---
title: "Prairies Economic Development Canada"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/prairies-economic-development-canada"
description: "Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) promotes economic growth and diversification in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. View it in the explorer."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Prairies Economic Development Canada

Government of Canada · Departments

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## About

Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) promotes economic growth and diversification in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. It was established in 1987 as Western Economic Diversification Canada and took its current name in 2021.

Source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## Facts

- Jurisdiction: Government of Canada
- Layer: Departments
- Class: Ministerial Departments
- Portfolio: [Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/innovation-science-and-economic-development-canada)

## Official websites

- [canada.ca/en/prairies-economic-development.html](https://www.canada.ca/en/prairies-economic-development.html)
- [canada.ca/fr/developpement-economique-prairies.html](https://www.canada.ca/fr/developpement-economique-prairies.html)

## Sources

- Description source: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.
- Record from: [GC InfoBase, Inventory of Federal Organizations and Interests](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/a35cf382-690c-4221-a971-cf0fd189a46f). Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada.

## More

- [View it in the explorer](https://canadaservicemap.ca/explore?sel=ifoi:140), with the sources of its record.
- [Data and sources](https://canadaservicemap.ca/data): every record keeps the licence of its source.

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Prairies Economic Development Canada", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/prairies-economic-development-canada