Navigating Canada's Federal Maze: Regional Development Policy Governance in New Brunswick

Abstract

Regional development policy governance in Canada is more than ever intertwined with the successful navigation of institutional boundaries between levels of government as well as with non-state actors and, even, community groups. This article examines these transitions over the past two decades, with a focus on a federal agency's management of regional development policy in the province of New Brunswick. The discussion examines how the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) adapted to the shifts towards collaborative governance while seeking to preserve its organizational mandate and distinct identity as a federal agency. The findings suggest that regional development policy governance could be enhanced by paying attention to three considerations—the strategies of various levels of jurisdiction involved in joint policy action; the ideas and resources of non-governmental agencies; and the various stages of evolving governance arrangements in joint policy actions.

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