Professional Development Opportunities
Economic Development Online is your 24/7 resource for best practices and self-directed learning. It is designed for people who currently work in community and economic development as well as those who plan to work or volunteer in this field.
Acquire the resources and practical tools to meet today’s challenges as community leaders, development professionals, and governmental and non-governmental organizations .Four Information Gateways are available with access to best practices, templates, and self-study modules.
Access to Economic Development Online is available to members of the Saskatchewan Economic Development Alliance ( SEDA) and Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO). A SUBSCRIBER option is open to non-members.
Impact of COVID-19 on Canadian Agriculture
A July 2020 Report by the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation highlighting the impacts of COVID-19 on the Canadian agri-food sector.
Indigenous Sustainable Investment
Many of the 94 Calls to Action recommended by Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission pertain to health and prosperity and embrace multiple elements of the economic development wheel.
TDI Network’s Recovery Playbook
The TCI Network has produced a Recovery Playbook, a guide to how economic development organizations and industry associations can leverage clusters to respond to a new economic context.
The Economics of Collaboration
Collaboration, as a concept, comes in many different forms and degrees of significance. As such, true collaboration between individuals or organizations is a difficult concept to both identify and understand.
David Beurle’s paper on the Economics of Collaboration helps illuminate how these concepts are defined in the modern economic environment.