Psycho-social Health and Safety in Ontario Youth Corrections Facilities.
This project looked at ways to improve the health and safety climate in Ontario youth corrections facilities.
A survey of 600+ correctional workers was conducted, applying the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ) to assess
risks of psychosocial injuries in all Ontario youth corrections facilities. The final study report contained recommendations focused
on large institutions (for the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services and The Ontario Public
Service Employees Union, 2018-2019);
Study of Truck Parking and Occupational Health & Safety Impacts. This study examined the need for long-haul
truck parking and rest areas along Provincial highways in Southern Ontario. An on-line survey of 2,300+ truck
drivers using Southern Ontario highways, consultations with trucking companies and industry associations, and engineering studies were
conducted. The research addressed the need for additional parking and examined issues such as driver fatigue and collisions (for Canadian Trucking
Associations and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, 2018-2019);
Assessment of Financing Models for Shared Equity Housing in Canada. The goal of this study was to provide a balanced
assessment of the success, benefits and risks of shared equity housing financing models. The research focused on shared equity
programs in BC, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario and included an on-line survey of those involved in shared equity housing (planning/
housing officials; developers; non-profit sponsors/partners; and financial organizations). Telephone interviews were
conducted with key informants such as: housing developers/sponsor organizations; housing agencies; planners; financial
institutions and mortgage brokers (for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2017);
Evaluation of the Survivors of Domestic Violence Portable Housing Benefit Pilot Program. This
project involved an 11-month evaluation of the Survivors of Domestic Violence Portable Housing Benefit (SDV-PHB)
Pilot Program. The
pilot program was delivered by four Service Managers in selected areas of Ontario where there were eligible SDV households
on social housing waiting lists. The SDV-PHB provides an alternate means of providing housing assistance as a monthly
subsidy to enable households to find their own housing in their communities rather than waiting for
an available rent-geared-to-income RGI unit (for the Ontario Ministry of Housing, 2016-2017);
Renewing Ontario's Recreation-Nature Trails Strategy. This study
provided evidence of the major health and economic benefits of hiking and other trail-related activities. Types of trails
examined ranged from footpaths with natural surfaces, to utility corridors or former rail lines, and waterways and portage routes.
The main data source relied on the results from an on-line
survey of over 5,000 Ontario trail users. SPR's final report was complemented by the introduction of Bill 100
- the Supporting Ontario's Trails Act, 2015 in the Ontario Legislature in May 2015 (for the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, 2014-2015);