The guiding CED principles of Neechi Foods Worker Co-op, Winnipeg MB. These principles are what the Manitoba Provincial Government used in its CED Framework:
- Use of locally produced goods and services
 - Production of goods and services for local use
 - Local re-investment of profits
 - Long-term employment of local residents
 - Local skill development
 - Local decision-making
 - Public health
 - Physical environment
 - Neighbourhood stability
 - Human dignity
 - Support for other CED initiatives