Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.
Social capital is a key determinant of health, well-being, and overall quality of life. Recent work in the City of Toronto described the city’s social capital, and came to a largely positive conclusion: the residents of Toronto seem to have robust levels of social capital, as shown by their high levels of trust in one […]
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This study aims to add to the knowledge on evictions in Toronto in three ways. First, it describes the numbers and rates of formal eviction applications in Toronto 2010-2018. Second, it maps their geographic distribution. Third, it correlates formal eviction application filing rates with census tract sociodemographics of renter households from the 2016 Census to […]
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We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.