First Nations – Municipal Community Economic Development Initiative (CEDI) CANDO ANNUAL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 25 TH , 2017
Welcome! CEDI as a Partnership ◦ Cando (Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers), Edmonton, AB ◦ Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Ottawa, ON CEDI Team ◦ Helen Patterson , CEDI Program Manager, FCM ◦ Josh Regnier , CEDI Program Officer, FCM ◦ Marissa Lawrence , CEDI Senior Program Officer, Cando ◦ Tanya Tourangeau , CEDI Program Coordinator, Cando
Why First Nation- Municipal Programming
CEDI basics • Builds capacity for First Nations and adjacent municipalities to engage in joint CED planning and projects • Pilot Phase I (2013-2016): 6 pilot partnerships: 9 municipalities, 7 First Nations • Phase II (2016-2021): 10 partnerships over 5 years
Phase I Communities 2013-2016 Seabird Island Band and District of Kent, BC Sawridge First Nation, Town of Slave Lake and Municipal District of Lesser Slave River N. 124, NB Opaskwayak Cree Nation, Town of the Pas and Rural Municipality of Kelsey, MB Lac Seul First Nation, Municipality of Sioux Lookout and Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, ON Eagle Village First Nation, Town of Temiscaming and Municipality of Kipawa, QC Madawaska Maliseet First Nation and City of Edmundston, NB
Phase II Communities Cycle 1 (2016-2019) Enoch Cree Nation - City of Edmonton, Alberta; Battlefords Agency of Tribal Chiefs – City of North Battleford, Saskatchewan; Fort William First Nation – City of Thunderbay, Ontario; Paqtnkek First Nation – Municipality of Antigonish, Nova Scotia Cycle 2 (2017-2020) Kitigan ZIbi Anishinabeg and the Town of Maniwaki, QC Curve Lake First Nation, Hiawatha First Nation, the Township of Selwyn and Peterborough Economic Development, ON Okanagan Indian Band and the City of Vernon, BC
Phase II Communities Cycle 3 (2018-2021) Shuswap Indian Band and the District of Invermere, BC Dene Tha’ First Nation and the Town of High Level, AB Peguis First Nation and the RM of West Interlake, MB
Benefits of CEDI • overall improved community-to-community relationships; • a more attractive climate for investors and tourists; • a stronger, united voice for engaging with businesses and federal and provincial governments; • less duplication and more efficient use of limited resources; • access to each partner’s unique human, physical and financial capacities, and alternative funding streams; • more opportunities for local business development and job creation; and, • coordinated planning efforts to improve land use, land management and environmental/resource protection.
CEDI ‘Stronger Together’ Approach B. Vision D. Act A. Connect C. Decide Meet, build a Create a shared vision Decide on joint CED Work together to initiatives, develop work stronger relationship for the relationship implement the work plans, plans and set up a and formally commit strengthen the partnership and formally commit governance structure to to the joint CEDI to it through a and build a stronger manage implementation relationship regional economy process agreement 2–3 months 2–4 months 3–6 months 12–24 months 9
www.fcm.ca/CEDI Knowledge Products ◦ CEDI Website ◦ CEDI Toolkit ◦ Outreach and presentations at conferences ◦ Funding sources inventory available online ◦ First Nations–Municipal Land Use Planning Tool
Engage with First Nations-Municipal Joint CED Join our First Nations – Municipal Network on LinkedIn (search ‘First • Nations-Municipal Network’) Join the CIPP/CEDI Newsletter through our website www.fcm.ca/cedi • Follow us on twitter: @FNMuniCEDI • Download the Stronger Together Toolkit from www.fcm.ca/cedi • 11
First Nation – Municipal CEDI Panelists Phase I: Chief Patricia Bernard, Madawaska Maliseet First Nation Mayor Cyrille Simard, Ville d’Edmundston Phase II: Chief PJ Prosper, Paqtnkek Mi'kmaw Nation Warden Owen McCarron, Municipality of the County of Antigonish
CEDI ‘Stronger Together’ Approach B. Vision D. Act A. Connect C. Decide Meet, build a Create a shared vision Decide on joint CED Work together to initiatives, develop work stronger relationship for the relationship implement the work plans, plans and set up a and formally commit strengthen the partnership and formally commit governance structure to to the joint CEDI to it through a and build a stronger manage implementation relationship regional economy process agreement 2–3 months 2–4 months 3–6 months 12–24 months 27
Thank you! www.edo.ca/cedi www.fcm.ca/cedi www.fcm.ca/ceditoolkit www.fcm.ca/home/programs/community- economic-development-initiative/participating- communities.htm Email: marissa.lawrence@edo.ca
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