Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) in the Prairie provinces:

Eligible project activities help develop and diversify the Canadian Prairies economy. The economic and/or employment benefits resulting from these activities should accrue primarily within the Prairies (Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba).

Examples of eligible activities include:

• Community Development – includes activities to stimulate economic growth or diversification that capitalize on community capacity, strengths and opportunities.
• Community Adjustment – includes activities to support Prairie communities facing economic shocks, challenging economic circumstances and/or depressed economic conditions.
• Inclusiveness – includes activities that help women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, official language minority communities and other underrepresented groups participate in the economy

Supported costs must be reasonable and necessary for project implementation. They must also be incremental meaning that they are beyond the normal operating boundaries of an organization and are directly attributable to implementing the project. Examples of eligible costs we can support include:

• operations, maintenance
• personnel: salary and benefits
• equipment purchase and lease
• information management and information technology acquisitions
• legal, administrative, accounting, licensing, permits and consulting fees
• rents, leases and leasehold improvements
• acquisitions of proprietary processes
• interest charges, insurance, fees and taxes
• supplies and transportation
• capital improvements related to projects