RCIP Policy Forum Direction of the Canadian Rural Partnership Initiative

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RCIP Policy ForumDirection of the Canadian
Rural Partnership Initiative

• Keith Cossey
• Senior Policy Advisor
• Atlantic Region
• Rural Secretariat
• Government of Canada
• www.rural.gc.ca
• Truro, Nova Scotia
• February 26, 2004

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Rural Secretariat

• Special Policy Unit within AAFC
• 1998 - tasked by Federal Cabinet with developing
  and co-ordinating CRP across Federal Govt
  departments
• Federal Framework for Action in Rural Canada
• 11 Rural Priorities
• IWG and Rural Teams
• Rural Dialogue
• Rural Lens
• Rural Research
• Rural Outreach and Communications
• Program Initiatives

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Rural Secretariat ...

• 2002 - tasked by Federal Cabinet for a second
  phase of five years and to engage the Provinces
  and Territories on behalf of the Government of
  Canada in developing a National Rural Policy
  Framework

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Rural Secretariat Org Chart
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Where Are We Heading?

• Speech from the Throne
• National Rural Policy Framework
• Departmental Plans and Priorities
• Rural Team NS

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Speech from the Throne 2004

• Communities
• a balanced approach to the different issues of
  large and small, urban and rural municipalities
• Local solutions to local problems
• Regional and Rural Development
• Improved relations between the federal and
  provincial governments
• Recognition of the importance of the social
  economy

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National Rural Policy Framework

• FPT collaborative process
• Meeting of Ministers in Kananaskis 2003
• Govts are listening and getting their acts
  together
• Place-based rather than sector-based
• A policy alignment tool
• to provide guidance to sectoral policy
  development, program design and service delivery
  over a five to ten year timeframe

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NRPF Values and Principles ...

• Communities are the cornerstone
• Local leadership development is the key to
  success
• Flexibility is required to address rural
  diversity
• An holistic and integrated approach
• Co-operative and corporate entrepreneurship

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Rural Secretariat Plan for 2004-2005

• Further Develop the NRPF
• Support for the PS and Senior Managers
• Support Rural Teams and Partnership Development
• Continue the Rural Dialogue
• Support the National Rural Youth Network and
  Rural Co-ordinating Organizations (CCN)
• Apply the Rural Lens and advocate the regional
  perspective
• Rural Research Networks
• Rural Outreach and Communications

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Rural Team Nova Scotia

• Pan-Canadian Priority - Rural Team Roles in
  Contributing to the Development of the NRPF
• Pan-Atlantic Priority - Rural Re-population
• Immigration and diversity
• Attraction and retention of youth
• Back to Rural
• Innovative and creative approaches
• Improved Communications

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Rural Team Nova Scotia ...

• Application of the Rural Lens at the Provincial,
  Departmental and Team level
• Enhanced Collaboration and Partnerships
• CCN
• Rural Youth
• Acadian, Aboriginal and other Minority
  Communities
• Federal Council
• Provincial Government
• Municipalities
• Regional Rural Research Network
• as a resource for information, data and analysis

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RCIP Policy ForumQuestions and Discussion