Canadian Rural Partnership
Key Rural Initiatives

Federal programs and initiatives available to rural Canada:

Cooperative Development Initiative (CDI) - Government of Canada
CDI has two main components. The Advisory Services component provides expert assistance to groups who want to start new co-operatives, or who need help managing existing ones. The Innovation and Research component will study and demonstrate how co-operatives can be used successfully in new ways. It will show how co-operatives can contribute to economic and social development, community capacity building, and service delivery for disadvantaged or hard-to-reach Canadians.
Internet: http://www.agr.gc.ca/policy/coop/information_e.phtml

Networking Initiative - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The Networking Initiative funds three types of rural community projects aimed at building community capacity: learning events, partnerships and networks. The Initiative runs until March 2007.
Internet: http://www.rural.gc.ca/programs/networking_e.phtml

Broadband - Industry Canada
The Government of Canada has committed to making high-capacity Internet access available to all Canadian communities.
Internet: http://broadband.gc.ca/pub/index.html

Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario - Industry Canada
Promotes economic growth, diversification, job creation and sustainable communities in Northern Ontario.
Internet: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/
infednor-fednor.nsf/en/h_fn00000e.html

Pan-Canadian Community Futures Network
Designed to stimulate and enhance economic and business development in rural communities throughout Canada:
Internet: http://www.communityfutures.ca/home/index-eng.html

Atlantic Canada - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Community Business Development Corporations
Internet: http://www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca/e/financial/community.shtml

Northwest Territories:
NWT Community Futures Association
Internet: http://www.nwtcfa.ca/

Nunavut:
Business Development Centres of Nunavut
Internet: http://www.communityfutures.ca/home/files/nunavut.html

Ontario
Community Futures Development Corporations
Internet: http://www.ontcfdc.com/frame3.asp?lang=english

Quebec
Canada Economic Development
Internet: http://www.dec-ced.gc.ca/asp/General/main.asp?LANG=EN

Western Canada
Western Economic Diversification Canada
Internet: http://www.wd.gc.ca/eng/pos/cfdc/xindex.html

Yukon:
Business Development Centres of the Yukon
Internet: http://www.communityfutures.ca/home/files/yukon.html

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