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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
- Key Small Business Statistics - January 2019
- SME Profile: Tourism Industries in Canada (December 2018)
- Grow your business. Find government programs and services that could help at innovation.canada.ca
Regional economic development
FedNor (Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario)
- The Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot encourages communities with French-speaking populations to apply
- Northwestern Ontario to benefit from immigrant attraction and settlement matchmaker program
FedDev Ontario (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario)
WD (Western Economic Diversification Canada)
- Every year, le Conseil de développement économique des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba (CDEM) and its partners organize "La Fosse aux lions" (Dragon's Den equivalent), a tailor-made competition to encourage entrepreneurs to share their ideas, products, business ideas or expansion projects. (French only)
- Femmes d'affaires en Mouvement (FAM), supported by Société de développement économique in British Columbia.
Community partners
RDÉE Canada (National Francophone Economic Development Network)
- Percé a 15 ans : La jeunesse francophone est célébrée à l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard et doit être une priorité partout au Canada (French only)
- Tourisme francophone au Canada : Destination Canada et le RDÉE Canada deviennent partenaires (French only)
- Corridorcanada.ca : le Guide du tourisme au Canada, version futée (French only)
CEDEC (Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation)
- CEDEC announces new partnerships to drive business development across Quebec
- Building tricultural partnerships for tourism and economic development
- Quebec's English speakers ready to work in the tourism industry
Other news of interest
CEFRIO (Centre facilitating research and innovation in organizations with information and communications technology (ICT)
- Comment soutenir la vie autonome des aînés par le numérique? Laboratoire d'aide numérique à la vie autonome (LANVA) (French only)
- Importante progression du taux d'adoption du téléphone intelligent chez les Québécois au revenu familial annuel de 40 k$ et moins (French only)