Bryan Smale, Ph.D.Director, Canadian Index of Wellbeing

University of Waterloo

The Canadian Index of Wellbeing:Measuring What Matters,Making Measures Matter

Community Knowledge ExchangeToronto, Ontario

November 19-21, 2014

  

Drawing on Canadian values, wellbeing is the presence of the highest possible quality of life in its full breadth of expression, focused on but not necessarily exclusive to:

high levels of democratic participationaccess to and participation in leisure and culture

good living standards robust healtha sustainable

environment

vital communitiesan educated

populacebalanced time use

  

  

Tracking Indicators of Wellbeingin all Domains

CIW Indicators Approach

  

How well are Canadians really doing?

  

  

A Global Movement Realized Locally

CIW Community Wellbeing Survey

  

  

For more information: www.ciw.ca

Bryan Smale, Ph.D.Director, Canadian Index of Wellbeing

University of Waterloosmale@uwaterloo.ca

@ciwnetwork