Rural Secretariat

• seeking input of rural Canadians through the Rural Dialogue so the federal government could better understand and respond to local and regional issues;
• conducting an Information Outreach program to promote awareness of federal programs and services for rural Canadians;
• promoting use of the "Rural Lens" to ensure that rural concerns were considered throughout the federal government;
• conducting and supporting research and analysis of economic and social issues affecting rural Canada;
• coordinating a partnership approach on rural issues across the federal government, through the provincial and territorial Rural Teams;
• providing one-stop access to information of particular interest to rural Canadians through the Canadian Rural Information Service.