Data Sources to Support Community Safety and Well-Being (CSWB) Planning
Municipal Affairs and Housing
• Financial Information Return outlines municipal financial data, including expenses, revenues and debt per municipality: efis.fma.csc.gov.on.ca/fir/Welcome.htm
• Homeless Enumeration outlines data on the number of people experiencing homelessness over a specific time period available at the Service Manager level. Contact your local Service Managers to obtain local data. To determine the appropriate Service Manager, please visit: mah.gov.on.ca/page1202.aspx
• Affordable House Price and Rent Tables highlight data on house/rent affordability for different household incomes available at the Service Manager and provincial levels. For data, please email Housing.Research@ontario.ca
Additional Data Sources
Statistics Canada and Other National Sources
- Census Profile 2016: www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E
- Examples of CSWB indicators include educational attainment, low income and unemployment
- Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System (CANSIM) tables (customized data tables by Ontario regions/communities for specific indicators)
- • Crime/Justice related statistics through various surveys including: Uniform Crime Reporting Survey: www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3302
- Homicide Survey: www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3315
- o Adult Correctional Services Survey: www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3306
- • Socio-economic/Health statistics through various surveys including: o Labour Force Survey: www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3701
- Canadian Community Health Survey: www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3226
- Aboriginal Peoples Survey: www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=3250
- General Social Survey (Canadian's Safety): www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb/p2SV.pl?Function=getSurvey&SDDS=4504
• Visualization tools such as the Census Program Data Viewer which allows for the visualization of data by provinces/territories, and census metropolitan areas/subdivision: statcan.gc.ca/eng/interact/datavis
• Government of Canada - Open Government's Portal: open.canada.ca/en/open-data
• Canadian Institute for Health Information, including Ontario Mental Health Reporting System, Discharge Abstract Database, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System, etc.: cihi.ca/en/access-data-and-reports
• First Nations Information Governance Centre, including the First Nations Regional Health Survey and First Nations Regional Early Childhood, Education and Employment Survey: fnigc.ca/dataonline
• First Nation Profiles (available through Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada): open.canada.ca/en/suggested-datasets/indigenous-and-northern-affairs-canada-first-nation-profiles
• Community Well-being Index (available through Indigenous Services Canada): open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/56578f58-a775-44ea-9cc5-9bf7c78410e6
Local Sector-Specific Data Sources
- Police services (e.g., data on calls for service, offence occurrences)
- Municipal offices (e.g., data on economic development, services available)
- Local non-profit organizations and/or service providers (e.g., Vital Signs Report)
- School boards (e.g., truancy rates, graduation rates, school violence incidences)
- Hospitals (e.g., ER visits, waitlists for mental health/addictions services)
- Community-wide strategies or reports (e.g., Mental Health and Addictions, Drugs, Homelessness)
- Multi-sectoral tables (e.g., Situation Tables, Local Developmental Services System Planning Tables)
Note: This document includes examples of available data sources and does not represent an exhaustive list.
Ministry of the Solicitor General