National Findings
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Work: Employment Rate (15 years of age and older)
Posted 8 months ago.
An increase in the employment rate demonstrates that either labour force participation rate has increased or the unemployment rate has decreased; both are encouraging signs for the labour market. More
Year: 2012
Issue Area: Work -
Arts and Culture: Circulation of Library Items per Capita
Posted 8 months ago.
The circulation of items per capita per year demonstrates how easily the population can access libraries in their community and to what extent they are taking advantage of this access. More
Year: 2012
Issue Area: Arts & Culture -
Environment: Total Average Daily Flow of Water for Residential Use
Posted 8 months ago.
Canadians who are charged a meter rate based on volume seem to use much less water. x 2 More
Year: 2012
Issue Area: Environment -
Learning: Aboriginal Canadian High School Completion Rates
Posted 8 months ago.
In 2006 Aboriginal Canadian high school completion rates were lower than the total population high school completion rates for almost all of Canada's major census metropolitan areas (CMAs). More
Year: 2012
Issue Area: Learning -
Getting Started: Youth (15 to 24 years of age) Unemployment Rate
Posted 8 months ago.
According to the OECD, youth unemployment must be paid attention to because of its negative implications for young graduates' future careers called "scarring effects". x 6 More
Year: 2012
Issue Area: Getting Started
Local Reports
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Toronto, ON
Posted 8 months ago.
Toronto Community Foundation x 4 x 4 More
Year: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Province: Ontario -
Calgary, AB
Posted 8 months ago.
The Calgary Foundation x 4 More
Year: 2009 2010 2011 2012
Province: Alberta -
Medicine Hat, AB
Posted 8 months ago.
Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta x 4 More
Year: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Province: Alberta -
Greater Sudbury, ON
Posted 8 months ago.
Sudbury Community Foundation x 4 More
Year: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Province: Ontario -
Burlington, ON
Posted 8 months ago.
Burlington Community Foundation More
Year: 2012
Province: Ontario
Latest News
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Vital Signs reaches the Emerald Isle
Posted 2 months ago.
In a 2013 VitalSigns report release in January, the Community Foundation of Ireland reached a milestone in becoming the first European country to measure public sentiment about its standard of living. More
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Generation Jobless: young Canadians overeducated and underemployed
Posted 2 months ago.
Today’s #GenerationFlux is facing many challenges as they enter the workforce and search for employment, not least of which is the fact that many young job seekers and workers are overeducated... More
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Ian Bird takes questions from young job seekers on Reddit
Posted 2 months ago.
What can young professionals expect to find once they get out into the workforce? What skills and resources do young people need to succeed in today’s economy? More
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Changing the dialogue, asking the questions through a wellbeing lens
Posted 4 months ago.
Sometimes we are tempted to minimize the challenges of others or blame them for their own predicaments. Since the 2008 recession, Canadian youth face life and employment challenges more so than... More
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Generation Flux: Seismic shifts shaking Canadian youth, says report from Community Foundations of Canada
Posted 7 months ago.
The predictable trajectory that guided the lives of their parents is gone and Canada’s youth are coming of age in an era of complexity and uncertainty that has delayed or even destroyed the... More
