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, tlauriau@gmail.com Sources: Geomatics and Cartographic Research Centre, Acacia Consulting and Research, Community Social Data Strategy (CSDS)

Table of Contents

• Introduction• Local Scale Research• Example 1: Pilot Atlas of the Risk of Homelessness• Example 2: Community Social Data Strategy (CSDS)

Local Scale Research

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

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.

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

Pilot Atlas of the Risk of Homelessness

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

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

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

Big Cities: QoLRS City Indicators Across Time

Housing Starts

GraphoMap: QoLRS City Indicators Across Time

50% + Income Spent on Rent

City of Calgary: LICO & 30% of Income Spent on Rent

City of Calgary: LICO & 30% of Income Spent on Rent

30% + Income Spent on Rent

LICO

Grand Montréal: Grand Montréal: Logements sociaux et populations ayant des difficultés financières pour se loger

Aging Social Housing Stock by Neighbourhood: Toronto

Details by Neighbourhood: Toronto

Community Social Data Strategy

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

City of Winnipeg

Source: CSDS Consortium Member – Social Planning Council of Winnipeg http://www.spcw.mb.ca

City of Hamilton

Source: CSDS Consortium Member – Social Planning and Research Council of Hamilton http://www.sprc.hamilton.on.ca/CommunityMappingService.php

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

RM-Halton Geography Examples

Source: CSDS Consortium Member - Regional Municipality of Halton Framework Data

RM-Halton Geography Examples

Source: CSDS Consortium Member – Community Development Halton Framework Data

RM-Halton Geography Examples

Source: CSDS Consortium Member – Community Development Halton: Community Lens http://www.cdhalton.ca/lens/index.htm

0

Sault Ste. Marie

Source: CSDS Consortium Member Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre presentation entitled 2009 United Way Donation and Socio-Demographic Maps

Sault Ste. Marie

Source: CSDS Consortium Member Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre presentation entitled 2009 United Way Donation and Socio-Demographic Maps

Sault Ste. Marie – Census Tracts

Source: CSDS Consortium Member Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre Community Geomatics Centre CT Framework Data Maps

372 want the LF-Census back and counting...

Thanks!

Atlas of the Risk of Homelessness:

http://gcrc.carleton.ca/homelessness

Community Social Data Strategy

https://www.csds-sacass.ca/drupal/

Contact:

tlauriau@gmail.com, #TraceyLauriault, http://traceyplauriault.ca