National, Provincial, & Municipal
Wellbeing Frameworks
Wellbeing frameworks have been adopted at a municipal level as well, including in Canada, incorporating local or regional priorities. As one example, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta has undertaken two community wellbeing surveys that were used to create, evaluate and update their Social Sustainability Community Plan. Several other regions in Ontario have undertaken similar surveys. Engage Nova Scotia partnered with the Canadian Index of Wellbeing to create an Index Report in 2018. They have now conducted a complementary Quality of Life Survey, the results of which will be used for regional planning and priority setting. The Saskatchewan Index of Wellbeing has helped provide insight into how Saskatchewan people are doing.
Most municipalities’ planning and budgeting processes already incorporate elements of wellbeing, such as recreation facilities, outdoor spaces, safety and crime prevention strategies, and housing development. By more intentionally applying a wellbeing lens which encourages municipal departments and communities to work collaboratively to address complex issues, municipal leaders can ensure their decisions are benefitting and addressing what really matters to their citizens.
A thriving society should be the end-goal of good public policy and the investments we make to support it. By using wellbeing as the lens for decision-making, more innovative social policy will emerge that benefits all citizens in multiple ways. It is a way forward for creating a society that better responds to our needs and values.
Most municipalities’ planning and budgeting processes already incorporate elements of wellbeing, such as recreation facilities, outdoor spaces, safety and crime prevention strategies, and housing development. By more intentionally applying a wellbeing lens which encourages municipal departments and communities to work collaboratively to address complex issues, municipal leaders can ensure their decisions are benefitting and addressing what really matters to their citizens.
A thriving society should be the end-goal of good public policy and the investments we make to support it. By using wellbeing as the lens for decision-making, more innovative social policy will emerge that benefits all citizens in multiple ways. It is a way forward for creating a society that better responds to our needs and values.
- Quality of Life Hub
- Toward a Quality of Life Strategy for Canada
- Canadian Index of Wellbeing Report
- Saskatchewan Index of Wellbeing 🌾
- Centering First Nations Concepts of Wellbeing; Toward a GDP-Alternative Index in British Columbia (2020)
- Provincial Report on Ontario Wellbeing
- Engage Nova Scotia QoL Index & Survey
- Urban Wellness Edmonton
- Yukon Index of Wellbeing
- The Canadian Index of Child and Youth Well-Being
- Framework for Recreation in Canada
- Honouring Her Spark: A Saskatchewan Indigenous Women's Economic Framework 🌾
- Vital Signs Canada
- Worlds Apart: Canadian Companion to UNICEF Report Card 16 (2020)
- WEALL Canada
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