Category: Policy Development & Advocacy

Above L to R: Comox Valley MLA Don McRae, Councillors Jesse Ketler & Sean Sullivan, Minister Stilwell, Mayor Baird, Social Procurement Consultant Sandra Hamilton, David LePage, Buy Social Canada Victoria…

Budget 2016 was tabled Tuesday in the House of Commons. As part of pre-budget consultations, CCEDNet and many of our members and partners prepared recommendations that have been posted on…

Elections are a time when advocates take the stage to promote public and political education on the policy we work on all year round. It can be difficult to cut…

The 2016 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), projects a federal deficit of $29.2 billion for 2016-17 when Liberal platform measures are…

Toronto MP Ahmed Hussen has introduced a private member’s bill that would allow the federal government to require information on the community benefits generated by construction, maintenance or repair contracts…

The Canadian CED Network’s Policy Council submitted a response to the federal government’s invitation for pre-budget submissions for the 2016 Federal Budget, and Executive Director Michael Toye presented it to…

The Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) is looking for the opinions and ideas of members of the public and economic stakeholders on the economic strengths, challenges and problems impacting…

Policy Questions for Candidates and Election Events With Manitoba’s elections upcoming on April 19, 2016, staff and members of the Canadian CED Network – Manitoba are calling on all registered…

The Manitoba government will establish a new $10-million loan fund to support social enterprise, creating more employment and training opportunities for people who face barriers to work, Housing and Community…

Encouraging entrepreneurship among disadvantaged groups can help boost jobs and tackle social exclusion, according to a new joint report by the OECD and European Commission. The Missing Entrepreneurs 2015 looks at European…

The federal government has released an open invitation for pre-budget submissions from Canadians in advance of the 2016 Federal Budget. The government has not set a date for the finalized…

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,…