Economic Development Initiative (EDI)

The Economic Development Initiative (EDI) supports the Roadmap for Canada’s Linguistic Duality action plan, which aims to strengthen linguistic duality, reinforce Canada’s national identity and provide economic benefits for all Canadians. The Roadmap is a government-wide investment of $1.1 billion over five years to encourage linguistic duality among Canadians.

For more information, please visit the website of the implementing department or agency for your region:

• Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
• Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
• Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) (servicing the three northern territories)
• Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) (for Southern Ontario)
• Federal Economic Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor) (for Northern Ontario)
• Western Economic Diversification Canada (WED)