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For the cover page of this folder go to the Inclusive Economic Development Framework meeting, Sept.13, 2024
Invitation from Zenia Wadwhani (Director, Social Policy, Analysis and Research,Social Development, Finance & Administration) City of Toronto and Marilyn Nickel, Director, Program Support, Economic Development & Culture City of Toronto
Agenda
We are thrilled to invite you to a discussion on the development of the City of Toronto’s Inclusive Economic Development (IED) Framework, chaired by Councillor Alejandro Bravo, Ward 9-Davenport. The IED framework aims to respond to the growing disparity of economic outcomes and opportunities in Toronto. It will help advance the City’s equity-advancing strategies and address barriers to employment and entrepreneurship, particularly for equity-deserving communities. This will be achieved by working with you through the development of definitions for key related terms and a set of principles to guide the work of the City and its partners to contribute to a more inclusive economy.
Please note that pre-reading along with questions to be discussed within your organizations, will be sent in advance. We kindly ask that you put aside 30 min – 1 hour to review these materials before the session.
Neechi Principles
Developed with the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood and the Manitoba Métis Federation....The failure of the state to adequately address the needs of the impoverished created a coher- ent CED vision in the community. A small but diverse and dedicated CED sector began to de- velop without state support. It was a sector cob- bled together from various organizations with mandates to help the underprivileged. State funding was sparse, but the sector was propped up by the dedication of many volunteers. During this time groups such as the Cho!ces network, SEED Winnipeg and Assiniboine Credit Union became critical supporters and incubators of CED framed ideas and projects (Sheldrick and Warkentin 2007: 209–210; Charron 2010: 4–6).
The principles of CED were integrated into the pro- curement of a handful of provincial contracts. Projects of note include the Limestone Training and Employment Agency, the Hydro Northern Training Initiative and the Manitoba Floodway Authority, which trained Indigenous people for work in the construction of major infrastructure projects (MacKinnon 2015b: 108–109).