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The CCP Handbook: Comprehensive Community Planning for First Nations in British Columbia is a reference tool developed by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada in partnership with First Nations to support First Nations in developing and implementing their own community plans. The Handbook breaks down comprehensive community planning into manageable stages for BC communities ready to tackle the planning process.

  • Pre-Planning
  • Planning
  • Implementation
  • Monitoring and Evaluation

You will find step-by-step descriptions of the entire process, and read about lessons learned by BC First Nations who have tested various approaches to community planning. The Handbook includes practical tools to encourage community involvement and develop the plan based on community vision and goals. The final section includes funding, educational and planning resources to support the development and implementation of your community's plan.

An Overview of the Planning Cycle

There are many models and ways to approach comprehensive community planning. Most follow a planning cycle similar to the 4-step planning cycle described below.

PRE-PLANNING
Getting Started

Steps:

  • Assess Community Readiness
  • Develop a Budget, Identify Funding
  • Build a Planning Team
  • Research
  • Build a Workplan

Result:
Planning process established

PLANNING
Creating the Plan

Steps:

  • Gather Background Information
  • Complete Community Analysis
  • Create Vision Statement and Values
  • Build Strategic Framework
  • Set Goals and Objectives
  • Identify Activities and Projects
  • Create Implementation Strategy

Result:
Detailed implementation plan

MONITORING & EVALUATION
Are we making progress?

Steps:

  • Analyse Results
  • Review and Recommend
  • Revise and Update

Result:
Plan is kept alive and relevant

IMPLEMENTATION
Making it happen

Steps:

  • Build Workplans
  • Implement Plans
  • Report

Result:
Plan becomes a reality


Copies

For a copy of the CCP Handbook please send a request to bc-ccp@inac.gc.ca.

Comments

This is the first edition of the CCP Handbook, and we welcome your feedback – please send your comments and suggestions to bc-ccp@inac.gc.ca.

Date Modified:2010-09-15

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