Community Vitality

Leisure and Culture

Policy