Category: What’s New

017_canadian_ced_network_manitoba_-_credit_to_tracey_goncalves_gov_of_mb_photographer.jpg Earlier this month, Canadian CED Network – Manitoba was recognized for its work in educating Manitobans about the environmental, social, and economic benefits of sustainable development. Each year, the…

      Manitobans need a poverty reduction and social inclusion strategy that recognizes and builds on the important CED initiatives that are building stronger communities across the province. This…

On March 19, the Québec Government introduced the Social Economy Act. The objective of this bill is to recognize the contribution of the social economy to the socioeconomic development of…

Community investment, not austerity, the key to economic growth Austerity measures are not the way to kickstart an already stagnant economy, warns the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.    With…

British Columbia will soon become home to a new corporate structure designed to bridge the gap between for-profit businesses and non-profit enterprises. The B.C. government approved regulations in early March…

The Spark service of the Canadian CED Network and enp-mb invite you to attend the Spring 2013 Strengthening Non-Profits Workshops. Workshops: Click for descriptions & facilitator bios: 1. Effective Facilitation…

The Canadian CED Network is Proud to Announce the Return of CreateAction! Now in it’s 9th incarnation, the CreateAction program will again be funded by Human Resources and Skills Development…

13 Canadian community-based organizations receive $255,000 from The‍ Co-operators Numerous CCEDNet members are among the 13 community organizations for whom The Co-operators has announced $255,000 in funding. The funding, provided…

Despite the notoriety of being the site of Canada’s first Tim Horton’s in 1964, the latter part of the 20th century was a decades-long, painful process of deindustrialization that hit…

Over the past year, we have been working hard to improve our website and our virtual capacity to connect our members and people working to create inclusive and sustainable economies…

All the latest CED news and events from the SFU community! Simon Fraser University’s Community Economic Development program recently published their newsletter for February 2013. In this issue, Nicole Chaland (program…

Building Urban Industries for Local Development (BUILD) and the Brandon Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP) operate as social enterprises in Manitoba. They perform energy efficiency retrofits on low-income homes while providing…