This report outlines the results of an education and engagement process that included a series of workshops and consultations with members of ethnocultural organizations and the greater immigrant and refugee community in Manitoba on the topic of social enterprise creation as part of a Community Economic Development (CED) strategy. The workshops build on a process, which has been occurring over a number of years in conjunction with a research project the Canadian CED Network (CCEDNet) undertook looking at the existence of, and potential for, CED activities in ethnocultural organizations in Manitoba and how CED and social enterprise can create more sustainable community groups, provide employment and to create greater cohesion in ethnocultural organizations. It represents a significant step in the creation of various social enterprises amongst various ethnocultural organizations and a general scaling-up of CED and social enterprise activities in the ethnocultural community in general.

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