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September 10th, 2015. On the occasion of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit to be held on 25-27 September in New York, Madani Koumare, President of the National Network for…
British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Yukon and Canada are jointly engaged in the implementation of the Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System (Cooperative System). The Cooperative System…
Recent research on the economic impact of the co-operative sector in Canada show that its activity contributes over $50 billion dollars to the Canadian economy and supports over 600,000 jobs….
Sean Markey doesn’t mince words. “We have been neglecting rural Canada,” he said. “There is no question about it. Despite the vital role of rural places in this country we…
The Board of Directors of RDÉE Canada, a member of the Canadian CED Network, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jean-Guy D. Bigeau as President and Executive Director of the organization. Hailing…
Visit our Action for Community Economies page for resources and recommendations on how community investment and spending can be strengthened to promote inclusive and sustainable local economies. Let’s put action…
Public Safety Canada is seeking proposals for developing a strategic plan and proof-of-concept pilot projects for testing the use of social finance mechanisms in the domain of crime prevention. The…
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is conducting a study of microcredit to gain a better understanding of the types of microcredit programs that are offered by various organizations…
Social Finance Forum 2015: Unplugged MaRS Centre for Impact Investing is gearing up to bring together the best and brightest in social finance for the 8th annual Social Finance Forum,…
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities has issued a report on the potential for social finance…
How do we define ‘new economies’? What are the edges and contours of emerging ideas that put people, place and planet first? One Earth and the Canadian Community Economic Development…
The Government of Canada has issued a new Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit bids to establish up to three separate contracts to tackle persistent social problems. Successful bidders will work…