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The Institute builds on proven experience transforming local economies into engines of national prosperity. Through in-person and virtual learning, we elevate place-based approaches from isolated success stories to a coherent strategy. With our partners, we’re creating a new field where practice and theory continuously inform one another.
Community + Business Hub
“We need to invest in [communities] because they are nation-building assets. These investments deliver social, economic, spiritual, and environmental returns.”
Resources
The resources below are just the beginning — we’re actively building out the Institute and will be adding more tools, insights, and resources from communities across the country.
Promising and Emerging Practices
This report, authored...
“Place” Study: Harvard Business School
The Harvard Business...
A Policy Agenda for Place
Much of Canada’s public policy discussion is implicitly or explicitly focused on...
Community Economies Pilot Report
The Pilot was a year-long pan-Canadian initiative that Shorefast launched in July...
Place Study: Memorial University
Memorial University's PLACE Framework case study thoroughly examines Shorefast's place-based approach in...
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