Publications

Rural Insights Series on COVID-19

Rural Insights Series on COVID-19

Supporting Rural Recovery and Resilience After COVID-19 (Heather Hall, Ryan Gibson, Sean Markey, and Ashleigh Weeden | 12 May 2020)
CRRF Survey: How is COVID-19 Affecting Rural Canadians (Ashleigh Weeden | 12 May 2020)
CRRF Survey: How is COVID-19 Affecting Rural Canadians: Summary (Ashleigh Weeden | 12 May 2020)
Gender-Based Violence in Rural and Remote Communities (Katie Allen | 15 June 2020)
“Escaping” to Rural Canada During the Pandemic (Kyle Rich | 15 June 2020)
Addressing the Digital Divide: COVID-19 and the Importance of Connecting Rural Canada (S. Ashleigh Weeden and Wayne Kelly | 18 June 2020)
Rural Mental Health During COVID-19 (Kathleen Kevany and Andria Jones-Bitton | 24 June 2020)
Rethinking Infrastructure Investments: Supporting Post-Pandemic Rural Recovery and Climate Resilience through Green Infrastructure (Jay Maloney, Paul Kraehling, Kacia Tolsma, S. Ashleigh Weeden, Sean Markey, and Ryan Gibson | 29 June 2020)
The Critical Role of Services During Crisis and in Recovery: Learning from Smart Services and Infrastructure Projects (Sean Markey, Laura Ryser, and Greg Halseth | 29 June 2020)
Exports, Imports, and Local Economic Resilience (Karen Foster | 8 July 2020)
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian Agriculture and the Agri-Food Sector (Emily C. Sousa, Sara Epp, and Wayne Caldwell | 13 July 2020)
Long-Term Residential Care, COVID-19 and a “Political Culture of Neglect”: Implications for Rural (Al Lauzon | 14 July 2020)
Island Responses to COVID-19 (Laurie Brinklow and Maggie J. Whitten Henry | 14 AUG 2020)
Challenges with Rural Drinking Water Infrastructure Operations and Maintenance in Rural Newfoundland and Labrador During COVID-19 (Sarah Minnes, Kelly Vodden, Deatra Walsh, Kathleen Parewick, Michael Asamoah-Boaheng, & Amy Hudson | 17 August 2020)
Supporting Newcomers and Migrants in Rural Canada During and After COVID-19 (Louis Helps, Ray Silvius, & Ryan Gibson)
COVID-19 Implications for Food Security and Sovereignty (Kathleen Kevany & Susan O’Donnell)
Rural Employment and Workforce Development: Impacts and Opportunities (Victoria Agyepong, Ryan Gibson, Ray Bollman)
Identifying COVID-19 Stressors and Sources of Support of Rural Healthcare Workers (Casandra Bryant & Al Lauzon)
COVID-19 and Rural Economic Development in Canada: Impacts, Responses and Recovery (Heather Hall & Tara Vinodrai with Daniel de Prats Cid, Nana Ntim, Emma Stucke, and Camila Concha Bravo

CRRF/FCRR Annual Reports

CRRF/FCRR Annual Reports

2019-2020 CRRF/FCRR Annual Report

2018-2019 CRRF/FCRR Annual Report

2017-2018 CRRF/FCRR Annual Report

2016-2017 CRRF/FCRR Annual Report

2015-2016 CRRF/FCRR Annual Report

2014-2015 CRRF/FCRR Annual Report

2013-2014 CRRF/FCRR Annual Report

2012-2013 CRRF/FCRR Annual Report

2015-2020 CRRF/FCRR Strategic Plan

Books

From Black Horses to White Steeds: Building Community Resilience (2017 | Island Studies Press | Laurie Brinklow and Ryan Gibson)

The State of Rural Canada 2015 (2015 | Published by CRRF/FCRR)

• Full Report
• Executive Summary
• Sommaire executif

Place Peripheral: Place-Based Development in Rural, Island, and Remote Regions (2015 | ISER Press | Kelly Vodden, Ryan Gibson, and Godfrey Baldacchino)

Rural Planning and Development in Canada (2010 | Nelson | David Douglas)

Remote Control: Governance Lessons for and from Small, Insular, and Remote Regions (2009 | ISER Press | Godfrey Baldacchino, Robert Greenwood, and Larry Felt)

CRRF Reports and Submissions

Building the Canada We Want in 2050: Submission to Infrastructure Canada (2021 | Sarah-Patricia Breen, Lars K. Hallstrom, S. Ashleigh Weeden, Sean Markey, and Bill Reimer)
A Rural Responses: Federal Budget 2021 – A Recovery Plan for Jobs, Growth, and Resilience (2021)
Universal Broadband Fund Overview (2020 | Wayne Kelly and Ashleigh Weeden)
Broadband Barriers Deployment in Rural Canada (2020 | Joint submission to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission)
Broadband Connectivity in Rural Canada (2017 | Joint submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science, and Technology by the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation, Rural Development Institute at Brandon University, and the Rural Policy Learning Commons).
Infrastructure Impacts on Rural and Economic Development (2017 | Joint submission to the Senate Committee on National Finance by the Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation, Rural Development Institute of Brandon University, and Rural Policy Learning Commons).

2016 Census Rural Data Analysis

2016 Census Rural Data Analysis

Materials from CRRF Conferences

Different by Design: Exploring Innovation for Rural Prosperity (2017 in Nelson, British Columbia)

Buiding Vibrant Rural Futures Conference (2016 in Guelph, Ontario)

Building Community Resilience Conference (2015 in Summerside, Prince Edward Island)

Rural Reports

Rural Economic Development Strategies: A comparative jurisdictional review of strategies, policies and programs for rural economic development (2024 | Brooke Hayes, Tamara Krawchenko)

What is rural policy today? A pan-Canadian scan of policies for rural spaces (2024 | Tamara Krawchenko, Brooke Hayes, Karen Foster, Sean Markey)

Rural challenges, national opportunity: Shaping the Future of Rural Canada (2018 | Federation of Canadian Municipalities)

Tools for Tomorrow’s Canada: Report from the FCM’s 2018 Annual Conference and Trade Show (2018 | Federation of Canadian Municipalities)

Sustaining Rural Canada?: The Exit Scenario (2012 | David Douglas)

CRRF Videos

CRRF at 30 Years

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