Community Lens - Halton

Community Development Halton produces an online publication that is full of great facts and figures about Halton. Community Lens comes out several times per month and is very short (about 2 pages). Examples of topics covered in issues so far: Population, Children at home, Senior Population, Families and Family Structure, Households and Household Size, Dwelling Units and Tenure, Mobility, Migration, Immigrants, Non-Official languages, Visible Minorities, Aboriginal identity Population, Labour Force, Commuting Patterns, Postsecondary Education. Community Lens focuses on results from the 2006 Census, and lives up to its name by providing a lens on our community.

Accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities

AccessOn is a great place to look for information on the Ontario government's proposed accessibility standard. This standard, now under public review, outlines how businesses and organizations may be required to provide accessible public information in various formats such as online, print, verbal and digital. AccessON provides a quick summary and links to other information, including a link for submitting comments. Click here for a summary of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005) or here for a guide to the Act.