The Rural Economic Development Action Plan (The Plan) 2014 outlines the steps that governments, industries, businesses and communities can take to increase economic development capacity, improve on the current suite of initiatives and orchestrate new opportunities to enable rural Alberta’s continued success. The action plan is intended to: identify key opportunities to improve the Government current programs and services in response to evolving rural and Aboriginal communities; outline how provincial ministries can better work together to reduce duplication and improve the quality of service for stakeholders; and identify new and innovative ways to address common challenges, including regional approaches and partnerships.