Abbreviations and acronyms

AAROM

Aboriginal Aquatic Resource and Oceans Management

ACOA

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

AFN

Assembly of First Nations

AGF

Agtech Growth Fund

AI

Artificial intelligence

ATIS

Alberta Technology and Innovation Strategy

BDC

Business development centre

BIGS

Business Innovation and Growth Support

BRACE

Building Regional Adaptation Capacity and Expertise

CA

Census agglomeration

CAD

Canadian Dollar

CBDC

Community Business Development Corporation

CCTT

Centres collégiaux de transfert de technologies

CED

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions

CEEDD

Canadian Employer-Employee Dynamics Database

CEGEP

Collèges d’enseignement général et professionnel

CESAP

Climate Emergency Skills Action Plan

CFDC

Community Futures Development Corporation

CFO

Community Futures Organization

CFP

Community Futures Program

CIF

Community Imitative Fund

CMA

Census metropolitan area

CRA

Community Reinvestment Act

CSD

Unit of census subdivision

DUI

Doing-using-interacting

ECCC

Environment and Climate Change Canada

ECJRC

European Commission’s Joint Research Centre

EDA

Economic Development Administration

EDGAR

Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research

EDI

Economic Development Initiative

FHQTC

File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council

FSDS

Federal Sustainable Development Strategy

FUA

Functional urban area

GDP

Gross domestic product

GE

General Electric

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GI

Geographical indicator

GMF

Green Municipal Fund

GRA

Greater Regina Area

GVA

Gross value added

HEI

Higher education institution

ICT

Information and communication technology

IEA

International Energy Agency

IKRS

Indigenous Knowledge Research System

ILO

International Labour Organization

IOIC

Input-output industry classification

IPCA

Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

ISED

Innovation, Science and Economic Development

ITC

Investment tax credit

LM

Labour market

NAICS

North American Industry Classification System

NEET

Not in employment, education or training

NII

Nuclear Innovation Institute

NL

Newfoundland and Labrador

NWT

Northwest Territories

OCI

Ontario Centre of Innovation

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

ON

Ontario

QC

Quebec

R&D

Research and development

RCM

Regional county municipality

RD&D

Research, development and demonstration

RDA

Regional development agency

RDPC

Regional Development Policy Committee

REGI

Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

RIC

Regional innovation centre

RIS

Regional innovation system

RM

Rural municipality

RNTA

Research and National Technical Assistance

SAT

Survey of Advanced Technology

SDTC

Sustainable Development Technology Canada

SES

Scenario Exploration System

SIBS

Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy

SK

Saskatchewan

SLA

Self-contained labour area

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprises

SR&ED

Scientific Research and Experimental Development

STEM

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics

STI

Science, technology and innovation

TK

Traditional knowledge

UBCM

Union of British Columbia Municipalities

UN

United Nations

UNDRIP

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

UQ

Université du Québec

USDA

United States Department for Agriculture

WES

Women Entrepreneurship Strategy

YU

Yamagata University