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Provincial, territorial and local government spending across Canada is in excess of $400 billion annually. And even at these current levels, budgets continue to be squeezed, cut and restricted. Meanwhile social challenges…
This report reviews the economic inclusion achievements and challenges of the East Baltimore Revitalization Initiative, a major community development project. It examines the use of local residents in construction jobs…
It took 3500 people almost three years to come up with Resetting the Table – A People’s Food Policy for Canada. This grassroots response to the crises in our food…
REDF commissioned a first-of-its-kind jobs study to evaluate the impact of social enterprise for people facing barriers to work and its benefits for society. Social enterprises (SEs) are mission-driven businesses…
Focusing on the development of a sustainable future for rural and northern regions, this eBook touches on the themes of governance, community, economic, and social development, as well as development…
Collective enterprises in the social and solidarity economy are economic actors, engaged in market activity while committed to and meeting larger societal objectives. They are now part of an ensemble…
As an older industrial city, Newark continues to rebuild and reimagine its economy. The large anchor organizations headquartered in the city are a tremendous asset. They are the largest employers…
Social procurement is a process that targets social impact as a desired or required quality in goods or services to be purchased. It is commonly practiced by individuals, businesses and…
In the 2000s, community advocates spent several years calling for a comprehensive provincial poverty reduction plan that shows Manitobans how far we have come and where the province plans to…
Social enterprise has been a growing practice in the non-profit sector, with innovators seeing value in using the market to accomplish social goals and governments showing increased interest in this…
This paper focusses on improving support into the job market for people with health conditions and disabilities and those facing long-term unemployment, who face considerable disadvantages. Growth in the economy…
A Report on a Commons Strategies Group Workshop Berlin, Germany August 27-28, 2014 For people who participate in commons, peer production, or co-operatives, the emerging economy presents a frustrating paradox…
