Developing Baseline Measures and Success Indicators of LIP Initiative

Zenaida R. RavaneraUniversity of Western OntarioDeveloping Baseline Measures and Success Indicators of LIP InitiativeWelcoming Communities Initiative Governing Council Discussions and Review of Research Projects Chateau Laurier, November 17, 2011IndexCanadian Index of Well-being: How are Canadians Really Doing Conference Board of Canada: Benchmarking the Attractiveness of Canadian CitiesCanadian Council on Learning: Composite Learning Index 2Project AimObjective indicators of welcoming communityquality of welcomeareas in need of attentionSpecific purposes of baseline dataComparison over timeComparison across LIPs

3Project TeamFaculty and Ph.D. StudentsPsychology Vicki Esses and Natalia LapshinaGeography Jason Gilliland and Claudia RangelSociology/Demography Rod Beaujot, Alexandra Bozheva, and Zenaida Ravanera417 Characteristics of Welcoming CommunitiesCharacteristics of a Welcoming Community Victoria M. Esses, Leah K. Hamilton, Caroline Bennett-AbuAyyash, and Meyer Burstein, March 2010 RankCommunity CharacteristicsAverage*10.Use of Public Space and Recreation Facilities5.6811.Media Coverage and Representation5.3212.Public Transit5.2913.Links between Main Actors Working toward Welcoming Communities5.2714.Relationship with the Police and the Justice System5.1815.Political Participation5.0016.Safety 4.9517.Diversity of Religious Organizations4.79*Rating scale: 1 (not at all useful) to 7 (extremely useful)RankCommunity CharacteristicsAverage*1.Employment 6.852.Housing 6.063.Education6.064.Social Capital 6.055.Social Engagement Opportunities,6.056.Attitudes toward Immigrants, Cultural Diversity, and the Presence of Newcomers in the Community 5.907.Municipal Features and Services Sensitive to the Presence and Needs of Newcomers5.848.Health and Healthcare5.749.Newcomer-Serving Agencies that Can Meet the Needs of Newcomers5.7155Data RequirementRelevanceImmigrant Status LIP geographic areasComparabilityAvailabilityCensus2006, 2011SurveysGeneral Social SurveysCanadian Community Health SurveyAdministrative & Other DataOntario 211EQAOLanding DataPlans, Policies, etc. (web)

6Table HS1: Self-Perceived Satisfaction with LifeLocal Immigration PartnershipSatisfaction with Life in General:Dissatisfied / Very Dissatisfied*AllImmigrantNon-immigrant(%)(%)(%)Chatham-Kent3.46.82.9Durham3.26.12.4Guelph-Wellington4.14.83.9Hamilton4.15.73.5Huron County3.02.02.8Kingston2.54.82.3London - Middlesex2.81.43.3Niagara3.14.92.6North Bay13.00.93.0Ottawa2.51.82.8Peel Region2.72.92.3Peterborough2.63.72.5Sarnia - Lambton3.32.43.2Sault Ste. Marie12.86.32.5Sudbury13.12.53.2Thunder Bay13.61.13.9Timmins12.00.02.0Toronto3.73.83.5Waterloo Region2.74.42.2Windsor - Essex3.23.23.2York Region2.51.63.0Ontario3.13.32.9Source: Statistics Canada, 2008 Community Health Survey 1 Health Unit boundaries cover larger geographic area than corresponding LIP area. * 4 and 5 in five-point scale: 1 - Very Satisfied, 2 - Satisfied, 3 - Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied, 4 - Dissatisfied, 5 - Very Dissatisfied7Table HS2: Self-Perceived Sense of BelongingLocal Immigration PartnershipSense of Belonging to Local Community:Weak*AllImmigrantNon-immigrant(%)(%)(%)Chatham-Kent27.540.026.4Durham35.438.334.2Guelph-Wellington35.242.633.9Hamilton30.930.931.3Huron County25.128.425.2Kingston30.128.129.7London - Middlesex31.035.030.0Niagara28.130.527.8North Bay127.220.327.9Ottawa36.839.236.3Peel Region31.128.932.9Peterborough23.728.322.8Sarnia - Lambton22.423.722.3Sault Ste. Marie124.518.725.9Sudbury128.031.228.0Thunder Bay125.222.425.9Timmins124.626.424.2Toronto40.443.338.0Waterloo Region32.731.233.5Windsor - Essex31.136.530.3York Region37.640.435.7Ontario33.337.231.9Source: Statistics Canada, 2008 Community Health Survey 1 Health Unit boundaries cover larger geographic area than corresponding LIP area. * 3 and 4 in four-point scale: 1 - Very Strong, 2 - Somewhat Strong, 3 - Somewhat Weak , 4 - Very Weak8Table HP1: Self-Perceived General HealthLocal Immigration PartnershipSelf-perceived Health:Fair/Poor*AllImmigrantNon-immigrant(%)(%)(%)Chatham-Kent9.07.49.2Durham12.919.011.1Guelph-Wellington8.912.98.0Hamilton12.716.211.5Huron County10.614.010.0Kingston11.711.811.8London - Middlesex9.411.38.9Niagara14.316.313.6North Bay115.814.515.8Ottawa10.111.99.4Peel Region10.913.58.2Peterborough10.815.310.3Sarnia - Lambton11.714.711.5Sault Ste. Marie115.623.714.7Sudbury113.922.513.2Thunder Bay115.725.314.6Timmins117.016.316.2Toronto9.310.87.7Waterloo Region10.212.19.4Windsor - Essex13.413.513.4York Region9.511.77.8Ontario11.112.410.4Source: Statistics Canada, 2008 Community Health Survey 1 Health Unit boundaries cover larger geographic area than corresponding LIP area. * 4 and 5 in five- point scale: 1 - Excellent, 2 - Very Good, 3 - Good, 4 - Fair, 5 - Poor9Table HU1: Use of Health Care Facilities - Medical DoctorLocal Immigration PartnershipHas no regular medical doctorAllImmigrantNon-immigrant(%)(%)(%)Chatham-Kent6.46.85.9Durham6.78.66.1Guelph-Wellington7.210.26.7Hamilton5.87.35.2Huron County 10.56.510.9Kingston9.19.18.3London - Middlesex11.511.910.8Niagara7.510.96.7North Bay112.85.813.2Ottawa11.112.610.8Peel Region7.97.78.3Peterborough14.818.413.5Sarnia - Lambton6.26.26.3Sault Ste. Marie112.410.812.1Sudbury19.06.49.0Thunder Bay112.35.113.2Timmins121.717.722.3Toronto9.48.410.9Waterloo Region7.69.07.3Windsor - Essex12.216.610.5York Region5.65.35.9Ontario8.88.59.0Source: Statistics Canada, 2008 Community Health Survey 1 Health Unit boundaries cover larger geographic area than corresponding LIP area.10Table E1: EmploymentLocal Immigration PartnershipPartici-pation rateEmployment rateUnem-ploy-ment rateChatham-Kent 65.861.17.2Durham71.066.56.3Guelph - Wellington71.668.34.5Hamilton 64.760.46.5Huron County67.564.54.4Kingston 64.159.67.0London - Middlesex 67.563.46.1Niagara 64.660.76.1North Bay 61.356.67.7Ottawa 69.365.25.9Peel Region71.667.06.4Peterborough 62.057.67.1Sarnia - Lambton 64.360.16.5Sault Ste. Marie 59.554.78.1Sudbury63.058.17.8Thunder Bay63.258.67.2Timmins65.560.97.1Region71.567.65.5Windsor - Essex64.859.67.9 York Region70.566.75.4City of Toronto65.060.17.6Bathurst-Finch 62.556.98.9Black Creek60.755.29.0Central South Etobicoke64.159.96.5Don Valley 62.557.57.9East Downtown Toronto70.464.68.2East Toronto 67.862.97.3Eglinton East - Kennedy Park 61.555.010.5Lawrence Heights58.054.36.4North Etobicoke 63.758.48.3North West Scarborough 60.555.09.1North York East 62.857.28.9South Scarborough64.758.79.4South West Scarborough 63.057.58.7West Downtown Toronto 69.764.96.9York South-Weston 63.257.98.5Ontario67.162.86.4Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population11

Table H1: Availability of HousingLocal Immigration PartnershipApartment buildings (% of dwellings)Rented dwellings (% of dwellings)Newly constructed housing, 1986-2006 (% of dwellings)Chatham-Kent 15.327.017.3Durham13.717.945.9Guelph - Wellington 18.024.336.6Hamilton 25.831.722.6Huron County8.821.518.8Kingston 31.737.828.1London - Middlesex 27.034.428.0Niagara 16.724.423.7North Bay 27.238.718.4Ottawa 29.634.032.6Peel Region24.421.949.5Peterborough 15.725.126.5Sarnia - Lambton 14.324.019.6Sault Ste. Marie 22.230.713.7Sudbury 23.133.020.5Thunder Bay22.029.216.7Timmins 16.531.415.6Waterloo Region23.029.336.6Windsor - Essex17.124.529.5York Region10.511.762.6City of Toronto55.345.618.8Bathurst-Finch 79.361.816.0Black Creek50.650.89.2Central South Etobicoke48.437.414.6Don Valley 61.351.115.6East Downtown Toronto92.373.425.9East Toronto 52.346.48.9Eglinton East - Kennedy Park 61.750.120.3Lawrence Heights55.751.321.4North Etobicoke 43.240.314.8North West Scarborough 41.227.411.9North York East 50.938.56.0South Scarborough49.637.527.6South West Scarborough 46.745.212.8West Downtown Toronto 73.355.320.8York South-Weston 53.547.618.0Ontario26.428.831.4Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population12Table T1: Transportation to WorkLocal Immigration PartnershipPublic transit users(% of commuters)Chatham-Kent 0.9Durham9.1Guelph - Wellington4.3Hamilton 9.3Huron County0.3Kingston 5.1London - Middlesex 7.2Niagara 2.4North Bay 5.3Ottawa 21.9Peel Region13.0Peterborough 2.3Sarnia - Lambton 1.5Sault Ste. Marie 4.2Sudbury 5.2Thunder Bay3.5Timmins4.1Waterloo Region4.6Windsor - Essex2.4 York Region10.4City of Toronto 34.4Bathurst-Finch 34.8Black Creek30.7Central South Etobicoke25.7Don Valley 31.1East Downtown Toronto40.3East Toronto 40.3Eglinton East - Kennedy Park 45.4Lawrence Heights37.0North Etobicoke 26.0North West Scarborough 27.9North York East 34.6South Scarborough35.1South West Scarborough 40.1West Downtown Toronto 39.4York South-Weston 34.6Ontario12.9Source: Statistics , 2006 Census of Population13211 OntarioSearch termsImmigr*Diversity NewcomerSettlementCross culturalRefugeeESL

http://www.211ontario.ca/ 14211 services within LIPS in Toronto Census 2006 data

Number Immigrants per service unit# of services ImmigrantsRecent immigrants: 2001 to 2006 ImmigrantsRecent immigrants: 2001 to 20061Bathurst-Finch 117400584517,4005,8452Black Creek2285845172703,9027853Central South Etobicoke14102105192407,2931,3744Don Valley 1576160223555,0771,4905East Downtown Toronto3234325198101,0736196East Toronto 18102025229305,6681,2747Eglinton East & Kennedy Park 32181045807,2701,5278Lawrence Heights31795029355,9839789North Etobicoke 2380470197403,49985810North West Scarborough 18121330276756,7411,53811North York East 1254815168454,5681,40412South Scarborough61458536552,43160913South West Scarborough 63976596506,6281,60814West Downtown Toronto 91139740559551,53661515York South-Weston 1664260101904,01663716City of Toronto33512377202678553,69580015211 services within LIPS in Toronto Adjusted (+500m buffer) Census 2006 data (no adjustment) Adjusted Number Immigrants per service unit#of services ImmigrantsRecent immigrants: 2001 to 2006 ImmigrantsRecent immigrants: 2001 to 20061Bathurst-Finch 41740058454,3501,4612Black Creek2685845172703,3026643Central South Etobicoke18102105192405,6731,0694Don Valley 2076160223553,8081,1185East Downtown Toronto4134325198108374836East Toronto 31102025229303,2917407Eglinton East & Kennedy Park 32181045807,2701,5278Lawrence Heights51795029353,5905879North Etobicoke 2680470197403,09575910North West Scarborough 31121330276753,91489311North York East 1454815168453,9151,20312South Scarborough91458536551,62140613South West Scarborough 123976596503,31480414West Downtown Toronto 112139740559551,24850015York South-Weston 2364260101902,79444316City of Toronto34112377202678553,63078516211 services within LIPS outside Toronto Census 2006 dataNumber Immigrants per service unit#of services ImmigrantsRecent immigrants: 2001 to 2006 ImmigrantsRecent immigrants: 2001 to 2006Chatham-Kent71080510251,544146County of Huron 246652802,333140Durham11113390989010,308899Greater Sudbury City4104506602,613165Guelph - Wellington 43374046958,4351,174Hamilton 78126485165651,622212Kingston 141620520501,158146London & Middlesex 1283450125306,9541,044Niagara 297583578902,615272North Bay 232102701,605135Ottawa 47178545296453,799631Peel Region5556124011822010,2042,149Peterborough 5124509502,490190Sarnia - Lambton 61470010102,450168Sault Ste. Marie 380501802,68360Thunder Bay8116206601,45383Timmins 11765751,76575Waterloo Region21105375170205,018810Windsor (Essex)4087170151652,179379York Region55380530464656,91984517Other Data with PossibilityEducation Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) SchoolsStudentsLink files?Landing dataCity Websites - Plans & Policies 18Plans Analysis and InterpretationLonger-TermData: Census, Administrative Data, SurveyIntegration Measures19Dimensions of Social Cohesion

Dialectic of DemocracyCharacter of the relation/ Spheres of ActivityFormal SubstantialEconomicInclusion/ExclusionEquality/InequalityPoliticalLegitimacy/IllegitimacyParticipation/ PassivitySocio-Cultural Recognition/RejectionBelonging/ IsolationBernard, Paul. 1999. Social Cohesion: A Critique, CPRN Discussion Paper No. F09. Lien social et politiques RIAC #41. Group level:Social CohesionIndividual level: Integration2020Domains/ Types of DimensionsEconomic Socio-Cultural Political FormalInclusion Paid Work

RecognitionTrust in people

LegitimacyVoted in last electionSubstantial EqualityPersonal incomeBelongingSense of belongingParticipationMember or participant in organizationTotal Weight21Deriving Integration Scores13.3%23.3%10.0%5.0%10.0%5.0%26.7%46.7%20.0%10.0%40.0%70.0%30.0%15.0%20.0%10.0%15.0%30.0%Integration Score 3 40-30-30Integration Score 470-15-1521Immigration StatusWorkIncomeTrustBelongVotedPartici-pationInteg. Score 3Integ. Score 4Born in Canada0.740.820.490.700.870.690.730.77Immigrated before 19850.760.810.500.710.810.680.730.76Immigrated 1985-20080.720.750.460.580.520.500.610.6722Recent Immigrants and Visible Minority not well integratedEthnicityVisible Minority0.730.760.460.650.630.530.650.70Non-Visible Minority0.740.820.490.690.860.690.730.76EconomicSocio-CulturalPolitical Integration22Thank you!