PREDA provides research and advocacy services that support the economic development efforts of small urbans and rural municipalities in Northwest Alberta. PREDA membership includes:
1: QUARTERLY Symposiums. Full-day symposiums that are in-house researched with downloadable document packages, and are augmented with content expert speakers. These symposiums build a unified voice to advocate and raise awareness on the economic development opportunities and challenges of the region. Symposium topics are identified through a combination of membership feedback and regional engagement.
2. ACCESS to Raw Data: PREDA monitors and refreshes direct datalinks to resources frequently used by economic development departments; such as Traffic Counts; Statistics Canada, Alberta Dashboard, Industry Canada, and the US Trade Portal. PREDA is available to assist members with accessing, analyzing, and incorporating the information.
3. SHARED Subscriptions: PREDA provides access to professional subscriptions available to economic development departments for investment portfolios, business cases, and site location visits. PREDA is available to assist members with accessing, analyzing, and incorporating the information.
4. CLOSED Consultations: PREDA will meet one-on-one with any member to discuss & brainstorm. Topics can range from potential economic opportunities to CAO recruitment.
5. FEE for Services: Members can request value-added services beyond the general membership benefits. A complete list of PREDA’s Membership Fee-for-Services is available in our Virtual Office
6. Municipal Project Fund: PREDA established the MPF to create networking opportunities for local economic development officers through a pool of funds shared among PREDA,s municipal members. The selection of grant recipients is conducted through a peer review process as delineated in the Terms of Reference for the MPF Selection Committee. More information is available in our Virtual Office.
