Vital Signs
Edmonton Vital Signs® helps identify the status of Edmontonians and the health of the region we live in.
Vital Signs® is a national initiative conducted by participating community foundations across Canada. The Edmonton Vital Signs® Report identifies the status of aspects of our community. Vital Signs® is also a valuable teaching tool and resource for policy makers and organizations working on the front-lines. These groups use Vital Signs® to help inform their decision making processes.
We partner with the Edmonton Social Planning Council (ESPC) to ensure the information provided by Vital Signs® is accurate. ESPC is an independent social research and analysis organization. They have been operating in Edmonton for more than 75 years. Learn more about the ESPC. We also work with a committee of community experts to ensure the report is examining the right issues.
In addition to our annual report, we also focus on individual issues periodically thoughout the year: Vital Topics.
The 2022 Vital Signs report examines systemic racism in Edmonton. This year’s multifaceted report delves into topics including the history of racism in Edmonton and the ways that systemic racism affects housing, safety, health, education, civic engagement, and more. View the report in your browser. View the report sources.
Download the pdf versions of past Vital Topics and Vital Signs reports:
- 2022 Vital Topic: Education, Income & Employment Inequality.
- 2022 Vital Topic: History of Racism.
- 2021 Vital Topic: Intersectionality.
- 2021 Vital Signs Report: Making Ends Meet. Sources/Indicators
- 2021 Vital Topic: Small Business & Employment. Sources/Indicators
- 2021 Vital Topic: Gaps in the Safety Net. Sources/Indicators
- 2021 Vital Topic: Primer on Income. Sources/Indicators
- 2021 Vital Topic: COVID-19. Sources/Indicators
- 2020 Vital Signs Report: Millennials. Sources/Indicators
- 2020 Vital Topic: Millennial Technology. Sources/Indicators
- 2020 Vital Topic: Millennial Activism & Engagement. Sources/Indicators
- 2020 Vital Topic: Millennial Finances. Sources/Indicators
- 2019 Vital Signs Report: Full Edition. Sources/Indicators
- 2019 Vital Signs Topic: Sports & Recreation. Sources/Indicators
- 2019 Vital Topic: Green Spaces. Sources/Indicators
- 2019 Vital Topic: Philanthropy. Sources/Indicators
- 2019 Vital Topic: Indigenous Women. Sources/Indicators
- 2019 Vital Topic: Arts in Edmonton. Sources/Indicators
- 2018 Vital Topic: Senior Women in Edmonton. Sources/Indicators
- 2018 Vital Signs Report: Full Edition. Sources/Indicators
- 2018 Vital Topic: Visible Minority Women. Sources/Indicators
- 2018 Vital Topic: Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity
- 2018 Vital Topic: Women in Edmonton. Sources/Indicators
- 2017 Vital Signs Report on Belonging. Sources/Indicators
- 2016 Vital Signs Report on Newcomers. Sources/Indicators
- 2015 Vital Signs Report on Edmonton’s Aboriginal Communities. Sources/Indicators
- 2014 Vital Signs Report on Edmonton Youth. Sources/Indicators
- 2013 Vital Signs Report on Edmonton Food Security. Sources/Indicators