Themes: Introduction to CED

The Guidebook is both a reference document and a workbook. The Guidebook supports a community through the planning process including workshops and results in a plan document. It provides a simple, practical, effective way…

Community economic development (CED) or local economic development (LED) is a community driven process where communities identify and initiate their own solutions to economic, social and environmental issues to build healthy, economically…

The Canadian Community Economic Development Network, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Rebel Sky Media are proud to present The Inclusive Economy: Stories of Community Economic Development (CED) in…

Manitoba is a province of economic growth and economic disparity. It is a province with low unemployment rates, diverse development and incredible resource wealth.  On the flip side, Manitoba has…

Selected papers and proceedings from a conference held in Edmonton, Alberta, November 19 – 20, 1982. This document summarizes the major themes and reproduces a variety of papers representing each theme…

Owing to the constraints inherent in this study, we have opted for a literature review that is qualitative and confined to works published in English and French. It is also…

This report provides an overview of the concept of Community Economic Development (CED). Specifically, it is one of three main outputs from a project that examines CED and assesses the…

While the impact investing field has taken off in recent years and has influenced mainstream banking priorities, worker cooperatives are not yet a viable option for a typical impact investor…

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 Center for Urban Affairs, now renamed the Institute for Policy Research, was founded in 1968.  This paper recounts the beginnings of the Institute’s Community Studies Program, highlighting its unusual,…

Building a diversified and inclusive local economy The Government of Alberta is committed to investing in job creation, economic diversification, renewable energy, and being the best place to start and…

Read this guide if you want to: Understand the benefits of partnership working Learn how to work effectively together When a sample of CED areas were asked what they need…