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This story was developed through a series of interviews and workshops with key players in the community benefits story in spring 2017. Blueprint conducted interviews with 17 representatives from community…
Metrolinx recognizes that its major infrastructure investments should also provide benefits for the communities in which it works, including employment, apprenticeship, and local supplier opportunities where possible. It has therefore…
The City of Vancouver prepares annual reports on development contributions – containing important details of what contributions were made and how they were allocated, enabling the public as well as…
This paper provides a legal overview and analysis of how community benefits and Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) can be used in the Toronto land-use planning context. Community benefits help maximize…
This report examines the structure of Community Benefits Agreements and the process for developing them in Ontario. It describes leading examples, the current policy landscape, and related strategic considerations. Over the next…
The challenge of mounting an adequate response to climate change has to be understood within the context of the larger systemic crisis facing the United States. The perpetuation of generalized…
The essence of Community-led Development (CLD) is working together in a place to create and achieve locally-owned visions and goals. Rather than being a model or service, CLD is a planning…
Social economy as a term may be relatively new to some Friendship Centre communities; however, Ontario’s Friendship Centres and the broader Friendship Centre Movement have been operating within the social…
New Zealand and Canada have a lot in common: we could be cousins. Positioned at the end of the world – albeit different ends – both countries boast stunning natural…
The City of Whitehorse is strategic in their approach to enhancing the economic wellbeing of the community. Council, staff and invited guests participated in two facilitated ’Charettes’ to identify possibilities…
There is a new hospital being built, a university expansion project, or a large public agency housed in your neighborhood, what is at stake for your community? What could these…
Inspiring Communities is the reference point for community led development (CLD) in New Zealand. Our vision is that all communities flourish. We use our team’s CLD expertise and experience to…
