Canadian Index of Well-Being

The Canadian Index of Well-Being (CIW) is a new national instrument to measure whether quality of life of Canadians, in all its key dimensions, is getting better or worse. The CIW is developed by a consortium of partners led by the Atkinson Charitable Foundation and the Institute of Wellbeing. The CIW currently covers eight domains, all with their specific metrics and analysis. These include arts, culture and recreation, community vitality, democratic engagement, education, environment, healthy populations, living standards and time use. IISD participates in the development of the CIW overall, with particular responsibilities for the development of its future environmental domain.