the real census informs neighbourhood research in canada
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The Real LF-Census informs Neighbourhood Research in Canada
Statistical Society of Ottawa 8th annual seminar – Our Statistics Community Monday the 25th of October., 2010Desmarais DMS1160
Presenter: Tracey P. Lauriault, [email protected] Sources: Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Acacia Consulting and Research, Community Social Data Strategy (CSDS)
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Table of Contents
• Introduction• Local Scale Research• Example 1: Pilot Atlas of the Risk of Homelessness• Example 2: Community Social Data Strategy (CSDS)
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Local Scale Research
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Mandate - Scale
• Jurisdiction– Federal – National, Departments, Programs, Agencies– Provincial and Territorial – City, Municipality, Metropolitan Regions– Wards & Neigbhourhood
• Mandates– Health– School Boards– Postal, etc.
• Who does– Thematic national scale research – Homelessness? Social Policy?– Trans-Provincial & Territorial Research?– Between cities?– Neighbourhoods?
Mandates and/or jurisdictions limit the scale at which research can be conducted, what can be told and the types of data to be accessed
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Community based research
• Research conducted at municipal and sub-municipal scales– Cities– Wards– Neighbourhoods– Health Districts– School catchments– Etc.
• Conducted by or for:– Non-Profit community based organizations
• Social planning councils, community development councils, United Way's, Community Foundations, Canadian Council on Social Development, Culture specific groups, Religious Groups, etc.
– School Boards– Police Forces– Municipalities, cities, counties, – Business Improvement Associations– Neighbourhood associations– etc.
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Sub-Municipal Census Alternatives
Theme Data Souce Geography Sub-Municipal Useable
Activities of daily Living
Participation and Activity Limitation Survey (PALS)
Provincial NO NO, Canceled
Sociocultural Information
Citizen Immigration Canada Landings CSD Only NO NO, Incomplete
Sample
Ancestral Origin No Alternative NO
First Nations DIAND, Admin. Data ? ? ?
Mobility No Alternative NO
Place of Birth of Parents
Citizen Immigration Canada Landings CSD Only NO NO, Incomplete
Sample
Household ActivitiesNational Survey of
Giving, Volunteering and Participating
Provincial NO NO, Canceled
Labour Market Activities
HRSDC Admin.Data ? ? ?
Income SAAD - Taxfiler Postal Code Yes, not rural areas Big Cities
Dwellings CMHC CMA NO NO
No possibility for cross tabulations
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Pilot Atlas of the Risk of Homelessness
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Introduction
Pilot Atlas of the Risk of Homelessness
• Funded by:
– Data Development Projects on Homelessness Program, Homelessness Knowledge Development Program, Homelessness Partnering Secretariat of Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)
• Partnership:
– Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Quality of Life Reporting System (QOLRS) (24 cities)
• 2 cities and 1 metropolitan area:
– City of Calgary– City of Toronto– Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
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Data Sources
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Quality of Life Reporting System (QOLRS) – Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation (CMHC)– Statistics Canada, LF-Census and LF-Census Special Cross Tabulations
• Maps, Data, and Government Information (MADGIC), Library, Carleton University– Data Liberation Initiative (DLI) Statistics Canada LF-Census– Statistics Canada Geography Division digital maps (EA, DA, CT, CD, CSD,
Provinces, Canada Political)• City of Toronto– Social Policy Analysis and Research Section: Neighbourhood file– Toronto Housing Connections: Social Housing Registry– Toronto Community Housing Corporation: Social Housing Data
• City of Calgary– Community and Neighbourhood, Social Policy and Planning Division:
Neighbourhood file• Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM), – Direction des Politiques et interventions de développement: Special tabulation
LF-Census data, CMM framework base map, Housing data
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Why focus on the Risk of Homelessness?
The main objective of the Pilot Atlas of the Risk of Homelessness is to create useful, tangible, engaging and accessible mapped data to inform public policy, decision makers and the public
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Big Cities: QoLRS City Indicators Across Time
Housing Starts
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GraphoMap: QoLRS City Indicators Across Time
50% + Income Spent on Rent
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City of Calgary: LICO & 30% of Income Spent on Rent
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City of Calgary: LICO & 30% of Income Spent on Rent
30% + Income Spent on Rent
LICO
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Grand Montréal: Grand Montréal: Logements sociaux et populations ayant des difficultés financières pour se loger
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Aging Social Housing Stock by Neighbourhood: Toronto
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Details by Neighbourhood: Toronto
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Community Social Data Strategy
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Community Social Data Strategy
• CSDS is led by the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD)
• It is a gateway for municipalities and community-based organizations to access data to identify and better understand the social and economic trends within their individual communities
• 250 organizations in seventeen urban regions, including more than 50 Canadian cities and towns located in 5 provinces
• Brings together municipal governments, social planning networks, health and family service agencies, school boards, police services, United Ways, and many others...
Source: https://csds-sacass.ca/drupal/MembersList
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City of Winnipeg
Source: CSDS Consortium Member – Social Planning Council of Winnipeg http://www.spcw.mb.ca
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City of Hamilton
Source: CSDS Consortium Member – Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton http://www.sprc.hamilton.on.ca/CommunityMappingService.php
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RM-Halton Geography Examples
Source: CSDS Consortium Members – Halton Region - Our Kids Our Community Report Card http://www.ourkidsnetwork.ca/about/partners.shtml
Report Card Partners
• Halton Catholic District School Board
• ROCK Reach Out Centre for Kids
• Halton Children's Aid Society
• Halton District School Board
• Halton Region, Departments of Health and Social & Community Services
• Halton Regional Police Services
• Transitions for Youth
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RM-Halton Geography Examples
Source: CSDS Consortium Member - Regional Municipality of Halton Framework Data
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RM-Halton Geography Examples
Source: CSDS Consortium Member – Community Development Halton Framework Data
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RM-Halton Geography Examples
Source: CSDS Consortium Member – Community Development Halton: Community Lens http://www.cdhalton.ca/lens/index.htm
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Sault Ste. Marie
Source: CSDS Consortium Member Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre presentation entitled 2009 United Way Donation and Socio-Demographic Maps
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Sault Ste. Marie
Source: CSDS Consortium Member Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre presentation entitled 2009 United Way Donation and Socio-Demographic Maps
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Sault Ste. Marie – Census Tracts
Source: CSDS Consortium Member Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre Community Geomatics Centre CT Framework Data Maps
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372 want the LF-Census back and counting...
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Thanks!
Atlas of the Risk of Homelessness:
http://gcrc.carleton.ca/homelessness
Community Social Data Strategy
https://www.csds-sacass.ca/drupal/
Contact:
[email protected], #TraceyLauriault, http://traceyplauriault.ca