Overview

Community Economic Development 101 (CED 101) is a workshop from the Ontario government for groups involved in rural community economic development.

It teaches you the basics about economic development and provides practical tools to help you develop and implement an effective economic development strategy.

Eligibility

Anyone involved in rural community economic development is eligible to participate.

Participants may include:

  • economic developers
  • municipal councillors
  • community leaders
  • organizations

Request a session

Contact us at ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca or 1-877-424-1300 to request a:

  • live training session (online or in person)
  • a recorded session that you can watch on your own time

Training is led by staff from the Ontario government.

Resources

CED 101 activity inventory guide

This guide helps you identify economic development activities in your community.

Fill out this form to request a PDF copy of the guide.

Programs and services

Find funding, guides and tools related to rural community economic development.