Allied Organizations | Canadian Worker Co-op Federation

CWCF actively supports the worker co-op sector by building bridges to, and participating in, other key allied organizations.

CICOPA

CWCF is a member of CICOPA, the International Organization of Industrial and Service Co-operatives, a sector organization of the International Co-op Alliance. CWCF is also a member of CICOPA-Americas region and the North America sub-region. At both levels, the purpose is to exchange information about the worker co-op sector, associate federations across borders and plan government relations positions.

Co-operators

CWCF is one of 45 member organizations of Co-operators. Having been invited into the membership in 2007, CWCF and its members in turn have benefited in myriad ways.

Both CWCF itself and our members (as well as members of the Québec Réseau COOP) have access to special or co-op-specific insurance products of Co-operators, e.g., the Member Benefits Program and Co-op Guard®. Co-operators staff periodically present webinars to CWCF members about these programs; check out our upcoming events.

CWCF also participates in governance in five of the seven regions of Co-operators, providing opportunities for networking and education for our delegates and contributing to the governance of Co-operators. The Loyalty Payment (akin to a patronage dividend) has contributed significantly to CWCF’s financial stability.

Their Co-op Development Program has provided grants to CWCF as well as many of our members over the years. CWCF is greatly appreciative of this mutually beneficial relationship with Co-operators, and we encourage our members to use their insurance and other services whenever possible. To learn more about how you can benefit from the Co-operators benefit, check out our Member Benefits page here.