Past Projects

In Canada

• Defining a National Community Bank
  for Vancity Credit Union (Vancouver)
• Evaluation of Nunavut Hunter Support Program
  Technical Advisor to Consilium Consulting (Ottawa)
• Defining a Model for Establishing Rent in Social Housing
  for Kativik Regional Government (Kuujjuaq, Quebec)
• Local Innovations for Financing Investment in a New Canadian Economy
  for the Canadian Labour Market and Productivity Centre
• Business Analysis of Videoconferencing Services
  for Inuit Communications Systems Ltd. (Iqaluit, N.W.T.)
• Research on Alternative Investment Models
  for the Prescott-Russell Business Development Corporation (Hawkesbury, Ontario)
• Impact Analysis of the Proposed Tax on U-Brews
  for the Brew-on-Premises Association of Ontario
• National Survey on Income and Expenditures of Aboriginal Communities
  for the Department of Finance of Canada (Ottawa)
• Organizational Review and Strategic Planning
  for Serenity Renewal for Families (Ottawa) (1994)
• Organizational Review and Assessment of the Great Northern Peninsula Development Corporation
  for the Corporation (Plum Point, NFLD) and the Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency
• Training and Facilitation of Management Team Building Workshop
  for the Systems Branch, Human Resources Development Canada (Ottawa)
• Consultation and Planning
  for the Regroupement pour la relance économique et sociale du Sud-Ouest (RÉSO), Pointe St-Charles (Montreal)
• Strategic Planning Workshop
  for Staff of the Disabled Persons Program, for the Secretary of State (Ottawa)
• Management of a Validation Process for a CED Booklet
  for Human Resources Development Canada (Ottawa)
• Defining a Mid-Term Plan of Action and Research Agenda on Community Economic Development
  for Health and Welfare Canada (Ottawa)
• Forging Strategic Alliances for Community Economic Development
  for the North West River Industrial Association (Labrador)
• Facilitation of Regional Forums
  for the Canadian CED Network (All regions)
• A Great Northern Peninsula Equity Investment Strategy
  for the Great Northern Peninsula Development Corporation (Newfoundland)
• Strategy and Action Plan for the Sustainable Communities Initiative
  for Natural Resources Canada (Ottawa)
• Defining a Framework and Tools for Self-Evaluation
  for the Carrefour de relance de l'économie et de l'emploi du Centre de Québec (Quebec)
• The State of CED in Quebec
  for Quebec Bureau of Regional Development (Montreal)
• Success Stories of Community Economic Development
  for Human Resources Development Canada (Ottawa)
• Economic Restructuring: A Research Note on Investing in a High Value-Added Economy
  for the Canadian Labour Market and Productivity Centre (Ottawa)
• Evaluation of the Community Crossroads Decision System
  for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Canada Employment and Immigration Commission (Ottawa)
• Prefeasibility Study of the Golden Patricia Mine Site
  for the Windigo First Nations Council (Sioux Lookout, Ontario)
• Evaluation of the Golden Patricia Resource Agreement
  for the Windigo First Nations Council (Sioux Lookout, Ontario)
• Evaluation of the Canada-NWT Cooperation Agreement on French and Aboriginal Languages
  for the Government of the Northwest Territories
• First Nations Children: Success Stories in Our Communities
  for the Children=s Bureau of Health Canada (Ottawa)
• A Skills Inventory and Training Needs Assessment
  for the Algonquians of Barriere Lake (Rapid Lake, Quebec)
• Prefeasibility Study of Forestry and Tourism
  for the Algonquin Council of Western Québec (Val-d'Or, Quebec)
• Client-Based Evaluation of the Canadian Aboriginal Economic Development Strategy
  for the National Aboriginal Steering Committee
• Impact Study for the Canada-NWT Cooperation Agreement for French and Aboriginal Languages
  for the Government of the NWT. In collaboration with Lutra Associates (Yellowknife, NWT)
• Development Indicators Project
  for the project's National Aboriginal Steering Committee and Indian and Northern Affairs (Ottawa)
• Community Health Profile
  for the Kitigan Zibi Band Council (Quebec)
• Strategic Planning
  for the Ohwistha Capital Corporation (Cornwall)
• Evaluation of the Aboriginal Forestry Training and Employment Program
  for the National Aboriginal Forestry Association (Ottawa)
• Community-Building, Leadership and Decision-Making in Aboriginal Communities
  for Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
• Consultation Phase on Alternate Approaches for an Aboriginal Justice System
  for the Grand Council of the Crees of Quebec
• Training and Mentoring for Business Start-Up
  for the Kativik Regional Government (Nunavik)
• Public Education: Our Various Roles
  for the Multiculturalism Branch, Heritage Canada, Ottawa
• Training for Cree Child Services Centres' Board of Directors
  for the Cree Regional Authority (Montreal)
• Design and Delivery of a Team Building Workshop
  for Aboriginal Workforce Participation Initiative (Ottawa)
• Design and Delivery of a Team Building Workshop
  for Aboriginal Relations Office - Human Resources Development (Ottawa)
• Design and Delivery of a Pre-Employment Training Program for Inuit with Potential to be Hired at the Raglan Mine
  for Kativik School Board (Dorval, Quebec)
• Entrepreneurship Training
  for the Algonquians of Abitibiwinni (Pikogan, Quebec)
• Training and Facilitation in Strategic Community Economic Development Planning
  for Cree Economic Development Officers, for Eeyou Economic Group-CFDC Inc. (Waswanipi, Quebec)
• Senior Managers Training-Roles and Responsibilities Workshop
  for HRDC Systems Branch (Ottawa)
• Design and Delivery of an Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program
  for the Naskapis of Quebec (Kawawachikamach)
• Design and Delivery of a Workshop on Parental Involvement in Child Care
  for Quebec Native Women Inc. (Montreal)
• Training in Strategic Planning and Community Economic Development
  for all of Quebec=s Local Aboriginal Management Boards (Montreal, Quebec City)
• Training in CED and Strategic Planning
  for the Community Futures Committee of Prescott-Russell (Hawkesbury, Ontario)
• Training in CED and Strategic Planning
  for Sudbury East Economic Development Inc., (Warren, Ontario)
• Facilitation of Regional Workshops on the Redesign of a National Community Access Program
  Website, for Industry Canada (Ottawa)
• Organizing and Facilitation of the Quebec Provincial Aboriginal Head Start Initiative
  for Health Canada (Montreal)
• Facilitation of Aboriginal Session of the Ministerial Task Force on Youth
  for Youth Initiatives Program, HRDC (Ottawa)
• Facilitation of Vision 2000
  Canada-wide Consultations Aimed at Defining a Vision and Action Plan for Canadian Voluntary Organizations, for the Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations (National)
• Planning and Facilitation
  for the Working Advisory Group of the Access to Justice Network, Justice Canada (Ottawa)
• Facilitation, Planning and Key-Note Address at the Conference: Building on Strengths in CED in the Atlantic Provinces
  for National Welfare Grants, HRDC (Wolfville, Nova Scotia)

International

• Project Evaluation of the Zhukovsky Community Futures Project
  Moscow Region cities of Zhukovsky, Pushkino, Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Mytischi, and Voskresensk, for Foreign Affairs and International Trade (1994)
• Corporate Evaluation of the Management for Change Program
  for the Audit and Evaluation Division of the Canadian Partnership Branch, CIDA (1991)
• Evaluation and Strategic Review of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement in Sri Lanka
  for the NGO Division, Canadian Partnership Branch, CIDA (1990)
• Advisory Services in Support of the Development of Community Futures Models
  for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, for CIDA
• Project Direction, Russian Federation Community Futures Replication Project
  for Credit and Small Enterprise Development, supprted by the Bureau of Assistance for Central and Eastern Europe, Department of Foreign Affairs Canada
• Advisory Services for the Federal Employment Services (Russia) Study Tour Planning
  for Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT)
• Project Design Mission for Credit and Small Enterprise Development Program
  of the Government of Eritrea, for the Eastern Africa Department of the World Bank
• Evaluation of the Seva Service Society Operations in India and Nepal
  for the NGO Division, Canadian Partnership Branch, CIDA