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CCEDNet-Manitoba has, in response to the Manitoba government’s invitation for pre-budget submissions, provided recommendations that bring a CED perspective to the 2017/2018 budget. Our submission, which was sent to the Hon. Cameron Friesen, M.L.A., Minister of Finance, includes 10 budget recommendations based on policy resolutions that have been developed, debated and endorsed by the members of CCEDNet-Manitoba.

Our recommendations are as follows:

Invest in the recommendations presented in written submissions by the Manitoba Child Care Association, Make Poverty History Manitoba, and the Right to Housing Coalition.
Allocate sufficient resources to honour the multi-year funding agreements with organizations in the NPO Strategy.
Maintain funding for Neighbourhoods Alive!.
Invest significantly increased human and related resources to ensure the timely and effective implementation of The Accessibility for Manitobans Act.
Allocate funding for training and wrap-around supports (e.g. housing, addictions treatment, and cultural reclamation) to social enterprises that employ people at high risk of offending or re-offending.
Allocate $10M annually for social purchasing from social enterprise through Housing.
Invest in staffing to enable other departments (i.e. Infrastructure) to generate the value that Manitoba Housing has achieved through social purchasing.
Invest $250,000 to implement Year 3 of the Manitoba Social Enterprise Strategy.
Invest $250,000 to implement Year 4 of the Manitoba Co-operative Community Strategic Plan.
Maintain the existing NHFI budget and consider increases to scale up existing initiatives, expand into other Northern communities, and achieve new revenues through reductions in health costs and job creation.

Read CCEDNet-Manitoba’s full 2017-2018 pre-budget submission

To learn more, or to find out how you can use this document to draft your own pre-budget submissions, contact Kirsten Bernas at kbernas at ccednet-rcdec.ca

On October 4, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, presented his discussion paper entitled Towards a Poverty Reduction Strategy to the members of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA). This paper is designed to open a dialogue on the subject of poverty reduction in Canada and provides context and background information on this important issue.

Early sharing of this document allows time for consideration and review by interested individuals and organizations in advance of the broader consultation activities planned for 2017. Further details on this consultation will follow. Questions on this process can be sent to povertyreduction at canada.gc.ca.

A technical backgrounder on poverty in Canada will be posted on this page in the coming weeks. A copy can be obtained immediately by contacting povertyreduction at canada.gc.ca.

As part of the development of the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy, the Government of Canada will be launching the Tackling Poverty Together Project in 2017. This project will include case studies in six communities to provide a regional perspective as well as a broader understanding of poverty in communities across the country. This will enable the Government to hear directly from Canadians living in poverty and learn from organizations that deliver poverty reduction programs.

SOURCE: Employment and Social Development Canada

On September 26, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, announced two calls for proposals under the Innovative Solutions to Homelessness funding stream of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS). The two calls for proposals are seeking projects with innovative approaches and ideas that aim to prevent and reduce homelessness, particularly among Indigenous Canadians, youth, women fleeing violence and veterans.

The call for proposals for Microgrants is open until November 14, 2016. Stakeholders and organizations are invited to apply for small-scale project funding of up to $25,000. Projects will focus on exploring effective and innovative practices, tools or initiatives that prevent or reduce homelessness in Canada.

The call for proposals for Contribution Projects is open until November 14, 2016. Stakeholders and organizations are invited to apply for funding of between $25,000 and $500,000 for large-scale pilot projects that aim to test innovative and promising interventions and practices to prevent or reduce homelessness in Canada.

Once your application is completed, please submit all required documents by email to hkd-dci at hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca.

Who can apply?

The following organizations and individuals are eligible:

not-for-profit organizations;
municipal governments;
individuals;
research organizations and research institutes;
public health and educational institutions;
band/tribal councils and other Aboriginal organizations; and
in Quebec, Integrated Health and Social Services Centres and Integrated University Health and Social Services Centres are eligible for funding, consistent with the formal Canada-Quebec agreement.

Note: for-profit enterprises are eligible for funding, provided that the nature and intent of the project is non-commercial, does not generate profit, and has the support of the local community.

Eligible projects

Projects must meet the terms and conditions of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy.

Projects should not duplicate activities and costs funded under regional funding streams (Designated communities, Rural and Remote Homelessness, and Aboriginal Homelessness).

SOURCE: Employment and Social Development Canada

In theory, the recession has been over since 2009. But that theory means little for most workers in this country, who have only seen only 5 percent of economic growth since then accrue to them. We still have a jobs gap of 7.7 million jobs in order to return to pre-recession employment levels and absorb new workers, and the jobs that exist are often low-paying and unreliable as well—wages have stagnated even while productivity explodes.

And of course, the overall unemployment rate masks much higher jobless rates among younger workers, workers of color (unemployment rates are twice as high for African Americans as for white workers), and residents of weaker economies and neighborhoods without good access to job centers.

Rising income inequality and poverty levels make the goals of stabilizing distressed neighborhoods, increasing equal opportunity, and making a healthy home and neighborhood accessible to all many, many times harder. Community developers know this.

In fact, the community development field began as the community economic development field. Alexander von Hoffman wrote in our Winter ‘12/‘13 issue about how early CDCs tried to lure factories to distressed neighborhoods and invest in small businesses. It wasn’t easy, he noted: “Community development groups that invested directly in local supermarkets and restaurants often lived to rue the day, if they survived the ordeal. These kinds of early business failures were valuable, if painful, learning experiences for the new grassroots practitioners of community development.”

But at least some persevered. Despite the challenges, there are practitioners who have been supporting economic development in communities in need all along, whether it’s the community development financial institution field financing small businesses, community land trusts developing commercial space, or CDCs focusing on who builds their housing as well as who lives in it (one estimate is 150 jobs for every 100 units rehabbed).

Community economic development is not just a matter of helping some households to get jobs and pay their bills. Done thoughtfully, it’s about shifting the location of economic power. As Gar Alperovitz writes in our opening article, “One part of linking project-based work to systemic change efforts must involve creating institutions of democratized ownership of wealth (rather than elite individual ownership)—institutions that can generate revenue, provide jobs, and build up an independent economic base for the community over time.”

Among the kinds of institutions of community ownership that Alperovitz is talking about are worker-owned cooperatives (and here) and nonprofit-owned social enterprises (and here). These businesses are mission-oriented, concerned with creating good jobs for those who are in the most need of them, and are also likely to stay put in their communities.

Community economic development also means thinking not just about raw numbers of jobs. It means thinking about what kinds of jobs are created: Are they permanent, dignified, living wage jobs? Could they be union jobs? It means thinking about who has access to those jobs: Are there targets for hiring and contracting locally? Are there unnecessary barriers to getting those jobs? Is the job training and job retention support effective? It means thinking about the demand side: Who is spending money in your communities and could that spending power be turned toward local businesses that have a positive economic multiplier?

Who Owns It? – Click Here to Read the rest!

Originally published by shelterforce.org on October 2, 2014

Miriam Axel-Lute is editor of Shelterforce and associate director of the National Housing Institute. Her email is miriam at nhi.org. She has been a journalist, newspaper editor, freelance editor, parenting blogger, urban planning student, and community development consultant. Based in Albany, N.Y., she is a board member of the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region and the Community Development Alliance of the Capital District, and writes Looking Up, an award-winning column for Albany’s alt-weekly, Metroland. Find more of Miriam’s articles here

Up to twenty-five Francophone and bilingual collective businesses in Ontario will be eligible to receive a grant to improve their services thanks to a partnership between the Conseil de la coopération de l’Ontario (CCO), a member of the Canadian CED Network, and Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) under the Ontario Social Impact Vouchers’ program (OSIV).

The OSIV will allow collective entrepreneurs, both social enterprises and cooperatives to create jobs and achieve more social, cultural or environmental impacts on their activities, while adding value to Ontario’s Francophone and bilingual communities.

“With this investment, collective enterprises from all regions in Ontario will be able to reinforce their development by using CCO’s specialized services,” says Julien Geremie, Director of Development at CCO. “As the funds are available as of today, we are ready to work with project developers of interested groups.”

The 25 collective enterprises chosen for the program will also receive specialized support from CCO. Depending on the stage of development of the business during an initial evaluation, CCO’s team may suggest a personalized work plan including a market study, a feasibility study, a business plan or an operation budget.

“The Conseil de la coopération de l’Ontario plays a really important role in the collective enterprises sector,” said Tom Corr, OCE President and CEO. “We had tremendous success during the first year of the OSIV program and we are thrilled to be able to offer support to more collective enterprises with the help of CCO.”

Launched recently by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) in collaboration with Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development and Growth (MEDG), the OSIV program will provide services and resources through the distribution of up to 200 Social Impact Vouchers with a value of up to $3,000 per voucher to social entrepreneurs and enterprises. The vouchers will be distributed through delivery organizations selected by OCE after an open call and assessment process.

CCO is situated in the heart of a network of more than 300 partners with its three locations in Ottawa, Toronto and Sudbury. CCO is the only organization in Ontario which provides quality services to Francophone and bilingual social enterprises and cooperatives.

Those interested in the program should contact Julien Geremie for further details, julien.geremie at cco.coop

About the Conseil de la coopération de l’Ontario:

The Conseil de la coopération de l’Ontario is the only organization to support the sustainable and economic development of francophone and bilingual cooperatives and social enterprises in Ontario through education, promotion, consultation and services.

For more information, please contact:

Julien Geremie
Director of development
416-364-4545
julien.geremie at cco.coop

Nadine Olivier
Communication Coordinator
705-560-1121 ext. 101
nadine.olivier at cco.coop

SOURCE: The Conseil de la coopération de l’Ontario

On September 20, 2016 the International Leading Group on Social and Solidarity Economy (ILGSSE) held a high-level event organized by France and coordinated by the association The Mont-Blanc Meetings (MBM) – International Forum of the Social and Solidarity Economy Entrepreneurs as permanent secretariat.

In view of the Habitat III Conference, this event gathered high profile actors, including Minister of Families, Children and Social Development of Canada, Jean-Yves Duclos and Yvon Poirier, Secretary of the Canadian CED Network’s Board of Directors, to promote an economy that reconciles environmental, social and economic efficiency, providing multiple solutions coherent with an overall goal of sustainable development.

Follow on Twitter (#ESS #LeadingGroupSSE)

Watch Yvon Poirier’s presentation

Watch the full event recording on WEBTV.UN.ORG

PROGRAMME AND SPEAKERS

SSE as a vector of sustainable urban development

François Hollande, President of the French Republic
Head of States who will attend the event
Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development of Canada
André Vallini, Minister of State for Development and Francophonie of France
José Graziano Da Silva, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Chair of the UN inter-agencies Task-Force on SSE (UNTFSSE)
Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, General Secretary of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

Public policies for the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE)

How can local public policies support SSE’s development?

Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montréal and President of Metropolis
Christian Yaccarini, President and CEO of Société de développement Angus (SDA)
Yvon Poirier, Vice-coordinator of the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social Solidarity Economy (RIPESS) *Secretary of CCEDNet’s Board of Directors*
Carlos de Freitas, Director of Programs of the Global Fund for Cities Development (FMDV)

Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) for social and economic inclusion, social and environmental justice of cities and human settlements

How does SSE make it possible to build sustainable cities and human settlements and to provide a framework of urban inclusion?

Mercedes Peñas, First Lady of Costa Rica
Gilbert Houngbo, Deputy-Director General for Partnerships and Field Operations of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
Video “The housing cooperatives to access housing in Mali and Senegal”, ADER RIED project, co-financed by the European Union and the French Development Agency (AFD)
Rodrigo Gouveia, Director of Policy of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA)
Elisa Carolina Torrenegra, Latin America Vice-president of the International association of mutual benefit societies (AIM) and Executive Director of Gestarsalud

Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) to finance cities and territories

How does SSE mobilize and generate resources revealing the territorial development potentials?

Maria-Elena Querejazu, Vice-president of the International association of investors in the social economy (INAISE)
Chantal-Line Carpentier, Head of United Nations Conference on Trade And Development’s New York Office (UNCTAD)

Progress on implementing the International Leading Group on Social and Solidarity Economy (ILGSSE) joint declaration: one year later

Abdou Salam Fall, President of the Scientific Committee of the Mont-Blanc Meetings (MBM) – International Forum of the Social and Solidarity Economy Entrepreneurs

Announcement of a declaration from the International Leading Group on Social and Solidarity Economy (ILGSSE)

“SSE: key sector for a sustainable urban development”

Thierry Jeantet, President of the Mont-Blanc Meetings (MBM) – International Forum of the Social and Solidarity Economy Entrepreneurs

Discussion with the audience

Conclusion and acknowledgements

The Ville de Montréal and the Chantier de l’économie sociale, co-organizers of the Global Social Economy Forum – GSEF2016, are proud of this third meeting, which brought together more than 1,400 participants from about 60 countries. In total, some 200 social and solidarity economy (SSE) initiatives from Québec and elsewhere were presented in and around the GSEF2016. Montréal is the first North American host city of the forum since the founding of the GSEF in Seoul in 2013.

At the closing plenary session of the GSEF2016, the mayor of Montréal, Mr. Denis Coderre, unveiled the creation of a new international organization based in Montréal in partnership with Seoul, Mondragón, and Barcelona: the International Centre for Innovation and Knowledge Transfer on the Social and Solidarity Economy (C.I.T.I.E.S.). As a support to the GSEF association and its mission to foster collaboration between local governments and civil society, C.I.T.I.E.S.’ mission will be to facilitate the international dissemination and transmission of practices and knowledge of the social and solidarity economy.

“This centre is, in many regards, an important legacy of this Global Social Economy Forum – GSEF2016. It’s also wonderful news for all cities of the world and for Montréal, which will be able to see its many initiatives spread throughout the world. We are very proud to host this new organization. We believe that cities are always on the cutting edge of the future and that the social economy, by mobilizing collective entrepreneurship, is a key tool for the development of urban centres,” said Mr. Coderre.

GSEF2016 Declaration in Montreal: 6 Resolutions for the Sustainable Development of Cities

“All participants reaffirmed the importance of making the social economy’s collective knowledge accessible to help face the growing challenges of the 21^st century with the dissemination of information, the exchange of best practices, and the mutual support that can extend to financial assistance. To this end, four resolutions were drafted that express the international solidarity of SSE organizations,” said Mr. Jean-Martin Aussant, executive director of the Chantier de l’économie sociale.

The participants of the GSEF2016 Forum in Montréal are committed to working on the sustainable development of cities and to:

Recognize the central role of SSE organizations to overcome the current challenges and to promote a renewed participatory democracy
Multiply participatory governance spaces
Build an inclusive movement for all men and women of all ages and origins.
Build public-private-community partnerships to meet the needs and aspirations of our communities
Share our visions, experiences and achievements to promote social innovation, including through CITIES, a strategic partner of GSEF
Recognize and support youth as important actors for the future of the SSE movement.

Toward the GSEF2018

The GSEF Association met today in its General Assembly where they, among other items, agreed on the location of the next Forum. The SSE community will meet again in two years to take stock of the situation and discuss the best practices to adopt to ensure that the SSE takes its place alongside the private and public sectors.

“I hope that the commitment to the SSE mentioned in the Montréal Declaration makes a significant contribution that allows us to find solutions to the challenges that we all face,” said Mr. Park Won Soon, mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Seoul and GSEF co-chair. I am pleased to announce that the city of Bilbao, Spain, has been chosen to host the GSEF2018. Bilbao, the economic capital of the Basque Country, is a model that will certainly inspire many other large cities by encouraging them to join the movement and make the social and solidarity economy a priority,” he added.

Ms. Dominique Anglade, Minister of Economy, Science and Innovation, and Minister Responsible for the Digital Strategy for Quebec stated : “The Government of Québec is very active in the development of the social economy. The Government Social Economy Action Plan 2015–2020 will direct our actions in this area over the next few years. This plan contains concrete measures to help collective enterprises at all steps of their growth so that they can fully contribute to Québec’s socioeconomic development,” stated.

Minister of Families, Children and Social Development for Canada, Mr. Jean-Yves Duclos concluded with, “I would like to congratulate all participants and the organizers of this forum. It was a tremendous success. Clearly, the discussions that took place here have been productive and fruitful. What is important now is that these ideas develop and gain traction in contemporary thought.”

The global social economy forum – GSEF2016 has been made possible thanks to the financial participation of the Government ofCanada, the Government of Québec, and affiliated partners.

About the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF)

The Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF) is an international association bringing together local governments and civil society stakeholders committed to supporting the development of the social and solidarity economy (SSE). Its mission is to promote cooperation among social and solidarity economy organizations and local governments to stimulate the creation of quality jobs, equitable growth, and the advancement of participatory democracy and sustainable development. During the association’s founding meeting in 2013, its members issued a declaration laying out their intentions and objectives. In 2014, members adopted a charter establishing its principles and operations, including the holding of a forum every two years.

The first two editions of the GSEF took place in Seoul in 2013 and 2014 respectively and each brought more than 1,000 people together.

Social Media: #GSEF2016
Facebook: Gsef2016
Twitter: @gsef2016

*** GSEF2016 photos are available here: http://bit.ly/2cpntKm

For further information: Amély Tremblay/Mélodie Ménard/Isabelle Paquette, Morin Relations Publiques, amely at morinrp.com / melodie at morinrp.com / isabelle at morinrp.com, 514 774-8522 / 514 561-1966 / 514 581-8981

SOURCE: CNW Newswire

Ontario’s social entrepreneurs and enterprises are being actively encouraged to create jobs and attract investment while promoting positive social and environmental impacts through the new Ontario Social Impact Voucher (OSIV) program.

Launched by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) in collaboration with Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development and Growth (MEDG), the OSIV program will provide services and resources through the distribution of up to 200 Social Impact Vouchers with a value of up to $3,000 per voucher to social entrepreneurs and enterprises. The vouchers will be distributed through delivery organizations selected by OCE after an open call and assessment process.

OCE President & CEO Dr. Tom Corr says the success of the pilot bodes well for the future of the program.

“This program is all about partnering with government to give opportunities to promising social entrepreneurs and allowing them to literally take their ideas and transform them into experience which creates viable, scalable, socially conscious businesses here in Ontario.”

Interested social entrepreneurs and enterprises will apply for entrepreneurship skills training and knowledge-building opportunities via AccessOCE, OCE’s online application system. OSIV program vouchers will flow directly to the delivery organizations and be redeemed by the selected social entrepreneurs and enterprises. Following the model established by the pilot program, social entrepreneurs and enterprises applying for a voucher must seek endorsement from a member of the ONE network such as a Regional Innovation Centre (RIC), Campus-Linked Accelerator (CLA), Small Business Enterprise Centre (SBEC), On-Campus Entrepreneurship Activities (OCEA), or an OCE Business Development Manager.

Ontario’ Minister of Economic Development and Growth Brad Duguid says the expansion of the program is a natural fit for both OCE and the province.

“Social enterprises contribute to Ontario’s economy and their growth is a key part of our government’s long-term economic plan. Through initiatives like the Ontario Social Impact Voucher program, we’re doing our best to create the right environment for social enterprises so that these profitable and positive businesses can generate jobs in our communities and contribute to a dynamic economic climate.”

Earlier this year, OCE invited organizations with expertise in social enterprise development to apply as service providers. The following were selected:

Schlegel Centre for Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation, Wilfrid Laurier University
80-20 Growth Corporation
PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise *a member of the Canadian CED Network*
Centre for Social Innovation
Impact Hub Ottawa
MaRS Centre for Impact Investing (MCII)
The Conseil de la coopération de l’Ontario *a member of the Canadian CED Network*
Centre for Innovative Social Enterprise Development
Community Innovation Lab

The deadline for social enterprises applying for vouchers is July 31, 2017. OSIV is managed by OCE on behalf of MEDG.

Find out more details on the Ontario Social Impact Voucher Program

About Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) Inc. (www.oce-ontario.org)
Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) drives the commercialization of cutting-edge research to build the economy of tomorrow and secure Ontario’s global competitiveness. OCE fosters the training and development of the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs and is a key partner with Ontario’s industry, universities, colleges, research hospitals, domestic and foreign investors, and government ministries. A champion of leading-edge technologies, best practices, innovation, entrepreneurship and research, OCE invests in such areas as advanced health, information and communications technology, digital media, advanced materials and manufacturing, agri-food, aerospace, transportation, energy, and the environment including water and mining. OCE is a key partner in delivering Ontario’s Innovation Agenda as a member of the province’s Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs (ONE), which helps Ontario-based entrepreneurs and industry rapidly grow their company and create jobs. Learn more at www.onebusiness.ca

For further information: Contact Program Lead Natalia Lobo at Natalia.Lobo at oce-ontario.org or 416-861-1092 ext. 1061.

SOURCE: CNW Newswire

Our recommendations are as follows:

Read CCEDNet-Manitoba’s full 2017-2018 pre-budget submission

Who can apply?

Eligible projects

How to apply

Timeline

Who Owns It? – Click Here to Read the rest!

Read the letter to Hon. Stéphane Dion

About the Conseil de la coopération de l’Ontario:

Watch Yvon Poirier’s presentation

Watch the full event recording on WEBTV.UN.ORG

PROGRAMME AND SPEAKERS

SSE as a vector of sustainable urban development

Public policies for the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE)

Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) for social and economic inclusion, social and environmental justice of cities and human settlements

Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) to finance cities and territories

Progress on implementing the International Leading Group on Social and Solidarity Economy (ILGSSE) joint declaration: one year later

Announcement of a declaration from the International Leading Group on Social and Solidarity Economy (ILGSSE)

Discussion with the audience

Conclusion and acknowledgements

Ideal candidates are:

Download the National Portal Project Info Card

Enter the Young Social Entrepreneur Contest

Contest Details

Eligibility

Nominations

Voting Round

For more details visit thefairtradeshow.com/YSE/

GSEF2016 Declaration in Montreal: 6 Resolutions for the Sustainable Development of Cities

Toward the GSEF2018

About the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF)

Find out more details on the Ontario Social Impact Voucher Program