Rural Policy Learning Commons (archived)
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Welcome to the RPLC Insights page! Here you will find different rural policy insights in the form of projects and other work completed for a clearer look into rural policy around the world.
In summer 2017, SRUC was commissioned by the Scottish Government to undertake research to improve our understanding of the labour market in Scottish agriculture. One of MIRRA Network members, Philomena de Lima, participated in...
UNBC’s Dr. Margot Parkes and a team of researchers and partners from across Canada have secured a five-year research grant focused on working together across sectors to prevent adverse impacts from resource development, with...
The Rural Development Institute at Brandon University, Canada, has released a Working Paper Series on Rural Regions. These five working papers have been written to add the conversation about rural regions from an economic...
A new book edited by UNBC Geography Professor Dr. Greg Halseth describes the multi-faceted process of transition and change in resource-dependent rural and small town regions since the end of the Second World War....
“Two tribunals have begun making home access to high-speed internet a prerequisite for dozens of well-paid federal government appointments, despite the fact it could disqualify many Canadians living in rural and remote areas of the...
“The CRTC has declared broadband internet a basic telecommunications service. In a ruling handed down Wednesday, the national regulator ordered the country’s internet providers to begin working toward boosting internet service and speeds in...
With 2016 rapidly coming to a close, the Migration Information Source, the Migration Policy Institute’s online journal, has launched its annual countdown of the Top 10 Migration Issues of the year. They have tapped into...
The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) released “A Profile of Wellbeing” five detailed reports of community wellbeing for the North, West, East, and Central regions, and for the city of Toronto. This is the second time the Ontario Trillium Foundation has...
The New Rural Economy project produced 13 posters identifying reasons why rural Canada matters to all Canadians. You can browse them or download them as flyers or posters via the following link: http://nre.concordia.ca/posters_rural_matters.htm.
The New Rural Economy project produced 13 posters identifying key observations about rural Canada. You can browse them or download them as flyers or posters via the following link: http://nre.concordia.ca/posters_observations.htm.