Ontario
The Canadian CED Network in Ontario brings together an emerging group of individuals and organizations representing a broad range of communities across our region. Members are developing strong CED initiatives and plans to strengthen and grow community economic foundations.
The recent activities in which the Ontario region has been involved in are:
- Consultations with Provincial Government: Since Septemeber 2009, The Northern Ontario CED Network has come together on several occassions to discuss their strategic approach to the Government of Ontario's consultations on reviewing the forest tenure system, and the Proposed Growth Plan for Northern Ontario. Professor David Robinson from Laurentian University shared his knowledge with the Network, allowing members to attend the consultations with and informed and unified voice. Professor Robinson was recently a featured panelist on TVO's 'The Agenda' with Steve Paikin, where he strongly advocated for community control of the natural resources in Northern Ontario. Click here to watch the episode.
- The Canadian CED Network Partners with ONN and OSER on Regional Consultations: The Canadian CED Network, working closely with the Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) and the Ontario Social Economy Roundtable (OSER), have recently wrapped up a series of province-wide regional consultations. The day long events engaged local community organizations on sector issues and and stimulated discussion on what needs to be done to improve the capacity of the sector. Stay tuned to the Ontario Region's website for updates on the outcomes of these consultations.
- Submission to the Ontario 2009 Pre-Budget Consultations: On November 21, 2008, the Canadian CED Network's National Program Director, Paul Chamberlain, spoke during one of the provincial government's pre-budget consultations, stating the case for the inclusion of CED in the provincial budget. Click here to read this submission.
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Creating an Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act: The Canadian CED Network has issued a response in the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services' process for modernizing the Ontario Corporations Act. The Canadian CED Network has reviewed many of the responses and briefings of other involved organizations and key players and have engaged our Ontario members in developing our own response. To read the document, please click here.
The current projects of the Ontario region:
- Under new funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation the Canadian CED Network is advancing the network in the province. We will be continuing with our regional workshops and tele-learning sessions to inspire further collaboration and information sharing within the CED sector. A youth internship pilot program has been developed to create CED work experience opportunities to Canadian immigrant and Aboriginal youth in the North. As well, we are actively contributing to the formation of a provincial Immigrant and Refugee Community Action Network (ICAN).
- The Canadian CED Network is collaborating with other leaders on the Ontario Social Economy Consortium to build the social economy of Ontario. A major focus of this project is the development of an Ontario Social Enterprise Trust that would provide long-term patient capital loans to social enterprises throughout the province.
The Ontario section of the Canadian CED Network online directory has recently been updated. Come discover some of the organizations that are leading community economic development in Ontario.
Ontario Coordinator:
Matthew Thompson
mthompson at ccednet-rcdec.ca
T: (416) 760-2578
F: (416) 769-9912