Rural Policy Learning Commons (archived)
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For the past three weeks, the Saltwire Newspapers Deep Dives series, “How unexpected ideas are leading to a new rural economy” in Atlantic Canada, has focused on Atlantic Canada: thriving or just surviving? With...
Registration Open for 2019 CRRF-NAF Conference Organizers of the upcoming Building Sustainable Communities Conference are excited to announce registration is now open! You can register for the conference by clicking here. Discounts for early bird...
Recently appointed Minister of Rural Economic Development, Bernadette Jordan, and the minister’s Parliamentary Secretary MP Marc Serré, along with their staff, have been busy consulting the public and rural development stakeholders across Canada. This...
The overarching objective for our 2019 Annual Conference is to engage all members in the coming fall federal election campaign, and the mission to modernize the municipal-federal relationship. We deliver value to our members,...
The purpose of the call for papers is to provide a focused journal issue which could advance theoretical development and empirical knowledge about highly-skilled migration of women in the knowledge-based economy from different disciplinary...
Date: 24-26 Sept, 2019 @ Seoul, Korea How can policies raise well-being in rural areas? The 12th OECD Rural Development Conference will tackle this central question by examining the multiple aspects of rural wellbeing, including role...
This half day event will offer participants accredited CME/CPD, along with the opportunity to network with other rural locums from across the province. Presentations will feature tips from practicing locums, as well as discussion...
The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph, in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), hosted a one-day symposium to showcase rural research being...
Click Here to apply. The OpportunityThe Harris Centre Intern is a one-year placement for recent graduates from a Masters or Doctoral program (last two years) with skills and interest in public policy, regional and...
Date: Wednesday May 8th, 2019 @ 11:00am CST ABSTRACT The impacts of climate change are more evident everywhere. Rural people who depend on climate-sensitive resources (e.g. water supplies, farming land) are among the more...