Posts for the Topic Research

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

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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

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

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What is Wellbeing? Post-release day for the CIW 2012 report

Friday, October 26, 2012 by CIW Staff

Earlier this week, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing released its second national report on wellbeing in Canada.

2012 CIW National Index

Policy

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Data Management Day at the University of Waterloo

Thursday, October 25, 2012 by CIW Staff

Today is Data Management Day at the University of Waterloo. We've prepared a poster presentation to answer a number of questions about the Canadian Index of Wellbeing and our data collection, analysis, and publication process. For example:

2012 CIW National Index

Research

Measuring national wellbeing, not just GDP

Friday, October 19, 2012 by CIW Staff

“Shared destiny” is the belief that our society is often best shaped through collective action and that the sum of a good society and what it can achieve is greater than the diverse parts which constitute it.

2012 CIW National Index

Personal Wellbeing

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