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Appendix I: Resources
Key Resources
University of Waterloo – Questions Database
New Horizons for Seniors Program:
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/seniors/funding/community.html
City of Brantford Master Aging Plan:
http://www.brantford.ca/residents/support_services/buildingcommunity/projectsinitiatives/agefriendly/Pages/MasterAgingPlan.aspx
Older Adult Project:
http://www.mississauga.ca/portal/residents/olderadults
Ontario Trillium Foundation:
www.otf.ca/
The Council on Aging of Ottawa:
www.coaottawa.ca
Dotmocracy:
www.dotmocracy.org
MAREP AFC Website:
http://afc.uwaterloo.ca/
Hamilton Council on Aging:
www.coahamilton.ca
AdvantAge Institute:
www.vnsny.org/advantage/index.html
Open Space World:
www.openspaceworld.org
Vancouver Protocol:
http://www.who.int/ageing/publications/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20AFC_Vancouver_protocol.pdf
Constellation Collaborative:
http://socialinnovation.ca/blog/constellation-model-of-collaborative-social-change
EnAbling Change Program:
www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/accessibility/partnerships/EnablingChange/funding.aspx
Ontario Growth Secretariat:
www.placestogrow.ca
Planning By Design: A Healthy Communities Handbook:
www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page6737.aspx
WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities:
www.who.int/ageing/age_friendly_cities_network/en/index.html
Public Health Agency of Canada – Age-Friendly Communities:
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/seniors-aines/afc-caa-eng.php
Canadian Association on Gerontology:
http://cagacg.ca/
Canadian Urban Institute:
www.canurb.com
International Federation on Ageing – Age-Friendly World:
www.agefriendlyworld.org
Sources for Funding and Forming Community Partnerships
EnAbling Change Program:
www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/accessibility/partnerships/EnablingChange/funding.aspx
New Horizons for Seniors Program:
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/seniors/funding/community.html
Partners Advancing Transitions in Healthcare (PATH):
http://www.changefoundation.ca/
Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat:
www.seniors.gov.on.ca/en/about/partnerships.php
A Guide to Programs and Services for Seniors in Ontario:
www.seniors.gov.on.ca/en/seniorsguide/index.php
Canadian Institutes of Health and Research:
www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/193.html
The Change Foundation:
http://www.changefoundation.ca/
Ontario Trillium Foundation:
www.otf.ca
Nissan Canada Foundation:
www.nissan.ca/about/responsibility/en/index.html#foundation
Enabling Accessibility Fund:
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/disability/eaf.html
Division of Aging and Seniors:
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/seniors-aines/index-eng.php
Healthy Communities Fund:
www.mhp.gov.on.ca/en/healthy-communities/hcf/default.asp
Home and Vehicle Modification Program:
www.marchofdimes.ca/EN/programs/hvmp/Pages/HomeandVehicle.aspx
Data Sources
Your community may want to collect its own AFC data information, but you can save time and money by accessing free or low-cost data that other organizations have collected. A community profile should include demographic, geographic, social and economic characteristics of your community if one is not readily available.
Local Data Sources
Your community’s website may host useful publications such as strategic plans, reports and studies. Check specific municipal departments’ inventory of studies, for example, Planning and Economic Development, Public Works, Public Health and Social Services.
Forming partnerships with different groups in your community is an important part of the AFC process and may enable you to access data someone has already collected or allow you to share the cost of getting such data. Collaborating with local communities, colleges and universities can be very beneficial when it comes to searching for and sharing relevant AFC information, especially if your community is in a rural area or has a small population.
Researchers and other staff within nearby communities, colleges and universities may have information for your AFC movement, can help you collect it, or can give advice about where your community can find such data. They may even already be researching the AFC concept or want to start an AFC research-community alliance (for example, the University of Manitoba). The Community Stories on MAREP’s website — Dryden, Haliburton, Hamilton, Ottawa and Thunder Bay — discuss some of these beneficial partnerships.
Local sources of data include:
Research Data Centres Program:
www.statcan.gc.ca/rdc-cdr/index-eng.htm
The Research Data Centres Program provides university researchers with approved projects access to confidential Statistics Canada microdata from population and household surveys. Research Data Centres are available at most universities in Ontario and are another good reason to form partnerships with your local university, as researchers may be able to assist your community with finding and accessing useful AFC information.
Social Planning Councils
Social Planning Network of Ontario:
www.spno.ca/
Vulnerable Seniors in Hamilton:
http://www.sprc.hamilton.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Profile-of-Vunerable-Seniors-in-Hamilton-Full-Report-Corrected-January-2013.pdf
Social Planning Councils produce reports that can be useful for your AFC movement. Topics include poverty, older adults, employment and homelessness. They may also be able to direct you to specific sources of information or other contacts.
The Community Data Consortium:
www.communitydata-donneescommunautaires.ca
The Community Data Consortium is a gateway for municipalities and community groups to access local social and economic data from Statistics Canada and other sources. The Consortium is a growing national association of 19 regional data networks that includes most large Canadian cities, with members such as social planning councils, health and family service agencies, school boards, police, non-profit groups and other social development organizations. The Community Data Consortium obtains and disseminates a variety of social data at a preferred rate that enables members to share the costs and benefits of this information, which may have been previously unaffordable. The Consortium’s catalogue is free to browse, although only members can download the data. Data from this source may be available through the planning department of your local municipality or through organizations such as the Social Planning Council.
External Data Sources
Statistics Canada:
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-533-x/11-533-x2007001-eng.htm
Statistics Canada produces information on Canada’s population, resources, economy, society and culture. Statistics Canada conducts a census every five years in addition to 350 active surveys on various aspects of Canadian life. Most Statistics Canada data are available free of charge, but if there is a particular type or source of information you are looking for, you may have to contact Statistics Canada for assistance with locating that data. For data that is available only for a fee, known as a ‘custom request,’ a free estimate of its cost and delivery timelines is sent to you for review.
The Canadian Socioeconomic Information Management System (CANSIM) is an extensive database of time series data on various aspects of Canada’s economy and population. It has over 35 million time series that are updated daily and organized into tables that can be downloaded in numerous formats. CANSIM is an easy and cost-effective way to access Statistics Canada data to analyze demographics, track trends, study economic activity, forecast economic conditions, evaluate social conditions and plan programs or services. Some recent CANSIM statistical information is free or available at a low cost. Data are available via a search tool, table directory and subject and survey lists.
Canadian Community Health Survey:
www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3226&lang=en&db=imdb&adm=8&dis=2
The Canadian Community Health Survey is an annual cross-sectional survey of information about health status, diseases, lifestyle and social conditions, health-care utilization and health determinants of Canadians. It provides reliable estimates at the regional level as well as health data on small populations and rare characteristics. While some of the Canadian Community Health Survey is available by searching Statistics Canada’s website and CANSIM’s health tables, more detailed local-level information can be obtained by ordering a CD-ROM of the survey’s public-use microdata file, which is available at no cost. The microdata file also has information on the socio-demographic, income and labour force characteristics of the population.
General Social Survey:
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/89f0115x/89f0115x2009001-eng.htm
The General Social Survey is an annual cross-sectional survey on Canadian social trends. Changes in living conditions and well-being are monitored over time while also providing information on specific current or emerging social policy issues. Topics surveyed can include time use, victimization, family, social support and aging, and education, work and retirement, with specific topics varying from year to year. The General Social Survey is a frequently cited source in the CMHC’s Community Indicators for an Aging Population (see below).
Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging:
www.clsa-elcv.ca
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging is a comprehensive long-term study that will follow roughly 50,000 Canadian men and women between the ages of 45 and 85 for at least 20 years. The study is collecting information on the changing biological, medical, psychological, social and economic aspects of Canadians’ lives as they age to understand how they affect maintaining health and quality of life, as well as the development of disease and disability. Universities across Canada and within Ontario are helping to collect and analyze data that may be useful for your community’s AFC movement.
CMHC Indicators for an Aging Population:
www03.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/catalog/productDetail.cfm?cat=143&itm=34&lang=en&fr=1370969165073
The Community Indicators for an Aging Population are a set of community measures that local planners and AFC groups can use to set local goals for the needs of an aging population and track their progress. The indicators are organized into six categories (neighbourhood walkability, transportation options, safety, housing choices, access to services and community engagement) with suggested data sources and checklists to help you set and meet your goals. Data sources include local planning data, local transit authorities, Statistics Canada surveys and CMHC data.
CMHC Housing in Canada Online (HiCO):
cmhc.beyond2020.com/HiCOMain_EN.html
HiCO is an easy-to-use interactive resource for accessing CMHC housing conditions and core housing need data between 1991 and 2006. You can use HiCO’s electronic database to create custom tables for examining housing conditions in your area by Aboriginal household status, household type, tenure and age group, including whether or not households live in dwellings that meet CMHC’s housing standards. For those dwellings below standards, HiCO identifies whether or not they are in core housing need. HiCO provides national, provincial, territorial and community-level data that you can view or download in various table and chart formats. You can get data on housing conditions that are not available on HiCO by contacting the CMHC.
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences:
www.ices.on.ca
The Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) is a non-profit, multidisciplinary scientific organization that conducts research to improve the effectiveness, quality, equity and efficiency of health care and health services in Ontario. The data ICES produces helps policy-makers, managers, planners, practitioners and researchers with their decisions and health care planning. Some of the data sources that ICES analyzes include Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey, Canadian Institute of Health Information, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Local Health Integration Networks and Community Care Access Centres.