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. You can learn more about the ESPC by clicking here. We also work with a committee of community experts to ensure the report is examining the right issues.

This year we’re conducting Vital Signs a little differently. In addition to our annual report we’ll also be focusing on individual issues, Vital Topics, that are timely and important to Edmonton throughout the year.

Watch the 2021 Vital Signs launch and analysis below:

Follow the links below to read our Vital Signs topics and full reports:

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