Below is a list of reports that have information about economic and household resources in Guelph and Wellington.
Economic and Household Resources (general)
WDG Interactive Reports |
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Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health posts interactive reports that include data and information about demographics, and social and health wellbeing. The Social Determinants of Health Status Report includes neighbourhood-level data in Guelph and municipality-level data in Guelph, Wellington and Dufferin. |
Centre Wellington's Vital Signs "Our Community Snapshot" (2019) |
| This Vital Signs report is focused on Centre Wellington. It includes quality of life indicators in the following six theme areas: Gap between the Rich and the Poor; Arts and Culture; Belonging and Leadership; Health; Housing; and Environment. |
Guelph & Wellington Vital Signs - Taking the Pulse of our Community (2018) |
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This Vital Signs report is focused on Guelph & Wellington. It includes a community snapshot, as well quality of life indicators in the following six theme areas: Education; Health' Community Vitality; Environment; Getting Around; Leisure, Culture and Recreation. You can also view Vital Signs online. |
Centre Wellington Vital Signs Report (2015) |
| The Centre Wellington Vital Signs report includes quality of life indicators in the following three theme areas: Gap between the Rich and the Poor; Arts and Culture; Belonging and Leadership. |
Employment and Working Conditions
Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin |
| The Workforce Planning Board provides workforce planning and labour market information for Waterloo, Wellington and Dufferin. |
Centre Wellington Economic Development Strategic Action Plan (2019) |
| This Economic Development Strategic Action Plan provides a road map for sustainable growth in Centre Wellington. |
Guelph-Wellington Employer's Guide to Hiring and Retaining Newcomers and Immigrants (2019) |
| This guide includes key principles to attract and retain an immigrant workforce. |
Hiring Global Talent: It's just Good Business - A Toolkit for Employers in Guelph Wellington |
| This toolkit provides resources, tips and checklists to support inclusive hiring, human resources and workplaces. |
Puslinch Community Improvement Plan (2016) |
| This Community Improvement Plan is intended to act as a framework that will stimulate investment and lead to overall improvement in the Puslinch downtown corridor. |
Town of Erin Economic Development Action Plan (2015-2018) |
| The Economic Development Action Plan sets the vision and direction for economic development for the Town of Erin. |
Prosperity by Design: The Business Case for Guelph (2015) |
| Prosperity by Design presents demographic, economic and employment information for the City of Guelph. |
Township of Puslinch Business Retention and Expansion Project (2014) |
| The Business Retention and Expansion Project is meant to guide the Township's businesses to thrive and expand. |
Township of Mapleton Economic Development Strategy (2013) |
| This Economic Development Strategy includes a SWOT analysis and identifies key objectives and actions related to economic development in the Township of Mapleton. |
Wellington County Economic Development Strategic Plan (2012) |
| The Economic Development Strategic Plan provides information about sustainable economic growth in Wellington County. It includes key local demographic and economic information. |
City of Guelph - Prosperity 2020 Phase 2: Strategic Directions for Economic Development and Tourism (2010) |
| Prosperity 2020 Phase 2 outlines the direction, priorities and performance measures for the Guelph economy. |
City of Guelph - Prosperity 2020 Phase 1: Economic Base Analysis Report (2009) |
| Prosperity 2020 Phase 1 outlines the context and trends that will impact economic growth in the City of Guelph. |
Food Security
Nutritious Food Basket Report (2018) |
| This Nutritious Food Basket Report provides information about the cost to eat healthy in Wellington, Dufferin and Guelph. |
Centre Wellington Food and Social Connectivity Report (2015) |
| The Food and Social Connectivity Report is intended to inform a food and social connectivity strategy. It presents a community scan of food and social connectivity in Centre Wellington. |
Food Security in Guelph (2014) |
| This research brief provides information about food security in the City of Guelph, as well recommendations for collective action. |
GW PTF Food Insecurity Reports (2010-2013) |
| The PTF has published a number of reports about food insecurity in Guelph & Wellington. These reports include information about and recommendations for the local emergency food system, as well guiding principles for emergency food providers and information and advocacy briefs. |
Housing and Homelessness
2017/2018 Annual Report: Guelph-Wellington 20,000 Homes (2019) |
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This annual report provides information about people who are experiencing homelessness in Guelph and Wellington. It also provides information about local steps that have been taken to work toward ending homelessness. |
Guelph-Wellington Housing and Homelessness Reports (2019) |
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This County of Wellington webpage centralizes local reports, plans and policies related to housing and homelessness in Guelph and Wellington. |
Everyone Counts: Guelph-Wellington Point in Time Count (2018) |
| The Point in Time Count report outlines the findings from a survey that was administered to people experiencing homelessness in Guelph and Wellington, during the Guelph Wellington Registry week. |
Affordable Housing Strategy (2017) |
| The Affordable Housing Strategy focuses on policy drivers, roles, responsibilities and tools available to the City to for affordable private market rental and home ownership housing. |
Affordable Housing in Guelph (2015) |
| This research brief provides information about affordable housing in the City of Guelph, as well recommendations for collective action. |
Affordable Housing Strategy: The Current State of Housing in the City of Guelph (2015) |
| The The 2015 Affordable Housing Strategy presents demographic, economic and housing data and information for the City of Guelph. The report focuses on the private market housing for low and moderate income earners. The report also includes information about the city's progress toward its affordable housing targets. |
Guelph and Wellington Point in Time Count (2015) |
| This report presents the findings from a Point in Time Homelessness count in Guelph & Wellington, as well as key demographic information related to people who are homeless. |
A Place to Call Home: 10 Year Housing and Homelessness Plan for Guelph & Wellington (2013) |
| This report is a 10 year housing and homelessness plan for Guelph Wellington. It includes population-level data and information about housing and homelessness, as well as results from consultations with local stakeholders (including people who are homeless, living social housing and living in poverty). The report includes goals related to housing and homelessness and corresponding short- and long-term targets and action items. Annual reports from 2017 and 2018 are available. |
GW PTF Housing and Homelessness Reports (2011-2013) |
| The PTF has published a number of reports on housing and homelessness in Guelph and Wellington. These reports include information and recommendations related to furniture needs, the impact of credit on securing housing, energy poverty, warming and cooling centres and the Ontario Housing Benefit. |
Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy Housing First Research (2011) |
| This research brief provides examples of housing first program across Canada, including information about service delivery and funding sources. |
Income
Corporation of the County of Wellington Ontario Works Caseload Profile (2016; 2017; 2018) |
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The 2016, 2017 and 2018 Ontario Works Caseload Profiles provide information about the demographics and trends of Ontario Works participants in the County of Wellington. |
Living Wage Reports (Guelph and Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination 2011-2018) |
| The Poverty Task Force has published a number of Living Wage Reports, including calculating a local living wage, a call to action, community profiles and an introduction to the living wage. |
Income Insecurity (Guelph and Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination 2010-2012) |
| The Poverty Task Force has published a number of reports on income insecurity. These reports include information about older adults living on a low income, the cost of poverty, the Guaranteed Annual Income, and economic hardship in the City of Guelph & County of Wellington. |
Guelph Community Wellbeing: A Technical Report for the City of Guelph - Comparisons on Aspects of Wellbeing based on Ward and Household Income (2012) |
| This report looks at how income and where people live in the City of Guelph (their ward) impacts wellbeing across eight domains. |