CEDEC hosted a Virtual Incubator Consultation Day in association with various stakeholders that were brought together to openly discuss ideas, identify potential issues and identify potential partners. This Findings Report provides a summary of the discussion that took place and recommendations to move forward. Download document

In 2012-2013, we are producing a quarterly report series highlighting key results and successes in real-time. Together, this collection will comprise our 2012-2013 Annual Report.

Featured in Quarter 1 & 2:

• Unlocking the Potential of a Creative Economy
• Understanding Perceptions About Mature Workers
• Bikes in the Bay – Five Years of Growth and Success
• The Mature Workers Initiative launched its second research report.
• The CEDEC Small Business Support Network launched its Love Your Local Business
• Local Products Festival in Shigawake (Gaspesie) served to revitalize community support for businesses.
• Tourism development progresses in the Magdalen Islands with construction at the scenic Seacow Path and more!

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Past Annual Reports

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2009-2010
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CEDEC hosted a Virtual Incubator Consultation Day in association with various stakeholders that were brought together to openly discuss ideas, identify potential issues and identify potential partners. This Findings Report provides a summary of the discussion that took place and recommendations to move forward. Download document

Employment Practices and Employability of the Hidden Talent Pool: The Mature Workers

This report, authored by CEDEC, follows the “Profile of English-Speaking Mature Workers Residing in the Montreal Area” report. It outlines a follow-up survey of employers, recruitment agencies and employment service providers to understand their perspectives on the opportunities or challenges associated with hiring a mature worker. Download document

Profile of English-Speaking Mature Workers Residing in the Montreal Area

This report highlights findings of two surveys conducted in the Greater Montreal Area in 2011, which identified employment needs and challenges of mature workers. The findings suggest that this is a complex group presenting numerous life situations and barriers who often feel frustrated because they face challenges they have little or no control over. Download document

Stimulating Small Business Development in Quebec’s English-Speaking Communities

This report outlines various factors that stimulate or impede small business growth within Quebec’s minority language English-speaking communities with the aim to develop recommendations concerning ways to further stimulate business development in these communities. Download document

A dynamic process of entrepreneurial development has been steadily growing in the English-speaking community of Quebec. More specifically, since 2007, CEDEC has been actively building a Small Business Support Network (SBSN) in the Montéregie, Estrie, and the North Shore of Montreal to create better awareness of entrepreneurial support services within the English-speaking community.Through the SBSN, English-speaking business owners have been meeting to network, identify ways to further develop and improve their businesses, and become more aware of local resources and services. Download document

Social Development Plan of the Lower North Shore

The fishing communities along the coast of the Lower North Shore have been going through a process of transformation for more than a decade. Faced with the economic realities of declining fish stocks and a moratorium on Atlantic cod, in the spring of 2003 the local economy was further devastated by the collapse of the snow crab fishery.In 2001, organizations in the Lower North Shore region came together to discuss the social challenges being faced in the community.The intent of the social development plan is to ensure the economic and social development of the region through the involvement of individuals, their community and regional organizations. Download document

Bikes in the Bay

English-speaking communities across the Outaouais region in Quebec have been deeply affected by the closure of lumber mills in the area since 2005. Following the loss of numerous jobs, particularly among older workers, CEDEC is working with communities to diversify and strengthen their local economies.One community in the Outaouais, Campbell’s Bay, has rallied its citizens and resources to develop a tourism initiative in an effort to put this small town of 700 residents squarely on the tourism map. Download document

Do young adults (25-34) find your community attractive? Do you have a business-friendly council? Do business and education communities work together to provide timely, convenient training? The Business Vitality Initiative is a process that brings diverse stakeholders together to discuss these questions and economic opportunities in an open and dynamic environment.

Complementing these tools, CEDEC has trained facilitators to lead this process in Quebec.

Community Manual
Facilitator Manual

The Partner Toolkit: Connecting the Dots, tailor-made for the Quebec context, was designed to help better understand the organizational landscape to aid in planning, development of partnerships, and the search for financial and human resources to turn ideas into reality. Download document

The Capacity Exists Toolkit illustrates and outlines basic strategies to initiate community engagement by identifying the skills, assets, resources and opportunities embedded within a community. Download document