Vancouver's Vital Signs
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An Introduction from Vancouver Foundation
For the past 60 years, Vancouver Foundation has been a philanthropic leader, supporting people and communities throughout BC. With this leadership, we have developed knowledge of the many issues affecting our city and surrounding region. With Vancouver’s Vital Signs, we hope to share this knowledge with decision-makers, communities and the many organizations and citizens who work hard to make this city a better place to live.
This inaugural Vancouver’s Vital Signs is a snapshot of the city’s and region’s wellness and livability. Vancouver joins Toronto, Victoria, Ottawa and Montréal as part of a national Vital Signs initiative supported by Community Foundations of Canada. The data presented here was developed with the help of Ipsos Reid, one of Canada’s best-known research firms.
The online version of Vancouver’s Vital Signs provides comprehensive data, as well as source information links on indicators of the city’s livability and wellness in 12 key areas. Our citizen panel of nearly 200 individuals, with deep knowledge of Vancouver issues, provided Citizen Grades and Priorities in each key area. A summarized version of Vancouver’s Vital Signs is also available as a printed report or downloadable pdf file (2.3 MB) .
We thank our Board, Advisory Committees, staff and members of Vancouver’s Vital Signs Advisory Groups for their guidance, and wish to acknowledge many people and organizations for their support. We hope Vancouver’s Vital Signs will spark dialogue, discussion and possibly debate amongst people who care about civic issues and want to act upon them.