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A municipal strategy to reduce urban poverty addresses the roots of inequality Like many major metropolitan areas in the United States, Toronto is experiencing fast-paced growth. Canada’s finance and business…
Every year, members of CCEDNet – Manitoba gather to create a pragmatic, wide-ranging and solutions-focused set of public policy resolutions to strengthen their work and address issues related to poverty,…
We at the Canadian CED Network would like to wish you all a very happy holidays and warm wishes for a good start to 2016. Our offices will be closed…
In his recent mandate letter to Minister Christopher Mitchelmore, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball followed through on a campaign commitment to develop a social enterprise strategy for the province….
In 2016, LITE will award Community Economic Development Grants in the month of June. Grant recipients will be notified in May. LITE funds initiatives that directly create jobs, or leverage…
Cities offer the scale needed for transformative change — large enough to matter, but small enough to manage. Universities and colleges are also civic actors in their own right. They…
Poverty reduction has no silver bullet. Nor should we expect one. The exhausting and overwhelming work of reducing poverty must take a comprehensive, long-term approach that is led by the…
Great news: you are now able to submit CED-related events, toolbox resources (e.g. research reports, case studies, books, videos, etc.), blog posts, and jobs directly to the CCEDNet website to…
Serving as mayor provides one with an array of opportunities to demean oneself on a regular basis—funny hats and dunk tanks tend to be involved. However, for me, and for…
As part of our annual review, we would like to profile the many contributions — big and small — made by CCEDNet members over the last year to building stronger Canadian…
I admit that I have been on both sides of the debate about the definition of social enterprise: sometimes staunchly defending it as critical and essential, and at others times…
Following on the heels of the November 16 throne speech, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger made an announcement this morning at the annual LITE Wild Blueberry Pancake Breakfast that builds on…