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Established as a community-owned business corporation in 1987, the Great Northern Peninsula Development Corporation (GNPDC) has provided technical support services to a range of community economic development and business development initiatives. Other activities undertaken by the Corporation have included research and development, pilot project testing and joint partnerships in business ventures with local entrepreneurs and other groups. Business sector operations have included fish processing, aquaculture, wood manufacturing and craft production. The GNPDC is located in a rural area and has worked primarily with community economic development organizations and small businesses involved in establishing community-based development opportunities in the crafts, culture, entrepreneurship, forestry, and fisheries sectors. GNPDC has brought jobs to women, youth, persons with disabilities, aboriginal minorities and new immigrant families, as well as communities struggling with seasonal unemployment and lack of economic diversification. (Source: website of Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program (CEDTAP))

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