John Buck moderates the closing plenary of OECD 2024 Local Development Forum On September 25, 2024, John Buck, President and CEO of the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC)…
CEDEC backs development of Collaborative Venture to expand experiential tours on the Magdalen Islands The Magdalen Islands International Cruise Ship Tours Venture has developed two new experiential tours featuring the…
Côte-Nord – Labrador Interprovincial Tourism Venture setting baseline to measure economic benefits The Côte-Nord – Labrador Interprovincial Tourism Venture is tapping into the expertise of the Community Economic Development and…
Matching English-speaking Black Talent to Jobs, One Opportunity at a Time Labour shortages across Quebec’s diversified economy continue to weigh on the province’s economic output. While labour supply is on…
Exploring Collaborative Economic Development in Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières, founded in 1634, is halfway between Montreal and Quebec City. It is the second oldest French-speaking city in North America and is home…
$850,000 of Economic Impact in 2023-2024 Based on its 2023–2024-year end reporting, CEDEC estimates an economic impact of $850,000 from the activities/services of the public, private, and civil society Ventures…
Increased Economic Benefits Focus of Growing Grosse-Île Cruise Ship Tourism Public, private and civil society partners have agreed to work together to create a Public, Private, and Civil Society Venture…
EmployESBC Reports $850K of Short-term Economic Impact EmployESBC, a Collaborative Economic Venture Partnership, matches English-speaking Black Talent with available jobs in the Greater Montreal Area. Led by the Black Community…
Quebec Connects Generates $1.3M in Short-term Economic Impact Under the mentorship, guidance and support of CEDEC, the Valcartier Military Family Resource Centre, Eastern Quebec Learning Centre, Ver-Mac, and Québec International…
June 2, 2023, in Rocky Harbour, N.L. Hon. Gudie Hutchings, Minister of Rural Economic Development (4th from the right), John Buck, CEDEC President/CEO (6th from the left), and Indigenous leaders…