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The Constitution Acts

Controlled Drugs and Substance Act (Canada)

Department of Justice (Canada)

Divorce Act (Canada)

Employment and Social Development Canada

Family Law Act (Ontario)

Human Rights Code (Ontario)

Mental Health Act (Ontario)

Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (Ontario)

Region of Niagara

Social Work and Social Service Act (Ontario)

Statistics Canada (examples below)

Labour Force Survey, April 2023

Gender-related homicide of women and girls in Canada

Residential facilities serving victims of abuse in Canada, 2020/2021

A portrait of Canadians who have been homeless

Admissions of women and children to shelters, by type of shelter

Recommended Websites

Associations
Websites of Interest

Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)

Atkinson Foundation

Canadian Association for Social Work Education (CASWE)

Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW ACTS)

Canadian Mental Health Association - Ontario

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Charity Village

Find a Social Worker - Ontario

Food Banks Canda

National Association of Social Workers

Niagara Connects

Niagara Workforce Collective -- workplace data, other regional information

Ontario Association of Residences Treating Youth (OARTY)

Ontario Associaton of Social Workers (OASW)

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Science Workers

Ontario Social Service Worker Association (OSSWN)

Social Work Action Network

Active Aging Canada

Alliance for Aging Research

Bereaved Families of Ontario

Canadian Child Welfare Research Portal

Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health

Canadian Council on Social Development

Canadian Domestic Homicide Prevention Initiative

Canadian Drug Policy Coalition

Canadian Foundation for Animal Assisted Support Services

Canadian Healthcare Council

Canadian Hearing Services

Healthcare Excellence Canada