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The Regional Official Bylaws Socio-Economic …

The RegionalSocio-EconomicProfileOfficialCom munity Plan& ZoningBylawsPrograms/Policies/Services3. CommunityAction Plan1. Formal GroupStructure2. NeedsAssessment4. AssetMapping5. socio -economicProfileDeveloped bytheMunicipal capacity Development Simple guide forSaskatchewanMunicipalitiesMunicipal capacity Development Program September20111 Table of ContentsExecutive Socio-Economic Profile in 1:Getting 2: Gathering Regional 3: Data Interpretation 4: Building Municipal capacity Development Program :This document was created for the purpose of educating and assisting Saskatchewanmunicipalities. It is not intended forprofit. Do not use without capacity Development Program September20112 EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Municipal capacity Development Program s(MCDP) guide to the Regional Socio-Economic Profile is a valuableresource for Saskatchewan communities, intermunicipal groups, development professionals and organizations who strive toinitiate sustainable planning and capacity building practices, identify local assets and opportunities for growth, andrecognizing Regional trends for strategic planning purpose of the guide is to provide guidance on compiling, analyzing and interpreting Regional statistics forintermunicipal groups.

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1 The RegionalSocio-EconomicProfileOfficialCom munity Plan& ZoningBylawsPrograms/Policies/Services3. CommunityAction Plan1. Formal GroupStructure2. NeedsAssessment4. AssetMapping5. socio -economicProfileDeveloped bytheMunicipal capacity Development Simple guide forSaskatchewanMunicipalitiesMunicipal capacity Development Program September20111 Table of ContentsExecutive Socio-Economic Profile in 1:Getting 2: Gathering Regional 3: Data Interpretation 4: Building Municipal capacity Development Program :This document was created for the purpose of educating and assisting Saskatchewanmunicipalities. It is not intended forprofit. Do not use without capacity Development Program September20112 EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe Municipal capacity Development Program s(MCDP) guide to the Regional Socio-Economic Profile is a valuableresource for Saskatchewan communities, intermunicipal groups, development professionals and organizations who strive toinitiate sustainable planning and capacity building practices, identify local assets and opportunities for growth, andrecognizing Regional trends for strategic planning purpose of the guide is to provide guidance on compiling, analyzing and interpreting Regional statistics forintermunicipal groups.

2 It is simple, easy to follow, and provides helpful tips, information, and resource links to assist inthecollection of guide begins with an introduction of the Socio-Economic profile in the context of Regional strategic planning. Itintroduces how the profile can be used for formulating a community action plan, identifying Regional priorities, asset mapping,and setting policies for the Official community plan and zoning guide then outlines four general steps to buildingthe Socio-Economic theprocess of developingthe Socio-Economic profile document, providing tips on how to make itappealing and consumable to the general recommends best tools andresources for developing the identityis discussed as setting the stage forthe Socio-Economic include maps,accomplishments, vision, mission, and values, goals and priorities in introducing the 3describe how to gather statistics and compile them regionally,exploresdata interpretation and analysis,defining demographics and quantitative data, how to create and present graphs, how to choose demographic categories andsubcategories and their relevance.

3 And simple population projection also discusses rationale for comparingregional data with federal and provincial statistics to highlighting important data. Government and provincial links areprovided to assist with finding additional information pertinent to each statistical the Socio-Economic profiledevelopmentin highlighting thevalue of external studies, plans and projectsas complementary resources to the Regional initiatives and applications ofthe Socio-Economic profile. It also outlines theimportance of drawing conclusions based upon the data presented and connecting with existing strategic planning capacity Development Program September20113 The Municipal capacity Development Program assists Saskatchewan municipalities in building capacity forsustainability through facilitation, training, education and research. We provide theknowledge and supportmunicipalitiesneed topractice self-sustainable Municipal guide to the Regional socio -economicProfile is one of our manyexcellent resources.

4 For more information, capacity Development Program September20114 THE Socio-Economic PROFILE IN CONTEXTTheRegionalSocio economic Profileis a tool that providesa birds-eye view of agroup of communities. It can assistmunicipalities in identifyingunique and sharedcharacteristicsfor the purpose ofimplementinggrowth strategies,developmentplanning, and supporting and growing local displayscombined andcomparable statistical snapshots of thecommunities in your region, such as housing stock, demographics, average annual income, cost of housing, mobility in and outof the region, cultural and generational markers, languages, child population, illustrates five essential components ofmunicipal sustainability and capacity building. Each componentis helpful in itself, however when combined withone or all of the otherscontributestothesuccessful development andimplementationof aformalDistrict Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaws (including Regional programs, policies andservices).

5 This diagramwas developed by the Municipal capacity Development Program to illustrate the process of building aregional participating in any and all of these areas,our working groupsare able todevelop a coherent and strongintermunicipal working arrangement which may lead toanything from informal group session to implement shared servicesand bulk buying, to initiating aformal planning agreementandwriting a district intermunicipal group mayparticipate in any or all of the below processes. Contact MCDP find out GroupStructureWHAT isTHE Socio-Economic PROFILE used for? Backingup your funding applications, providing evidenceofwhy something is needed Marketingyour region and enhance tourism and economic development Identifyingunderused services (or opportunities for shared services) Forecastingproblem areas ( aging housing stock, employment rates) Identifyingpotential solutions at the municipal level ( where to direct funding/strategic focus) Completing needs assessments Compiling Community Resource Inventories/Asset Management Better land use planning Developing local community profiles Preparing and enhancing governance documentsMunicipal capacity Development Program September20115 OfficialCommunity Plan& ZoningBylawsPrograms/Policies/Services3.

6 CommunityAction Plan1. Formal GroupStructure2. NeedsAssessment4. AssetMapping5. socio -economicProfile1)The Formal Group Structureidentifieswho isinvolved ina workinggroup, decision-making,powers of the committee,internalleadership sstructure may be formal or ofUnderstanding isa documenttypicallyused to identify an informal AgreementandDistrict Official Community Planare formal documents which imply a deeper level oftheintermunicipal agroupstructure, either informal or formal,is the best first step in developing anintermunicipal more information, seeMCDP sGuide to Municipal Co-operation-Succeeding in )A preliminaryNeeds Assessmentcan help identify common areas to work together, or unique issues to be has brief and comprehensivequestionnairesavailable on our website to needs assessment can assist thegroup in identifying Regional priorities and more information, see theMunicipal Government Self-Sustainability Toolor completeMCDP s Comprehensive Needs Assessment PlanCommunityResourceInventorySocio-Econ omicProfileFormal vs.

7 Informal PlanningMOU =Going SteadyFormal Planning Agreement =EngagedDistrict OCP =MarriedThe level of co-operation and commitment is uniqueamong each intermunicipal working capacity Development Program September201163)TheCommunity Action Planisastrategic planning documentfor yourintermunicipal group. It holds your sharedvision, mission statements, and values;itidentifiesthelocal and Regional strengths and weaknesses, challenges planning focuses on the organization's long-term goals, assesses its capabilities to achieve thosegoals,and examinesenvironmental factors that may affect your municipalities,breaking down activitiesby task,resources, and leads tohelpmove more information, see MCDP sCommunity ActionPlanning )Building aCommunity Resource Inventory (orAsset Map)involvescompilingan inventory of assets in a communityusing primary and secondary information. Theresourcesin acommunity extend to theskills,potential andfunction ofeveryindividual and/or group of individuals; the needs andservices ofLocal Institutions,Informal and FormalOrganizations;land assets,and the characteristics and carrying capacity moreinformation, see MCDP sMunicipal guide to Community Resource Inventory )The process forcompleting aRegionalSocio- economic Profileis the purpose of this capacity Development Program September20117 Step1:Getting StartedDeveloping a comprehensive and meaningful Socio-Economic profile is similar to writing a book.

8 The finished product willbe acomprehensive documenttopresent to boards, committees, councils, and , providing only graphsof datawill tell the reader very little. A good, consumable Socio-Economic profileincludes graphs, interpretations, and analysis,mixedwith creative conclusions and community photos. For examples of completed Working Group profiles developed by theMunicipal capacity Development Program, visit: the Group and RegionBefore youbeginthe statistical analysis, you need to set the group s defining characteristics. Pretendyou are describing your group and the region to a foreigner who knows nothing about your communities, location, is your unique profile; make itdynamic and interesting. There area great varietythingsyou could include,however, remember this is a profile of your region. Keep the information relevant and to the point. A one-page groupdescription and oneor twomaps of the region is enough to provide an introduction of the region.

9 In this portion of the profile,youmay: Identifykeyparticipants(municipalities), thehistory of the intermunicipal relationship,andthegroup sstructureandleadership Include municipal websites or links to the region ( Enterpriseregion, National/Provincial/ Regional Parks, etc.) Providegeographical maps:of the RMs and Urbans,showingthe regionallocationwithin theprovinceand country,andproximity tospecialgeographicalor culturallandmarks Proclaim yourVision, Mission,&Values Identify yourGoals &Objectives Describe yourPriorities&Activities List anyAchievementsand/orAgreements to dateDID YOU KNOW?To maintain confidentiality in small communities, StatsCanada rounds numbers up or down to the nearest , your statistics provide a generalized figure andnot actual , for a fee, you can contactStats Canada to provide actualnumbers in a customizedformat to include only your group s capacity Development Program September20118 OptionalTools and Resourcesfor Creating yourDocument High speed Internet access Microsoft Word and Excel (or equivalent word and spreadsheet software) The Paint tool in your computer s list of programs for map editing Local photographs Maps(Health region boundaries, School Districts, Highways and Roadways, Water bodies, Forest boundaries,Geological and topographical maps, etc.)

10 Great for adding descriptive information and interpretation: Community Action Plan/Strategic Plan Community Resource Inventory Memorandum of Understanding Existing Intermunicipal Agreements Recorded minutes& attendance lists from meetings News articles about the group/region/communitiesASampleTable of of the 1 ( Population) 1 ( Age Distribution) 2 2 , Plansand ProjectsTaking Placein the list (for all cited information) of General Statistics (Chart form)Municipal capacity Development Program September20119 STEP2:GatherRegional StatisticsThe statistics you need are available from Statistics Canada. Specific data may need to be gathered from additional sources;however, if you have access to the internet, you have alibraryofaccessible informationat your finger the most recent community be accessed throughStatisticsCanada s Community Profiles: data is the unformed clay in the hands of the sculptorand will give you a starting point for the Socio-Economic all community profile statistics for each municipality in your : for small villages, sometimes not allstatistics are available and may be included in the rural municipality Excel or similarspreadsheetsoftware,compileeach community sstatisticsin separate ,create a column for the groupand add together all data for each category and may also wish tototal urban municipalities and rural municipalities or not youdecide tocreate graphs of thisinformation isentirelyrelated to how you intend to use the ofwhich datayoudecide tointerpret and analyze further, it is best to include all categories in the compilation.


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