Posted: March 9, 2010
The Social Economy stories are designed to provide practitioners’ perspectives on what the Social Economy means to them and their communities. In particular, the stories featured here highlight the voices of Aboriginal, immigrant and women practitioners. Check back, each month as the Canadian CED Network will be featuring a new practitioner of the month.
This collection of thirteen case studies provides short anecdotes about 13 geographically diverse examples of Community Economic Development in Canada.
Posted: February 15, 2010
The provincial government of Prince Edward Island is establishing a new Secretariat - called Rural Development PEI - to implement the 40 Actions set out in the Rural Action Plan.
This Rural Development Action plan creates Community Economic Development Investment Funds, modelled after Nova Scotia. It also establishes a Community Accounts data system similar to that in Newfoundland and Labrador, and increases funding to Community Economic Development.
The Urban Aboriginal Economic Development National Network is an open and inclusive multi-stakeholder network of researchers and practitioners working in urban Aboriginal and Métis communities. This includes organizations, universities, federal/ provincial/ municipal and Aboriginal governments, private industry, community groups, and NGO’s.
Posted: December 30, 2009
On Wednesday, October 28th, Mr. Michael Toye, Executive Director of the Canadian CED Network, made a formal presentation to the House of Common's Standing Committee on Finance (FINA). Toye's presentation, which was part of the Pre-Budget Consultations 2009, emphasized the importance of addressing the immediate needs of the most vulnerable Canadians who have been hardest hit by the economic downturn.
