Canadian Rural Information Service (CRIS)

Rural businesses and practitioners can use the Canadian Rural Information Service (CRIS) to get information on rural subjects such as community development, funding sources and opportunities for rural youth.

Eligibility Criteria

Rural businesses and practitioners.

Summary

The Canadian Rural Information Service (CRIS) provides the following services:

• reference services;
• pathfinders on various rural topics such as entrepreneurship and opportunities for rural youth, farm stress, microcredit, rural tourism, writing funding proposals, etc.;
• customized information on specific subjects;
• referrals to expert sources of information; and
• news releases from the federal government relating to rural issues.

CRIS delivers these services through the Internet, telephone, fax, or mail depending on your need.

Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Contact(s):
See National Contact.

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National Contact(s):
Canadian Rural Information Service (CRIS)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
6th Floor, Tower 7
1341 Baseline Road
Ottawa, Ontario  K1A 0C5
Fax: 1-800-884-9899
Toll-free (information): 1-888-757-8725
E-mail: cris@agr.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.agr.gc.ca/index_e.phtml