The Minister’s opening statement in the tourism strategy is that “We understand the importance of tourism as a pillar of our territorial economy: the industry is a critical source of employment and training in our communities, and of opportunities for those in the hospitality, arts and crafts and travel industries." This sentiment appears in some action items throughout the document, although it i. [...] In December of 2004, the Prime Minister and the Premier of Nunavut announced the timeline for the devolution of land and resource management from the federal government to the territorial government. [...] The commitment of elected officials: the occupation and vitality of territories are based on the action of persons elected as members of the National Assembly, the council of a municipality, a band council, the council of a northern village, of the Rural Economic Development Strategies 27 Cree Nation Government or of the council of a school service center or of a school board; iii. [...] Figure 7 Overview of the legislation, policy and strategy documents that transfer responsibility and resources for rural areas in Quebec Completing this approach, in 2019 the Government passed An Act to ensure the implementation of certain measures of the 2020-2024 partnership between the Government of Québec and municipalities, creating the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR) (Government of Quebec, 2. [...] The majority of the population lives in the large and medium-sized urban settlements in the north while the remote rural population is in the northern regions.
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Table of Contents
- Executive summary 5
- INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY 6
- CASE STUDIES OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES 9
- Comparative analysis 9
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Broad and flexible rural policies 11
- Institutional Organisation 11
- Provincial Rural Development Context 11
- Focus on the Forestry Sector: From “The Way Forward” (2018) 12
- Overview of key strategies, plans, programmes 13
- Rural Strategy Development Lifecycle 15
- Nunavut: Integrated rural strategies and strong Indigenous leadership 19
- Institutional Organisation 19
- Overview of key strategies, plans, programmes 19
- Rural Strategy Development Lifecycle 21
- Prince Edward Island: A rural action plan with local engagement 25
- Institutional Organization 25
- Provincial Rural Development Context 25
- Overview of Key Strategies, Plans and Programmes 26
- Rural Strategy Development Lifecycle 27
- Quebec: Community-led rural and regional development 30
- Institutional Organisation 30
- Provincial Rural Development Context 31
- Overview of key strategies, plans, programmes 33
- Rural development lifecycle 33
- Scotland: From community led local development to a new ‘Leveling up” approach 35
- Institutional Organisation 35
- Rural Development Context 36
- Overview of key strategies, plans, programmes 36
- Rural strategy development lifecycle 38
- Sweden: Equal opportunities and sustainable development 41
- Institutional Organisation 41
- Rural Development Context 42
- Overview of key strategies, plans, programmes 43
- Rural development lifecycle 45
- IDENTIFICATION OF LEADING PRACTICES 46
- 1: Governance and capacity development underpin successful strategy engagement, development and implementation 46
- 2: Understand the strengths and assets of unique regions 46
- 3: Integrate local strengths and assets into sectoral plans 46
- 4: Build relationships between rural and urban areas on a case by case basis 47
- 5: Shared governance is a recognized strategy to achieve rural development priorities 47
- 6: Framework legislation for rural policy provides consistency around the key priorities and process 47
- 7: While a single tool can help, a combination of approaches is most effective 47
- 8: Integration of cross-sectoral strategies, plans and programs strengthens and amplifies their outcomes 47
- 9: Monitoring matters. Establish feedback loops from rural to regional areas to address emerging demands 48
