You may find it helpful to find local information about Nanaimo for many of these assignment topics. Some cities produce Community Profiles, which often add some useful local context to StatCan data. Check out Nanaimo's Community Profile as an example. Search for these using Google with search terms like: "community profile" victoria
You may wish to search various City of Nanaimo and Regional District of Nanaimo webpages as related to your selected topic. There may also be local organizations or groups that relate to your topic; you can use Google to find these. Below are some examples to help you get started: