Category: Policy Development & Advocacy
On October 24, 2018, Winnipeggers will go to the polls to elect a mayor, city council, and school trustees. Our city, like many in Canada, continues to face high poverty…
Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, announced the release of Inclusive Innovation:…
Canada is a prosperous country, yet in 2015 roughly 1 in 8 Canadians lived in poverty. The vision of Opportunity for All – Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy is a…
The Government of the United Kingdom has launched their first Civil Society Strategy in 15 years. The Strategy will build stronger communities by bringing together businesses, charities and the public sector, the Government…
The Canadian CED Network’s Policy Council submitted a response to the federal government’s invitation for pre-budget submissions for the 2019 Federal Budget. This year, the House of Commons Standing Committee on…
The government needs to ‘do different,’ by rethinking the way they partner with social purpose organizations and empowering community-level responses to the challenges that matter to them. Let’s unleash the…
A new, landmark agreement for key public-sector infrastructure projects in B.C. will deliver good-paying jobs, better training and apprenticeships, and more trades opportunities for Indigenous peoples, women and youth around…
It’s my pleasure to release our newest report, Connected and Ready: The Impact of the Manitoba Social Enterprise Strategy. This report is an impact analysis of the Manitoba Social Enterprise…
Sheldon Pollett, Executive Director at Choices for Youth, speaking at the release of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Social Enterprise Action Plan On May 30, 2018, the Honourable Christopher Mitchelmore, Minister of…
The Province of Manitoba is creating a new Economic Growth Strategy that will aim to deal with current challenges in the province’s economic development system as well as leverage opportunities…
Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC), a member of the Canadian CED Network, welcomes the April 5 news release from Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) in which they have unveiled some details…
View the PDF version The Canadian CED Network continues to be busy and 2017 was no exception. Here is an overview of some of our accomplishments. 2017 Highlights • Web traffic continues to…