SLIDE 1 Trends in Northern Regions: Implications for Northern Ontario
Assistant Professor | Director Economic Development & Innovation Program School of Environment, Enterprise and Development University of Waterloo h.hall@uwaterloo.ca
26 September 2019
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Vision for Northern Ontario in 2030
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Trends in Northern Regions
SLIDE 4 Accelerated population aging Youth out-migration Rapid growth
Demographics
Slow Growth & Decline
SLIDE 5 Population Change CAs & CMAs, 2006-2016
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SLIDE 8 Economic Restructuring
More productive but smaller workforces in mining and forestry Globalization Boom-bust economies
SLIDE 9 Automation won’t just replace certain workers, it will also cause millions of Canadian jobs to be
- bsolete
- David Ticoll 2017
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SLIDE 10 Our goal is to have no people underground with a fully autonomous fleet that can be operated from the surface.
- Major mining company in Northern Ontario
SLIDE 11 Infrastructure Deficit & Service Provision
Access to Broadband Deteriorating roads Access to clean drinking water, education, and safe housing
SLIDE 12 Governance
“Forgotten North” Doing more with less
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Insights for Northern Ontario
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#1
Be Bold
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Bugøynes, Norway Luleå, Sweden Fogo Island, NL
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Act Regionally
#2
SLIDE 17 … if you took a pencil in your hand and you snapped it, it’s easy. But if you put five pencils in your hand, you can’t break that
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Key Informant – Stuck Between A Rock & A Hard Place, Hall 2012
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SLIDE 18 Burgeo
1 2 3 4 9 8 12 7 6 14 13 5 15 11 10 20 16 18 17 19
Nain Fogo Island Gander Rigolet Red Bay Trepassey Placentia Deer Lake Bonavista
Cartwright Baie Verte Twillingate
Clarenville Rocky Harbour Port au Choix Lab r a d
C i t y Harbour Breton Churchill Falls Port Hope Simpson Happy Valley - Goose Bay Channel- Port aux Basques Marystown Ferryland Corner Brook Bay de Verde Grand Falls- Windsor S t e p h e n v ill e
100 200 Kilometers Department of Finance Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency
Economic Zones
Newfoundland & Labrador Economic Zone Title
- 1. Inukshuk Economic Development Corporation
- 2. Hyron Regional Economic Development Corporation
- 3. Central Labrador Economic Development Board Inc.
- 4. Southeastern Aurora Development Corporation
- 5. Labrador Straits Development Corporation
- 6. Nordic Economic Development Corporation
- 7. Red Ochre Regional Board Inc.
- 8. Humber Economic Development Board Inc.
- 9. Long Range Regional Economic Development Board
- 10. Marine and Mountain Zone Corporation
- 11. Emerald Zone Corporation
- 12. Exploits Valley Economic Development Corporation
- 13. Coast of Bays Corporation
- 14. Kittiwake Economic Development Corporation
- 15. Discovery Regional Development Board
- 16. Schooner Regional Development Corporation
- 17. Mariner Resource Opportunities Network Inc.
- 18. Avalon Gateway Regional Economic Development Inc.
- 19. Capital Coast Development Alliance
- 20. Irish Loop Regional Economic Development Board
Regional Economic Development Boards (REDBs), Newfoundland & Labrador Regional Districts, British Columbia
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Reimagine Resource Development
#3
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Rip-it-out-and ship-it-out VS Value-added Resource Revenue Sharing
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Foster a Culture of Innovation
#4
SLIDE 22 Analysis of Regional Context Governance Shared Vision Identification
Policy Mix Monitoring & Evaluation
Source: European Commission 2013
Smart Specialisation (S3)
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Entrepreneurship Training & Mentorship Problem Pitch Competitions & Prizes Northern Research Centres
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Northern Ontario Matters
SLIDE 25 [We need] a future in the North for our children
–Don McKinnon [father, northerner and prospector] 1990: 22.
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Assistant Professor | Director Economic Development & Innovation Program School of Environment, Enterprise and Development University of Waterloo h.hall@uwaterloo.ca
