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Community Adjustment Fund (CAF) provides funding for projects that will create jobs and employment opportunities in communities that are hard-hit by the economic downturn.  Activities supported by the fund include science and technology initiatives, community transition plans that foster economic development and other measures to promote economic diversification in affected communities.

Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) provides funding for projects to rehabilitate recreational facilities across Canada, including upgrades and repairs of existing assets and new construction that adds to or replaces existing recreational infrastructure.

Building Canada Fund provides funding for municipal infrastructure projects, particularly in smaller communities. It focuses on improving infrastructure in areas such as water, wastewater, culture and recreation. The fund is cost-shared; the Government of Canada contributes, on average, one-third of the total eligible cost of each project while the provincial government and the municipality contribute the balance.

Official Languages Minority Communities (OLMCs) and ACOA are working together to strengthen the vitality and economic development of francophone minority communities throughout Atlantic Canada. As part of this mandate, ACOA is responsible for implementing the Economic Development Initiative (EDI) in the Atlantic region. The EDI falls under the Government of Canada’s Roadmap for Canada’s Linguistic Duality (Roadmap), which demonstrates the government’s commitment to promoting linguistic duality and to enhancing the vitality of official language minority groups.

Aboriginal entrepreneurs make a unique and vital contribution to our regional economy and their communities. Aboriginal businesses often contribute directly to their community’s financial base and, as such, provide benefits for all residents. Aboriginal Business Services Network (ABSN) and Aboriginal Business Canada (ABC) are valuable resources for Aboriginal entrepreneurs.

The Regional Economic Development Organizations (REDOs) play a leadership role by bringing communities together to plan, develop, and implement economic development efforts. The Community Business Development Corporations (CBDCs) play a critical role in addressing the need for access to capital for the creation or expansion of small businesses located in rural communities throughout Atlantic Canada.