Past Projects
Solutions Lab on Community Decision-Making Tools for Housing Issues
About the Project
With the financial support of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the Community Data Program of the Canadian Community Economic Development Network launched a Solutions Lab project called “Developing easy-to-use community decision-making tools to help achieve National Housing Strategy goals.” Working in partnership with municipal and community sector organizations active in the housing sector, the CDP Solutions Lab project aimed to strengthen evidence-based planning and decision-making by using innovative methods and tools to transform municipal and neighborhood-scale data into better programs, policies, and operational decisions. These methods and tools responded to the real constraints of time and analytical staff support needed to apply data to housing-related decisions affecting neighborhoods and communities.
Community Workforce Development Program
About the Project
The Community Action for Workforce Development program was an initiative funded by the Government of Canada through the Community Workforce Development Program that piloted intersectional, community-led workforce planning models in three rural communities across Canada, supporting economic diversification strategies that took action on climate change and contributed to clean growth. In each community, the process engaged small and medium enterprises from a range of industries and sectors, as well as relevant community-based organizations and public agencies, in community workforce planning, training, and work placements to provide upskilling and reskilling training, wrap-around supports, and work placements.