The data is based on the most recently available information from iPHIS (integrated Public Health Information System) as of 8:30 am the previous day. Updated daily (Monday to Friday), except for statutory holidays. All data is preliminary and subject to change. Causative agents are identified as lab results become available. Information regarding causative agents may not become available for all outbreaks. Outbreak unit/floor/ward information (displayed under 'Outbreak Location Details') will only be made available for outbreaks in hospitals, long term care homes and retirement homes, they will updates as the outbreak evolves and may change overtime.

Outbreaks are declared in accordance with the Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA) and criteria outlined in Ministry of Health guidance documents. For more information on outbreak reporting in congregate living settings, visit Outbreak Reporting & IPAC for Congregate Living Settings.

Source: integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS)

Planning Applications reported by quarter since 2023 Q1

This data is collected through the planning application process in accordance with the Ontario Regulation 73/23. This regulation provides the Province of Ontario information on various planning applications and planning matters. Planning applications that have been submitted, decided or appealed in each quarter are included in the dataset. Zoning Bylaw Amendments, Official Plan Amendments, Site Plans, Land Severances, Minor Variances, Plan of Subdivisions, and Plan of Condominiums applications are subject to this regulation.

Minister’s Zoning Order Applications reported by quarter since 2023 Q1

This data is collected through the planning application process in accordance with the Ontario Regulation 73/23. This regulation provides the Province of Ontario information on various planning applications and planning matters. Planning applications that have been submitted, decided or appealed in the quarter are included in the dataset. Minister’s zoning orders are subject to this regulation.

Air Monitoring Sites - PAH Data

University of Toronto Professor Matt Adams and his research team conducted an air quality monitoring project in Hamilton for two summer months in 2022. The project collected air samples at the level of neighborhood by selecting air sampling sites based on geographical and population characteristics. The contaminants sampled in the study include Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), including Benzo[a]pyrene. Learn more about this project.
This data was collected in a collaborative project with Matt Adams and his research team at University of Toronto. Contact the research team directly with any questions at [email protected].

Air Monitoring Sites - O3,SO2,NO2 Data

University of Toronto conducted an air quality monitoring project in Hamilton from February 2022 to May 2023. The project collected air samples at the level of neighbourhood by selecting air sampling sites based on geographical and population characteristics. The contaminants sampled in the study include ground level ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and sulphur dioxide (SO2). Benzene was also measured but concentrations were below the method detection limits. Learn more about this project.
This data was collected in a collaborative project with Matt Adams and his research team at University of Toronto. Contact the research team directly with any questions at [email protected]

Air Monitoring Sites - PAH Data

Respiratory and Enteric Outbreaks

List of active and recently declared-over confirmed and suspect respiratory and enteric outbreaks in the City of Hamilton:

COVID-19 outbreaks in institutional and congregate settings
Influenza and other respiratory outbreaks in institutional and childcare settings
Enteric outbreaks in institutional and childcare settings

The data is based on the most recently available information from iPHIS (integrated Public Health Information System) as of 8:30 am the previous day. Updated daily (Monday to Friday), except for statutory holidays. Causative agents are identified as lab results become available. Information regarding causative agents may not become available for all outbreaks.

Source: integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS)

Drinking Fountains

Open seasonally between May and October.

Zoning By-law Boundary

The Zoning By-law regulates the use of land such as residential, commercial, industrial or institutional, as well as the location, size and height of buildings or structures, built form, sets out parking and loading requirements and other site specific requirements. Learn more about Zoning By-laws in Hamilton
While every attempt is made to keep zoning information up to date, the City of Hamilton does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy of this information. Any reliance upon this information shall be at your own risk. Accordingly, verification of actual zoning for a particular property or properties must be obtained by way of a Zoning Verification Certificate from the City of Hamilton.

Municipal Benchmarking Network Canada MBNC

This data highlights how the City of Hamilton compares across 36 service areas and 175 measures. Visit https://mbncanada.ca/ for the complete and historical report.
MBNC is a partnership between 16 municipalities from across the country, providing an opportunity for municipal governments to share ideas and strategies around how to improve the way services are delivered to their community.

Internet Performance by FSA

Data was obtained from the publicly available Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA).

Sanitation Sewer Wastewater Catchment Areas

The City of Hamilton has a large complex wastewater collection network consisting of both separated sewer and combined sewer systems:

Modern areas of the City have separated sewer systems, which consist of sanitary sewers that carry wastewater from toilets and household drains in one sewer system, and storm sewers which carry surface water such as rainwater or snowmelt in another separated system
In older areas of Hamilton, a combined sewer system collects both storm water (rainwater or melt water), and wastewater in the same pipe

Our People Survey - Survey Indexes

Each index provides information about how City of Hamilton employees believe the City is doing in creating a healthy, safe, inclusive and supportive workplace.
The Our People Survey is a voluntary and confidential survey issued only for City of Hamilton employees. The survey, which is executed by a third-party vendor (Metrics@Work), is conducted every 3 years and allows the City’s administration to gain insights into how its employees feel about working for the City of Hamilton.

Licensed Rental Housing Units

Rental Housing Units that are currently in review to be licensed by the City of Hamilton, as part of the Rental Housing Licensing pilot program.
Hamilton City Council approved a two-year Rental Housing Licensing pilot program for Wards 1, 8 and part of Ward 14. A license is required for rental housing units and buildings or part of buildings with 4 or less self-contained units, detached homes or townhouses, if rented. The program requires property owners of rental housing to apply for a license for each rented unit.

Scale of Homelessness

The number individuals experiencing homelessness in Hamilton and their length of homelessness. Individuals depicted are shown as being homeless for six months or less, or for more than months. Includes those who have had a shelter stay in the past 90 days. This gives a more fulsome picture of individuals experiencing homelessness who may access shelters in one month and not the next.

Data is collected by homeless-serving shelters through the Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS).

Inflow/Outflow of Homelessness

Inflow and Outflow are two of the most important measures for monitoring progress towards our goal of ending homelessness. The goal is to see outflow exceed inflow. When this happens, it means that more people are exiting from homelessness than are entering the homeless-serving system.

Inflow represents: the number of individuals newly identified as homeless, returned to homelessness from housing, returned to homelessness from inactive status (they have accessed the homeless-serving system within the last 90 days).
Outflow represents: the number of individuals who have moved from housing to housed and those who have moved to inactive status (they have not interacted with the homeless-serving system for 90+ days).

Data includes individuals who have had a shelter stay since October 2019 (the date which our homeless-serving system started using the newly released HIFIS 4.0). Data depicted is collected by homeless-serving shelters through the Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS).

Hamilton Bike Share Incorporated Service Areas

The Hamilton Bike Share Incorporated (HBSI) fleet is made up of specially designed, heavy-duty bikes that are located at over 130 hubs across the city. Bikes can be returned to any hub anywhere in the system, creating an efficient network with many possible connection points and combinations of departures and arrivals. Membership is required.