Poverty, homelessness, environmental degradation, inadequate child care, and gaps in social programs are resulting in worsening conditions in many communities. Community economic development offers a holistic approach to tackling these issues. In order to be successful, it needs a supportive public policy environment.
Posted: March 2, 2009
By Richard Bridge and Stacey Corriveau, for the BC Centre for Social Enterprise
"Social Enterprise" is not a legal expression in Canada. There is no national or provincial social enterprise act or regulation that defines it or gives it legal form or structure. It is not addressed in the voluminous federal Income Tax Act as something distinct and worthy of unique treatment.
Posted: March 2, 2009
Posted: February 16, 2009
The blending of social and economic objectives is taking root
across the world as the best means to replace dependency and exclusion
with self-determination and self-sufficiency.
Posted: February 3, 2009
Posted: January 29, 2009
OTTAWA -- Today's federal budget leaves hundreds of thousands of vulnerable Canadians hanging on a very short rope and won't provide the immediate stimulus our economy needs, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
The budget fails to expand Employment Insurance (EI) to ensure laid-off Canadians are eligible for benefits and its infrastructure promises require the provinces and municipalities to match funding -- a condition that will stall many projects.
