Impact Area Sources

Food Security

Food Banks Canada (2024). Hunger Count 2024: Buckling under the strain. https://foodbankscanada.ca/hunger-in-canada/hungercount/

Nova Scotia Economics and Statistics (2025). Canadian Income Survey: Food security, 2023. https://www.novascotia.ca/finance/statistics/archive_news.asp?id=20963&dg=&df=&dto=0&dti=3

Statistics Canada (2025). Food insecurity by selected demographic characteristics (Table 13-10-0835-01). https://doi.org/10.25318/1310083501-eng

United Way Centraide Canada (2025). National issue paper: Food Security. Not publicly available. Please contact for details.

Housing & Homelessness

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (2024). Rental market survey data tables. https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/professionals/housing-markets-data-and-research/housing-data/data-tables/rental-market/rental-market-report-data-tables

Everyone Counts (2020). Point-in-Time Counts Growth Rate by Province. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=3ec977f702b74210977e139cf8335523&extent=-180,-21.5042,99.4196,85.8148

Frank, L., Saulnier, C., & Harrington, R. (2024). 2024 report card on child and family poverty in Nova Scotia. Campaign 2000. https://campaign2000.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-report-card-on-child-and-family-poverty-in-nova-scotia.pdf

Nova Scotia Economics and Statistics (2024). Archived daily stats: Canadian Housing Survey, 2022. https://novascotia.ca/finance/statistics/archive_news.asp?id=20262&dg=&df=&dto=0&dti=3

Rentals.ca & Urbanation (2025). July 2025 Rentals.ca rent report. https://rentals.ca/national-rent-report

Statistics Canada (2022). To buy or to rent: The housing market continues to be reshaped by several factors as Canadians search for an affordable place to call home. The Daily. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/220921/dq220921b-eng.htm

United Way Centraide Canada (2024). National Issue Paper: Housing & Homelessness. Not publicly available. Please contact for details.

Social Inclusion & Access

Card, K. (2024). Evidence brief: Is loneliness a social problem? Canadian Alliance for Social Connection and Health. https://www.socialconnectionguidelines.org/en/evidence-briefs/is-loneliness-a-social-problem

Card, K. (2024). The public health significance of loneliness and social isolation [Public Lecture]. Canadian Alliance for Social Connection and Health. Not publicly available. Please contact for details.

MacCourt, P. (2024). Social isolation of seniors (Volume 1): Understanding the issue and finding solutions. https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/seniors-forum-federal-provincial-territorial/social-isolation-toolkit-vol1.html

Menec, V. H., Newall, N. E., Mackenzie, C. S., Shooshtari, S., & Nowicki, S. (2019). Examining individual and geographic factors associated with social isolation and loneliness using Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) data. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211143

Nova Scotia Economics and Statistics (2024). Archived daily statistics: Life satisfaction and quality of life, Q4 2023 and Q1 2024. https://www.novascotia.ca/finance/statistics/archive_news.asp?id=19919

Statistics Canada (2024). Active and public transportation spatial accessibility measures: Methodology and key results. Reports on Special Business Projects. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/18-001-x/18-001-x2024005-eng.htm

Statistics Canada (2024). Social inclusion framework for ethnocultural groups in Canada. https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/topics-start/gender_diversity_and_inclusion/social-inclusion-framework

Statistics Canada (2025). Police-reported hate crime, by type of motivation, number of incidents and year to date total, preliminary quarterly data, Canada and regions (Table 35-10-0132-01). https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=3510013201

Wellbeing & Safety

Employment and Social Development Canada (2024). Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good health and well-being. https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/agenda-2030/health-well-being.html

Garroguet, D. (2021). Health of youth in Canada. Portrait of Youth in Canada: Data Report. Statistics Canada. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/42-28-0001/2021001/article/00001-eng.htm

Government of Canada (2023). Canadian Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CADS): Summar of results for 2019. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/canadian-alcohol-drugs-survey/2019-summary.html

Government of Canada (2024). About substance use. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/substance-use/about-substance-use.html

Nova Scotia Economics and Statistics (2024). Archived daily stats: Life satisfaction and quality of life, Q4 2023 and Q1 2024. https://www.novascotia.ca/finance/statistics/archive_news.asp?id=19919

Public Health Agency of Canada (2018). Family violence: How big is the problem in Canada? https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/problem-canada.html

Statistics Canada (2023). Trends in police-reported family violence and intimate partner violence in Canada, 2022. The Daily. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/231121/dq231121b-eng.htm

Statistics Canada (2024). Perceived mental health, by gender and province (Table 45-10-0079-01). https://doi.org/10.25318/4510007901-eng

Statistics Canada (2024). Perceived mental health, by gender and other selected sociodemographic characteristics (Table 45-10-0080-01). https://doi.org/10.25318/4510008001-eng

Statistics Canada (2025). Mental health indicators (Table 13-10-0465-01). https://doi.org/10.25318/1310046501-eng

United Way Centraide Canada (2024). National Issue Paper: Mental health. Not publicly available. Please contact for details.

United Way Centraide Canada (2024). National Issue Paper: Youth mental health. Not publicly available. Please contact for details.

University of Waterloo (nd.) Canadian Index of Wellbeing framework. https://uwaterloo.ca/canadian-index-wellbeing/what-we-do/framework

Women and Gender Equality Canada (2024). Ending gender-based violence against Indigenous Peoples. https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/gender-based-violence/ending-gbv-indigenous.html

Women and Gender Equality Canada (2025). Intimate partner violence. https://www.canada.ca/en/women-gender-equality/gender-based-violence/intimate-partner-violence.html

Education & Employment

Donald, J. (2025). Financial security vs financial freedom: What’s the difference? Old National. https://www.oldnational.com/resources/insights/financial-security-vs-financial-freedom-whats-the-difference/#:~:text=Being%20financially%20secure%20means%20that,life%20you%20want%20to%20live

Human Development Council of New Brunswick (2024). Living Wages in New Brunswick 2024. https://sjhdc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Living-Wages-in-New-Brunswick-2024.pdf

Nova Scotia Economics and Statistics (2024). Daily Statistics: Canadian Housing Survey 2022. https://novascotia.ca/finance/statistics/archive_news.asp?id=20262&dg=&df=&dto=0&dti=3

Nova Scotia Labour Market Information (2024). Wage Trend. https://lmi.novascotia.ca/wage-trend

Previl, S. (2024). Nearly 900k Canadians did gig work as main job at end of 2022. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/10333867/canadians-gig-work-gig-economy/

Saulnier, C., & Williams, R. (2024). 2024 living wages for Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Nova Scotia Office.

Sorgente, A. & Lanz, M. (2017). Emerging adults’ financial well-being: A scoping review. Adolescent Research Review, 2(4), 255-292. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-016-0052-x

Statistics Canada (2022). Highest level of education by geography: Canada, provinces and territories (Table 98-10-0386-01). https://doi.org/10.25318/9810038601-eng

Statistics Canada (2022). Highest level of education by census year, visible minority and generation status: Canada, provinces and territories, census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations (Table 98-10-0429-01). https://doi.org/10.25318/9810042901-eng

Statistics Canada (2022). Quality of employment in Canada: Pay gap, 1998-2021. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/14-28-0001/2020001/article/00003-eng.htm

Statistics Canada (2023). Labour force survey, October 2023. The Daily. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/231103/dq231103a-eng.htm

Statistics Canada (2023). Navigating socioeconomic obstacles: Impact on the well-being of Canadian youth. The Daily. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/230920/dq230920a-eng.htm

Statistics Canada (2024). Literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem-solving skills of Canadians: Results from the 2022 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies. The Daily. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/241210/dq241210a-eng.htm

Statistics Canada (2024). Working in the gig economy: Statistical concepts and initial survey results. https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/subjects-start/labour_/working-gig-economy

Statistics Canada. Unemployment rate, participation rate and employment rate by educational attainment, annual (Table 14-10-0020-01). https://doi.org/10.25318/1410002001-eng

Statistics Canada (2025). Employee wages by job permanency and union coverage, annual (Table 14-10-0066-01). https://doi.org/10.25318/1410006601-eng

Statistics Canada (2025). Labour force characteristics by province, monthly, seasonally adjusted (Table 14-10-0287-03). https://doi.org/10.25318/1410028701-eng

Statistics Canada (2025). Distributions of household economic accounts, income, consumption and saving, by characteristic, quarterly (x 1,000,000) (Table 36-10-0662-01). https://doi.org/10.25318/3610066201-eng