About Our Association

EDANL is a not-for-profit association with a mission to build the capacity of those engaged in economic development in Newfoundland and Labrador and advance the practice as a distinct and recognized profession.

Latest News & Events

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  WEBINAR: EDANL 2026-2030 Strategic Plan Release

  Join the Board of Directors of the Economic Developers Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (EDANL) to learn about the organization’s new 2026-2030 Strategic Plan.

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  Nominations are now open for the 2025 Economic Development Awards of Excellence!

  Award categories include: best community project; best regional project; best sector project; best marketing project; and economic developer of the year.

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  WEBINAR: Introduction to the Shorefast Institute for Place-Based Economies

  An interactive one-hour workshop introducing participants to Shorefast’s approach to the role of place in economic development.

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  President’s Message – December 22, 2025

  Before the year runs out, I thought it would be important to touch base on a number of things that have recently happened – or are soon going to happen!

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  NL Economic Developers Training – December 11-12, 2025

  These courses were custom-designed for economic development practitioners in the province and past participants have reviewed them very favourably.