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First Nation-Municipal Community Economic Development Initiative (CEDI)
Leading First Nation-Municipal Collaboration
What is CEDI?
Many First Nations and municipalities want to collaborate as neighbours, but they don’t always know where to begin. The Community Economic Development Initiative (CEDI), implemented in partnership by the Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers (Cando) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), aims to improve the economic prosperity of First Nations and adjacent municipalities through joint community economic development planning and initiatives.
CEDI’s approach is to convene, listen and unite. CEDI gives First Nations and municipalities a chance to come together, learn from each other and work on common priorities, all while building respectful and sustainable government-to-government partnerships.
Since 2013, CEDI has helped dozens of First Nations and municipalities develop partnerships that establish and support their mutually beneficial economic development. We help coordinate local action to address regional issues and build a more sustainable economy for all.
For a better understanding of how CEDI works, watch this short video (transcript)
