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In response to fiscal pressures and broader societal trends, many governments are seeking to unlock greater value from their infrastructure investments and procurement spending. Through community benefits and social procurement…
With support from the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Growth (MEDG), Mowat NFP developed this report to examine the concept of common impact measurement frameworks and standardization globally, and…
Although there is an active social finance sector on Vancouver Island, many people do not use the term “social finance” to describe what they do. Like social enterprise, the terminology…
This report is the result of a survey of 340 community economic development (CED) organizations undertaken by the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet). It represents a significant step in…
The Co-operative Innovation Project (CIP), a two-year pilot project funded by Federated Cooperatives Limited, was created to examine two questions: is the co-op model feasible in rural and Aboriginal communities…
The Co-operative Innovation Project (CIP) was tasked with investigating the current state of cooperative development in western Canada, and in nesting that information within the larger Canadian and international context. The driving…
In co-operative development circles in Canada, there is an assumption that co-operatives are a good “fit” in Canada’s Aboriginal communities, due to the Aboriginal cultural tradition of collective ownership. It…
The Canadian co-operative community can be found across Canada, from sector apex associations and national lobby groups to small co-operatives working to spread co-operative ideas. At the federal level, the…
Co-operative development, as an activity, has multiple players and pieces. Co-operative developers are people who provide expertise to groups looking to form a co-operative. There can be several cooperative developers,…
Co-operative development is the process by which co-operatives are formed, grow, and thrive. It also refers to work that supports the larger co-operative environment. These two levels are nested and…
This report looks at a range of local employment and economic development issues in Saskatchewan and the Yukon, Canada, with a focus on indigenous peoples. The report provides a comparative…
The Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) contains close to 2000 aging high-rise apartment towers, many of which house low-income populations. Significant physical rehabilitation coupled with social and economic revitalization is needed…