Self evaluation report : OECD/IMHE project supporting the contribution of higher education institutions to regional development

Given this recognition of the need for continually heightened involvement of the HEIs in the region and the understanding of the mutual benefits, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) commenced an international research effort entitled: “Supporting the Contribution of Higher Education Institutions to Regional Development.”. [...] For instance, Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova 4 The Maritime Union initiative was pursued in 1863 and 1864 and created the opportunity and environment for the formation of Canada as a separate and complete country. [...] This committee is composed of the ACOA President and each of the Agency's Vice-Presidents, the federal Deputy Minister of Integovernmental Affairs, and Deputy Ministers of each of the provincial departments of intergovernmental affairs and economic departments. [...] This is explained by the development of offshore oil resources in Newfoundland and Labrador and the significant out-migration experienced by Newfoundland and Labrador throughout the 1990s.12 The economic growth rates, adjusted for inflation, experienced by each Atlantic province and Canada are presented for five-year intervals in Figure 12. [...] Moreover, the proportion of the population participating in the labour force has been increasing over time in Canada and in each of the Atlantic provinces.