Community Economic Development (CED) is an approach that recognizes that economic, environmental and social challenges are interdependent, complex and ever-changing.
To be effective, solutions must be rooted in local knowledge and led by community members. CED promotes holistic approaches, addressing individual, community and regional levels, recognizing that these levels are interconnected.
CED has emerged as an alternative to conventional approaches to economic development. It is founded on the belief that problems facing communities – unemployment, poverty, job loss, environmental degradation and loss of community control – need to be addressed in a holistic and participatory way.
- Community Business Development Corporation (CBDC) Nortip – www.cbdcnortip.ca
- Nordic Economic Development Corporation (Economic Zone 6) – www.nedc.nf.ca
- Red Ochre Regional Board (Economic Zone 7)- www.redochre.org
- Canadian Community Economic Development Network (cCEDnet) – www.ccednet-rcdec.ca
- Department of Innovation, Business and Rural Development- www.gov.nl.ca/ibrd
- Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency – www.acoa.ca