Canadian Community Development
Professional planning toolkits, guides, and workbooks for Canadian nonprofits, municipalities, Indigenous organizations, tourism offices, and regional development agencies.
Created by community development professionals — these are the tools we wished we'd had.
After years working in community economic development and tourism across Atlantic Canada — securing multi-governmental funding, facilitating community consultations, and developing long-term community plans — we kept running into the same challenge.
The right tools didn't exist. Every grant application, stakeholder consultation, strategic planning process, or funding proposal meant rebuilding documents, templates, and frameworks from scratch.
Canadian Community Development was created to change that. Our resources are built from real-world experience and designed specifically for Canadian municipalities, community organizations, tourism operators, and economic development officers. Every template, checklist, and planning framework is designed to help organizations save time, strengthen projects, and move from ideas to implementation more efficiently.
Whether you're preparing a funding application, launching a community initiative, developing a tourism strategy, or planning for long-term growth, our goal is to provide practical tools that help you spend less time creating documents and more time advancing projects.
Free Resource
20 essential checks before you submit any Canadian grant application — built by community development professionals with real-world experience.
Our Products
Professional planning tools available individually, as bundles, or with organizational licenses for your entire team.
A professional-grade toolkit covering every stage of the Canadian grant application and project planning process.
A step-by-step guide for community-led tourism development — from shared vision to a funded 12-month action plan.
The Funding & Project Planning Toolkit licensed for up to 10 users within a single organization. Ideal for boards, planning committees, and staff teams.
The Community Tourism Planning Guide licensed for up to 10 users within a single organization. Ideal for tourism committees, councils, and planning teams.
Both professional toolkits in one bundle — Funding & Project Planning plus Community Tourism Planning.
The complete funding package — professional toolkit and companion workbook together.
The complete tourism package — professional guide and companion workbook together.
The complete Canadian Community Development series — all 4 products in one bundle.
Both toolkits licensed for up to 10 users within a single organization.
Funding toolkit and workbook licensed for up to 10 users within a single organization.
Tourism guide and workbook licensed for up to 10 users within a single organization.
All 4 products licensed for up to 10 users within a single organization. The ultimate team planning package.
Why Canadian Community Development
What makes these tools unlike anything else available to Canadian organizations.
Every funding program, every regulatory reference, every example is specific to Canada. ACOA, provincial tourism boards, Community Futures, federal programs — all covered for every province and territory.
Created by community development and tourism professionals with real experience securing multi-governmental funding, facilitating municipal programs, and navigating the Canadian funding landscape firsthand.
Every blank field is a real, clickable text field. Type directly into any PDF reader — Acrobat, Preview, or any modern viewer. Print-friendly and works in black and white.
Every purchase is stamped with the buyer's email on every page. Copyright protected under Canadian law. Clear licensing terms for both individual and organizational use.
Designed for the actual constraints of Canadian nonprofits, municipalities, and community groups — limited staff, tight budgets, volunteer boards, and real funders with real expectations.
Funding programs, provincial contacts, and application guidance reflect the current Canadian funding landscape — not outdated information from years ago.
Product Format
Every product is delivered as a fully fillable PDF — ready to use the moment you download it.
Click any field and start typing. Works in Adobe Acrobat, Preview, and all modern PDF readers. Your entries save with the file.
Clean layout that prints beautifully in both colour and black and white. Comfortable margins, generous input spaces.
Files are delivered immediately upon purchase via Gumroad. No waiting, no shipping. Start planning within minutes.
Browse all 12 products on our Gumroad store — individual toolkits, bundles, and organizational licenses for teams of up to 10.