City of Winnipeg Quality of Life Indicators

The report establishes a multi-stakeholder process to identify quality of life indicators for Winnipeg, categorizing them into Urban Environment, Urban Economy, Community Assets, Individual Well-being, and Community Leadership and Pride. It assesses the availability of data from sources like Statistics Canada and city departments, identifying significant gaps in areas such as equity and citizenship. The document concludes with a three-stage implementation plan to institutionalize measurement and reporting every 2-4 years.

• The quality of life framework is organized into five main categories: Urban Environment, Urban Economy, Community Assets, Individual Well-being, and Community Leadership and Pride.
• A data availability assessment revealed significant gaps in data for several key areas, specifically Leadership and Governance, Image and Identity, Culture, Arts and Entertainment, Neighborhoods, Citizenship, and Equity.
• Statistics Canada is identified as the primary data warehouse for Winnipeg, though much of its data is at national or provincial levels and not broken down by individual communities.
• There is a critical lack of long-term historical data, particularly regarding the natural environment, where finding data sets older than 5 or 10 years is described as difficult or almost impossible.
• Data management within the City of Winnipeg is currently characterized as independent and ad hoc, lacking overall corporate direction or procedures.
• The report proposes a three-stage implementation plan for a reporting system that should be repeated every 2-4 years, involving data collection, report writing, and dissemination.
• The project recommends the formation of a Data Management Task Group and a Technical Advisory Committee to harmonize data sets and ensure the reliability of measurements.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (n.d.). City of Winnipeg Quality of Life Indicators. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/wpg.qoli.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. City of Winnipeg Quality of Life Indicators. n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/wpg.qoli.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopmentndcity, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{City of Winnipeg Quality of Life Indicators}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/wpg.qoli.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }