The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council is a Canadian independent,
non-partisan research
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and
educational institution
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founded in 1954 whose objective is to promote the
economic development
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of
Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Canada, also called the Atlantic provinces (), is the list of regions of Canada, region of Eastern Canada comprising four provinces: New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. As of 2021, the landma ...
.
It accomplishes this by:
* monitoring and analysing current and emerging
economic
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trends and
policies
* communicating the results of this analysis to its members on a regular basis
* consulting with a wide audience
* disseminating its research and policy analyses to business, government and the community at large
* advocating the appropriate public and private sector policy responses
External links
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Economic research institutes
1954 establishments in Canada
Economy of New Brunswick
Economy of Newfoundland and Labrador
Economy of Nova Scotia
Economy of Prince Edward Island
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