C2U = Community + College + University

C2UExpo is a biannual conference that explores the edge of community-college-university partnerships as catalysts for social innovation. Formerly hosted by Carleton University (2015) and Memorial University (2013), the event will attract 500 delegates from around the globe to Simon Fraser University (Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, British Columbia) from May 1–5, 2017.

Registration opens soon

Learn more about C2UExpo 2017

Every year, C2Uexpo expands to include more topics and areas of expertise. At the same time, they strive to keep the level of interactivity of engagement that comes from fostering dialogue among community, post-secondary and government.

4 Themes to Spark Dialogue

The engagement process: powerful questions, powerful questioning: Critically examine the methods that open doors to dialogue, and explore the policy and practice behind community-campus engagement.

The C2U project life cycle: Conception, birth, development and rebirth. Celebrate community-campus partnerships that have led to tangible changes – such as reducing homelessness, preserving the environment and creating access to credit.

Comprehensive C2U engagement: Community-engaged research, participatory action research, experiential education (service learning, co-op, practicums), alliance building and so on – Explore the full range of community-campus partnerships.

C2U without borders: Critically examine the methods that open doors to dialogue, and explore the policy and practice behind community-campus engagement.

Kinds of Community-Campus Collaborations are Included at C2UExpo

Research: community-engaged researched, participatory action research
Experiential education: co-operative education, service learning, practicums
Senior leadership: alliance-building with public and private sectors, domestic and international
Social innovation: incubators, maker lab spaces, entrepreneurial ventures
Arts for social change: participatory public or social art events, installations, puppetry, murals, poetry or spoken word

5:30pm
Anvil Centre

Join longtime CCEDNet member Shaun Loney for the launch of his new book An Army of Problem Solvers.

First Nations reconciliation has to include rebuilding local economies. Problem solvers such as social enterprises, social entrepreneurs and the small farm movement are demonstrating we can tackle society's most stubborn problems affordably. How do we reinvent government to make it all happen?

Learn More About An Army of Problem Solvers

About the Author

Shaun Loney, a longtime member of the Canadian CED Network, is an Ashoka Fellow (first in Canadian Prairies) and Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year (2014). He has co-founded and mentored 11 social enterprises including BUILD Inc (2011 Scotia Bank EcoLiving Green Business of the year and 2013 Manitoba Apprenticeship Employer of the Year). Shaun was Director of Energy Policy for the Government of Manitoba (2002-2008 and political advisor to Gary Doer's NDP (1997-2002).

Hosted by Green Jobs BC

6:30 PM
Camosen College 

Join longtime CCEDNet member Shaun Loney for the launch of his new book An Army of Problem Solvers.

First Nations reconciliation has to include rebuilding local economies. Problem solvers such as social enterprises, social entrepreneurs and the small farm movement are demonstrating we can tackle society's most stubborn problems affordably. How do we reinvent government to make it all happen?

Learn More About An Army of Problem Solvers

About the Author

Shaun Loney, a longtime member of the Canadian CED Network, is an Ashoka Fellow (first in Canadian Prairies) and Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year (2014). He has co-founded and mentored 11 social enterprises including BUILD Inc (2011 Scotia Bank EcoLiving Green Business of the year and 2013 Manitoba Apprenticeship Employer of the Year). Shaun was Director of Energy Policy for the Government of Manitoba (2002-2008 and political advisor to Gary Doer's NDP (1997-2002).

Hosted by SE Catalyst 2016

5:30pm
Groundswell, 566 Powell Street

Join longtime CCEDNet member Shaun Loney for the launch of his new book An Army of Problem Solvers.

First Nations reconciliation has to include rebuilding local economies. Problem solvers such as social enterprises, social entrepreneurs and the small farm movement are demonstrating we can tackle society's most stubborn problems affordably. How do we reinvent government to make it all happen?

Learn More About An Army of Problem Solvers

About the Author

Shaun Loney, a longtime member of the Canadian CED Network, is an Ashoka Fellow (first in Canadian Prairies) and Ernst and Young's Entrepreneur of the Year (2014). He has co-founded and mentored 11 social enterprises including BUILD Inc (2011 Scotia Bank EcoLiving Green Business of the year and 2013 Manitoba Apprenticeship Employer of the Year). Shaun was Director of Energy Policy for the Government of Manitoba (2002-2008 and political advisor to Gary Doer's NDP (1997-2002).

Hosted by Buy Social Canada

Contact: david at asiccc.ca

How to enable individual investment in community economic development is a fundamental question for those working to support the creation and growth of initiatives with social impact. Since 1999, Nova Scotia has used the model of Community Economic Development Investment Funds (CEDIFs), capital pooled from contributions by individuals, corporations and trusts within a defined community and used to fund business development within the defined community.

New Brunswick is the latest province to implement legislation to enable community investment through Community Economic Development Corporations (CEDCs). Individuals will now be able to purchase shares or securities in CEDCs in their local community to pool their resources together to invest in eligible community projects. CEDCs will be controlled by a local group of officers and directors.

Learn about what's unique about the New Brunswick model for community investment, key lessons learned in establishing the CEDC legislation, and more!

PRESENTER

Jeff Harriman, Senior Analyst-Capital Markets, Financial and Consumer Service Commission (FCNB)

Jeff is a Chartered Accountant, and is the FCNB’s main point of contact for our Fullsail capital markets initiatives. Currently he is working on a number of programs and initiatives relating to FCNB’s access to capital focus. Jeff joined the FCNB in June, 2007 in the Regulatory Affairs division as a Securities Analyst where his responsibilities included financial statement, and prospectus reviews. He has experience on several National Finance Committees. Prior to joining the Commission Jeff worked for 10 years with Deloitte & Touche, LLP, 7 within Saint John and 3 in Brisbane, Australia.

HOST

Wendy Keats, Executive Director of the Co-operative Enterprise Council of New Brunswick and CCEDNet Board Member

Wendy Keats is a co-founder and the Executive Director of the Co-operative Enterprise Council of New Brunswick, a leading CED agency in the province. Prior to this, she spent 18 years as a private CED consultant and trainer working with nearly 200 community groups in organizational development, strategic planning, governance, project management, and many other development areas. Wendy is a certified mediator and served as a senior faculty member of UPEI’s Centre for Conflict Studies for more than a decade.  She provides training and mediation services to all levels of government, business and the community. Wendy sits on numerous boards and committees related to CED and has a special passion for youth engagement and renewable energy.  She lives completely off-the-grid in the woods of Salisbury, tending her gardens and relaxing on the river whenever the hectic world of CED allows it.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• New Brunswick Announces Draft Regulations for Community Economic Development Investment Funds
• New Brunswick Publishes Regulations Creating CED Corporations
• Community Economic Development Investment Funds: The Nova Scotia Experience
• CEDC Expression of Interest Form
• Offering Document for CEDCs

12pm to 1pm Mountain Time

How might local capital improve economic development in Albertan communities? Would it result in diversification, job creation, development of value added agriculture and downtown revitalization?

The Unleashing Local Capital Program helps communities establish Opportunity Development Co-operatives, or ODCs. ODCs are community led enterprises that raise capital through the sale of RRSP and TFSA eligible shares to finance local business development. Strong examples include the Sangudo and Crowsnest Pass Opportunity Development Co-operatives.

Register for the Unleashing Local Capital lunch and learn webinar

Lunchtime webinar provides

• An overview of Unleashing Local Capital Program, background and local Albertan examples
• How to start an Opportunity Development Co-operative
• The capital raising process
• How local capital can drive economic development
• Rules and regulations related to local financing, and how to raise capital in accordance to the current rules

There will also be time for discussions and questions and answer

This webinar explains how ODCs can be another arrow in your economic development quiver. If you are looking for strategies around addressing economic leakage, succession planning, financing new businesses and growth, this webinar is for you!

If you have any questions, please contact Seth Leon, manager of co-operative services, at sleon at acca.coop