CITY OF ST. JOHN’S DATA DRIVEN INSIGHTS
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The City of St. John’s
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achieved WCCD ISO 37120 Platinum Certification in 2019 – supported by the Government of Canada – having reported over 90 standardised city-level indicators, across nineteen themes.
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THE DATA FOR CAN
Fifteen new Canadian municipaliti of thirty WCCD-certified Canadian selected on the basis of various cr
NADIAN CITIES PROJECT – PARTICIPATING MUNICIPALITIES
ies participating in the Data for Canadian Cities Project join established WCCD member cities to create a cohort n cities. Graphs in this document showcase cities in this cohort as well as appropriate global peers. Peer cities are riteria, including for example population size, density, economic profile, demographic makeup and location.
ST. JOHN’S
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR A CHANGING POPULATION
ST. JOHN’S: QUALITY OF LIFE FOR A CHANGING POPULATION
A DEMOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT
St. John’s Demographic Profile ISO 37120 Age Cohort
Child Population Aged 0-14
Senior Population Aged 65+
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Youth Population Aged 15-24
21% 35% Adult Population (Early Career) Aged 25-49
ST. JOHN’S: QUALITY OF LIFE FOR A CHANGING POPULATION
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CARING FOR RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES
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ST. JOHN’S
A COMMITMENT TO A SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
ST. JOHN’S: A COMMITMENT TO A SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
LOW-IMPACT LIVING
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ST. JOHN’S: A COMMITMENT TO A SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
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ST. JOHN’S: A COMMITMENT TO A SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
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A PROSPEROUS FUTURE
ST. JOHN’S: A PROSPEROUS FUTURE
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ENDNOTES Health Data - Data for health-related indicators were provided per the relevant health region, from data publicly available through the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Ontario data were provided at the CSD level through publicly accessible information from the Ontario Physician Human Resources Data Center. Data were primarily sourced for 2018 and 2019 years. Employment Data - Data related to employment were sourced through CSD Census Profiles from the 2016 Census.
PHOTOS REQUIRING ATTRIBUTION Jeremy Keith, 2012, St. John’s, https://www.flickr.com/photos/adactio/7274580038/in/. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/2.0/. Mike Norton, 2018, St. John’s, Newfoundland, https://www.flickr.com/photos/mtnorton/28710613677/in/. https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/.