The 2025 strategy is a community-informed, collaborative document that outlines collective economic development priorities shared by the Region, Area Municipalities, local economic development organizations and businesses, and the community.

The Region supports local non-profit organizations to grow and thrive by offering support for talent attraction, retention and re-skilling and other entrepreneurial initiatives.

The survey data collected from the Workplace Count initiative provides insights on the region's economy, including industry sectors and employment patterns.