NEWLY FORMED – SOUTHWEST ONTARIO DATA CONSORTIUM
Walkerton, ON (Sept 17, 2025) – We are excited to announce the newly formed Southwest Ontario Data Consortium. 6 regions have formed a partnership as founding members; The Four County Labour Market Planning Board (Lead), The City of London (Co-Lead), Workforce Collective (Niagara), Workforce Windsor-Essex, Sarnia Lambton Workforce Development Board, and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent.
This regional partnership has allowed our organizations who did not previously have a data consortium to join; access to valuable data which will increase support for economic and workforce research efforts. As a data consortium this allows our founding and community members access to the Community Data Program that would not have been possible without this collaboration.
We serve Bruce, Grey, Huron and Perth counties and will be seeking interest from our local partners who wish to learn more or want to know how to join as a member. Further communications will be posted for information sessions to come in October or November. Feel free to reach out to us directly or follow our newsletter at www.planningboard.ca/news to ensure you receive updates.
As the lead organization for this consortium should you have any questions on how this works for other regions or are not sure who to contact you can apply directly online with the Community Data Program www.communitydata.ca or reach out to our staff at [email protected] or 519-881-2725.
As we navigate through changes in our economy and workforce partnerships like these are priceless to our planning process. We look forward to working with our local leaders, residents and community members to create sustainable and thriving communities through evidence-based planning.
Dana Soucie, Executive Director
Four County Labour Market Planning Board
Lead – Southwest Ontario Data Consortium
