Engagement Strategy : Dialogue on the Economic Development of Quebec Regions : Summary Report

Between February and April 2016, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) held an open dialogue with citizens and economic development stakeholders in every region of Quebec. During these engagement sessions, CED received contributions from more than 1,000 members of the public and regional economic development stakeholders who offered numerous suggestions in response to the issues and challenges facing Quebec’s communities and businesses. In total, more than 5,000 comments were reviewed and summarized. This was an opportunity for CED to validate and deepen its understanding of the realities of Quebec regions. It will allow CED to improve its approach and intervention tools based on the needs and expectations raised by businesses and regional economic development stakeholders. In this regard, the dialogue revealed a number of potential levers for intervention, organized around three key areas of focus and consistent with the action areas of Canada's Innovation Agenda.