Canada's Rural Partnership

It's an exciting time at the Rural Secretariat! Armed with the expertise and information gathered from Canadians over the past several years, the Secretariat and Canada's Rural Partnership are ready to take the next step towards practical and concrete results. It should not be a surprise that the starting point for community prosperity is a strong economic base.

Three main objectives will be the focus:

• the innovative development of untapped potential;
• enhancing rural competitiveness; and
• realizing new value from rural amenities.

The Rural Secretariat will continue to be a catalyst to improve the tools, resources and services received by rural communities in support of rural competitiveness, innovation and efforts to add value to local amenities.

The Government of Canada Renews Its Commitment to Rural Canada

Highlights

OECD Rural Policy Conference - October 2009

• A Promising Future for Rural
• The Government of Canada Creates Better Access to Community Information
• Experts from throughout the world meet in Quebec City

Government Response Report 'Beyond Freefall: Halting Rural Poverty'

Major improvement to internet access in rural Canada

• National Broadband Maps now available online

Rural Mail Delivery

• Canada Post must deliver

Jobs Created, New Investments coming to Southern Ontario