Vital Signs

Children play a game outside with a leader from the Pacific Institute for Sport Education.

Celebrating 20 years of measuring wellbeing in Greater Victoria

For 20 years, the Victoria Foundation has produced Victoria’s Vital Signs report. This annual community check-up measures wellbeing in our region, identifies concerns and supports action on issues that are critical to our quality of life. Based on the results from our online citizen survey and local community data, we develop the report to connect philanthropy to community needs and opportunities. Since its 2006 inception, over 43,000 people have participated in the program locally.

Special thank you to the Toronto Foundation for developing and sharing the Vital Signs concept and Community Foundations of Canada for supporting a coordinated national Vital Signs initiative.

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2025 Report Highlights

Overall Quality of Life received a B grade

5280 Citizen Survey Participants

Best Thing About Living in Greater Victoria: Natural Environment

Most Important Issue Facing Greater Victoria: Cost of Living

The local impact of Victoria’s Vital Signs

What’s next for Victoria’s Vital Signs? A retrospective on 20 impactful years

When Victoria’s Vital Signs was first published in 2006, few could have predicted how significant this report would become in identifying the community’s most pressing issues. Nor could they have guessed the wide-scale change it would catalyze in the capital region — from a food security network to physical literacy initiatives, and more.

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Food Distribution Centre

Vital Signs played a pivotal role in the creation of the Food Distribution Centre as it uncovered the serious gaps in food security in Greater Victoria. This helped kickstart conversations between grocers, non-profits and leaders interested in creating a local food hub. Now, the centre collaborates with 33 grocers and redirects 10,000-12,000 pounds of food daily.

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Pacific Institute for Sport Education

In collaboration with the Victoria Foundation and the Cridge Centre for the Family, the Pacific Institute for Sport Education developed a program about physical literacy. Their goal was to proactively address health concerns by helping children learn how to stay healthy and find a pathway to live a happy life filled with quality activities and social connectedness.

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