The Canadian CED Network

The BC/Yukon Community Economic Development (CED) Network is a network of community-based organizations and individuals who work in rural and urban communities to improve social and economic conditions.

The Network is a regional affiliate of the Canadian CED Network and is guided by a Leadership Council and supported by a Regional Coordinator.  

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B.C. Society Act Review — Consultation

The Ministry of Finance is reviewing British Columbia’s Society Act, the statute that provides rules for the registration and corporate governance of not-for-profit entities. 

The purpose of the review is to identify and address any legislative obstacles that may prevent societies from functioning fully and efficiently, and ensure that the public interest is being protected. We are seeking your input on any problems, gaps, inconsistencies or ambiguities in the Society Act and any reforms you would like considered. 

This review forms part of the ministry's ongoing revision of important framework statutes in the corporate, commercial, real estate and financial services sectors. In recent years this process has resulted in several pieces of new or revised legislation. 

Two fundamental structural issues regarding the Society Act have already been raised. The first concerns the nature of the corporate model most appropriate for societies and whether a sophisticated business law framework should be adopted. The second concerns the extent to which the act should contain regulatory provisions or other rules that constrain the operation of societies.

The Society Act review will likely consist of a number of consultation phases. In this first phase, our goal is to identify issues, priorities and objectives, and to explore possible structural frameworks.

You are invited and encouraged to participate by commenting on the issues raised above or other problems there may be with the current legislation.  As our intention is to solicit as much input as possible, please invite others who may wish to contribute to do so. 

The deadline for feedback is April 1, 2010.

Please submit your comments via the following methods: 

For more detailed information, see the attached stakeholder letter.

BC Social Enterprise Summit

Summit Action Plan

A working framework and action plan for moving forward from the BC Social Enterprise Summit 2008 is now available: Download the Action Plan (PDF)

Summit Links and Documents

• Letter,"A Framework for Vancouver to Create a Supportive Environment for Social Enterprise," from enp on behalf of the summit to the City of Vancouver.
• Please visit BALTA's website to complete the BALTA Survey about the social economy.
• More information about the Demonstrating Value project can be found here...

Background Documents

• BC Summit 2008 Schedule
• BC Summit 2008 Discussion Paper
• PDF Document: Proposal to Include Social Enterprises among BC Tax Credit Investment Opportunities
• PDF Document: Recommendation to change the Income Model for Persons on Permanent Disability and Support the Businesses that Focus on Employment for PWD Recipients
• PDF Document: Advancing Social Entrepreneurship, Recommendations for Policy Makers and Government Agencies
• PDF Document: Creating Capital Pools to Support Social Enterprise Development in Manitoba
• PDF Document: Expanding Government Purchasing Return On Investment
• PDF Document: References and Resources for Further Background Information
• PDF Document: Scan of Financial Resources available to Social Enterprises
• Rebuilding Local Economies, Selected Readings from Making Waves
• PDF Document: Recommendations from the Atkinson Foundation

The BC Summit is a collaborative effort of the following organizations active in supporting the development and growth of social enterprise in British Columbia:

April 2009
Aboriginal Storytelling & CED (PDF)

Community development in First Nation communities has many differences than non First Nation community. To understand community development in First Nation communities we must be informed of First Nation and non First Nation history in Canada. It is from this history that Aboriginal communities in Canada have grown more resilient over the years since aboriginal and non aboriginal have lived together. First Nations people have relied on each other to collaborate and have become more committed to their communities.

Thank you to our 2009-2010 funders: