Includes a survey of employers, workers, labour representatives, Aboriginal service providers, Immigrant service providers. Covers: Importance of skills - Listening to instructions, reading printed information, Apply information

Work challenges for employers that resulted from the provision of literacy training, Expected and Observed skills gains, Workers’ understanding of Health and Safety Policies, Room for improvement in Health and Safety understanding levels, Literacy skills training could improve Health and Safety understanding

ACCESSIBILITY - Influenza immunization [flu shot], Mammography, Pap smear, Regular medical doctor [family doctor]

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS - Second-hand smoke; exposure at home, in vehicles and/or public places

DEATHS - Infant mortality, Life expectancy at birth, Life expectancy at age 65, Colorectal cancer, Lung cancer, Breast cancer, Prostate cancer, Circulatory diseases, Ischaemic heart diseases, Cerebrovascular diseases, Pneumonia and influenza, Bronchitis; emphysema and asthma, Unintentional injuries, Suicides and self-inflicted injuries, Human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease

PERSONAL RESOURCES - Sense of community belonging, Life satisfaction; satisfied or very satisfied

Population attributes (Youth, under 15 years and Seniors, 65 years and over, as a proportion of total population, Aboriginal population, Immigrant Population, Lone-parents, Visible minorities, Teen pregnancy)

Geographic attributes (Population density, Urban-rural population, Internal migrant mobility)

Contact with alternative health care providers, Contact with health professionals (medical doctors, health professionals about mental health, dental professionals)

Inflow/outflow ratios (Overall, Bypass Surgery, Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Hysterectomy), Utilization rates (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Rate, Hip Replacement Rate, Knee Replacement Rate, Hysterectomy Rate)

Health Professionals (General/Family Practitioner Rate, Certified Specialists Rate)

Ratio of 20th percentile income to market basket measure, % of population who are recent immigrants (10 years), % of recent Immigrant population with income below poverty line, % of population with low income

Unemployment rates for total population and Aboriginal population, Low-income population with activity difficulties/limitations (disabled)

Low-income population: total population and seniors, Female-headed lone-parent families as a percentage of all families, % in low income

% of households in core housing need, # of social housing units per 1,000 households, Households placed in social housing, Social housing wait times. [housing affordability]

Emergency shelters per 100,000 population [homelessness], Demographic distribution of emergency shelter beds

% of commuters using public transit, Ratio of commuter type (drivers of private vehicle/public transit user) average income to overall average income, Cost of monthly transit pass as a % of monthly minimum wage income. [commuting]

Ratio of children 0-12 to available childcare [daycare], Ratio of low-income children to subsidized childcare spaces

Recreation facilities (Indoor & outdoor pools, Arenas & ice rinks, Outdoor sports fields) as a % of total population, # of recreation registrants as a % of total population