newcomer and youth community indicator tool - amo presentation
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Newcomer and Youth Community
Indicators Tool
Stephen Morris, Ec.D.
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Regional Economic Development Branch
August 2014
Regional Economic Development Branch
Core Purpose:
• To develop and deliver leading edge
economic development resources that
support a thriving rural Ontario.
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Population change 2006 to 2011
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What makes a
community attractive?
Purpose
• Enables communities of all sizes to assess
their attractiveness to related to newcomers
and youth, and benchmark against
comparable communities.
Project Partners
Background
• In 2012, the “Community Attractiveness Indicators for
Newcomers” tool was released, which was based on the
Conference Board of Canada previous work focussed
on cities.
• The Rural Ontario Institute managed the project to:
• Upgrade the tool with the new 2011 census data.
• Expand the tool to include new indicators about
youth in rural Ontario .
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Comparison Groupings:
Census Subdivisions
18 peer groups based on:• Population size
• Metropolitan Status
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Population RangeCSD within a
CMA
CSD within a
CA Strong MIZ
Moderate
MIZ Weak MIZ No MIZ
< 5,000 8 12 41 87 40 15
5,000 to 15,000 11 14 42 42 15 0
15,000 to 50,000 31 19 8 2 2 0
> 50,000 35 6 0 0 0 0
Total CSDs 430
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Add map
Quintiles
Communities are
benchmarked
using quintiles
values compared to
peer similar
communities.
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8 Categories & 55 Indicators
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Economy Amenities Society
EducationAccess to Healthcare
Innovation
Housing Youth
Distance to Post Secondary Institution
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Youth Specific Indicators
• Employment Income for Population Aged 15 to 29
• Youth Unemployment Rate
• Youth Participation Rate
• Proportion of Youth that are Self Employed
• Proportion of Youth not Employed, in Education or Training
• Proportion of Youth with High School Diploma
• Proportion of Migrants Aged 15 to 19 per 1,000 Population
• Proportion of Migrants Aged 20 to 24 per 1,000 Population
• Proportion of Migrants Aged 25 to 29 per 1,000 Population
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The Newcomer and Youth Community
Indicators is an Microsoft Excel based tool.
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How to access the Tool
The tool is available free of charge to any municipality and not-for-profit organization in Ontario.
Tool and resource guide will be released by August 29th, 2014.
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/rural/edr/cirro/cirro-inforeq.htm
Questions & More Information: