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The Quality of Life in OntarioSpring 2000The Quality of Life in Ontario - Spring 2000The quality of life in Ontario, as measured by the Quality of Life Index, is
improving and has reached 97.7 in the Spring of 2000. However, Ontario
remains below the benchmark of 100 for the Quality of Life Index established in
1990. The lagging social indicators - the "social deficit" - continue
to undermine progress in other sectors. The environmental indicators have led
the upward trend, though air quality has been declining since 1998. The growing
gap between the economic and social indicators shows that the pursuit of
economic growth doesn't yield the dividends it once did. A rising tide no longer
lifts all boats. This report, the sixth in the series on The Quality of Life in Ontario
published by the Ontario Social Development Council (OSDC) and the Social
Planning Network of Ontario (SPNO), is the first report of the new millennium.
It provides a ten year look at progress we have made, setbacks we have endured,
and a set of benchmarks for the beginning of the 21st century. The Quality of Life Index (QLI) is the tool we use to measure and
monitor changes in living conditions that affect the quality of life in our
communities. There are twenty community partners from all parts of Ontario
involved in the QLI project. They are using the Quality of Life Index to measure
changes in their local communities (see Appendix 1). Their local QLIs are
reported here along with the provincial QLI. The full report is available by contacting the office. Acrobat version of report (104 KB)
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