Singles in the city
Research shows living wage is insufficient for skyrocketing cost of thriving in the GTA TORONTO (February 26, 2024) – Want…
Thriving in the City: Single, working-age adults
What does it cost to live a healthy and thriving life in the GTA? If you’re a single, working-age adult,…
Ending disparities in auto insurance premiums
Cities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) have some of the highest auto insurance rates in Ontario. Certain neighbourhoods are…
From surviving to thriving for persons with a disability
More than 6.2 million Canadians live with a disability that impairs their daily activities. In Ontario, 25 per cent of…
Thrive Toronto launches plan to improve mental wellness
Responding to the new mental health urgency in our city TORONTO (October 18, 2023) – Toronto is one of the…
Policy Brief: Ontario Portable Benefits Program
The Wellesley Institute is a non-profit and non-partisan institute that works on research and policy to improve health and health…
Election 2022: Thriving cities
Our previous New Normal Election Analysis pieces examined seniors’ care, income inequality, good jobs, mental health, and anti-racism, and housing.…
Election 2022: Good jobs, mental health and anti-racism
Our previous New Normal Election Analysis pieces examined seniors’ care and income inequality. Below, we look at provincial party commitments…
Ontario budget 2022: A more equitable future, an equitable now
Wellesley Institute research has long demonstrated significant health disparities for low-income and racialized people. Like past crises, the COVID-19 pandemic…
$10-a-day child care would move GTA families closer to a thriving wage
Affordable child care is crucial for the health and well-being of families. Wellesley Institute’s Thriving in the City for families:…
Thriving in the City for families
Wellesley Institute’s Thriving in the City research works towards a reality where all residents in the Greater Toronto Area have…
Comparative lives lost analysis: A lens on the adequacy of our COVID-19 response
The first wave COVID-19 effort from Government, health, charities, businesses and our population has been extra-ordinary. But with over 8500…