Canadian CED Network

Format: Case study

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A Very Hostile System in Which to Live: Aboriginal Electoral Participation in Winnipeg’s Inner City

This report attempts to determine whether Aboriginal people in Winnipeg’s inner city vote in mainstream elections, and if not, why not. It provides evidence to show that Aboriginal people constitute…
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A Scan of Community Economic Development Organizations, Rural Communities and First Nations in Manitoba and their Participation

The growth of the New Economy has the potential to positively benefit community economic development (CED) organizations, rural communities and First Nations in Manitoba. Organizations and communities have not necessarily…
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Closing the Economic Gap in Northern Manitoba: Sustained Economic Development for Manitoba’s First Nation Communities

This report explores some of the existing work done by others on the barriers Canada’s Indigenous Peoples face in participating in natural resource management, providing a synopsis that will hopefully…
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Case Study of the Impact of a Community Learning Network on CED in the New Economy

This case study investigates the impact of Learning for Life (LFL) project, a Community Learning Network (CLN) project funded by the Office of Learning Technologies, Human Resources Development Canada, on…
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Understanding the Real Advantage: Maximizing High-Speed Technology to Enhance Production and Encourage Growth in Rural Areas

The main purpose of this research project is to determine what factors are obstructing high-speed Internet use in the rural district of St-Pierre-Jolys and the RM of De Salaberry. Two…
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Implementing and Evaluating and Inner City Local Exchange Trading System

This report describes the development of a Local Exchange Trading System (LETS) in Winnipeg and the impact of the LETS upon its members. It sets this description within the historical…
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Young Women Work: Community Economic Development to Reduce Women’s Poverty and Improve Income

This report explores the barriers and opportunities for young women in the “new” economy, and outlines Community Economic Development approaches to preventing poverty among young women ages 15 -24. The…
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Social Housing, Neighbourhood Revitalization and Community Economic Development

Winnipeg is forced to address the problem of inner-city decline with fewer financial and program resources than are available in larger cities. This report examines the processes of housing production…
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Training Options that would Increase Employment Opportunities for Local People in Resource Extraction Projects in Northern Communities

This report discusses employment opportunities in resource extraction projects in Northern communities. It examines current levels of employment and education in northern Manitoba, as well as case studies of mine…
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Community Initiation of Welfare-to-Work

The objective of this report is to identify programs that reconnect social assistance recipients with the workplace, and offer them a serious chance to escape dependence, improve their lives, and…
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The Federal Government and Homelessness: Community Initiative or Dictation from Above?

This study looks at the Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative (SCPI) program as it operated in Winnipeg through the summer of 2003, and analyses how well it lived up to its…

Inclusive Organizations: A Tool for Continuous Improvement in Health and Social Service Agencies

This tool presents some ideas to assist health and social service agencies and organizations to meet their inclusion and equity goals with respect to Manitoba’s increasingly diverse ethno-cultural and ethno-racial…