Localizing prosperity is about building upon existing strengths so that communities can develop from within, maximizing the local economic and social benefits for everyone.

It is based on a virtuous circle of local empowerment, thriving local business and wellbeing (diagram on the right).

This spring CCEDNet – Manitoba members identified poverty reduction, social enterprise and housing as priority areas for the 2015 provincial budget.

CCEDNet recently sent letters to all federal party leaders, the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development and federal party critics on Aboriginal Affairs urging the Government of Canada and all parties in the House of Commons to adopt a resolution approving the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples concerning the

Creating Inclusive Employment: The Manitoba Social Enterprise Strategy

May 12, 2015