Some Notes on Fieldwork in South-West Montreal

I have been involved in several social projects in the South-West Montreal (aka le Sud-Ouest) since the beginning of the pandemic. Our aim is to alleviate the social isolation of low income seniors living alone. I tried to use some data analysis to guide us to identify the low income seniors. I made use of public data resources such as Statistics Canada, Montréal Données Ouvertes and Census Canada.

Social Housing in Montreal: An Analysis Using the Data from Montréal Données Ouvertes (IN FRENCH)

There is a huge need for social housing in Quebec Social housing crisis -Radio Canada and the needs are constantly increasing due to the real estate speculation of the last decades Real estate speculation - IRIS.

You can read the whole analysis here.

Poverty and Social Inequality in Montreal Neighborhoods according to 2016 Census

An exploratory analysis on poverty and social inequality in Montreal neighbourhoods. Tidyverse, Leaflet, SF, Cansim and Cancensus are the main packages used in the analysis.

You can read the whole analysis here.