Traditionally, public-nonprofit relationships have been characterized by fee-for-service contracts, especially for health and human services. By contrast, more collaborative relationships are now emerging that embody joint development of service programs in which the public and non profit participants share responsibility for program design, performance, and evaluation.

Ambassadeur Project Provides public education and training in the use of information technology to obtain government information. Led by the Jonquière office of Human Resources Development Canada, the project is mainly a partnership with the six Community Development Assistance Corporations in the Saguenay/St-Jean Lake region.

OneStop Business Registration. a service project sponsored by the British Columbia Ministry of Small Business, Tourism, and Culture involving a network of nonprofit organizations as lead partners plus more than ten partners from the public and private sectors. The service offers kiosk-based one-stop electronic business registration.