Kenzie Love

Sunflower Facilitation and Counselling Co-op Draws Inspiration From Its Namesake

By Kenzie Love When the members of a nascent worker co-op needed a name for their enterprise, the sunflower beckoned. This was partly due to the flower’s vibrant yellow colour’s potential to pop on a website, but it had a deeper significance as well. The members of Sunflower Facilitation and Counselling Co-op, as they ultimately … Sunflower Facilitation and Counselling Co-op Draws Inspiration From Its Namesake


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CWCF 2026 Budget Brief

CWCF submitted its latest federal pre-budget brief in late May.  This year’s brief is well harmonized with the brief of Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada, as discussed with the board of CWCF. The priority is the development fund for worker cooperatives, which will be a great asset for SME owners who would like to sell their businesses … CWCF 2026 Budget Brief


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Research Project Seeks to Strengthen Network of Co-ops Led By Equity-Denied Groups

By Kenzie Love As a self-described “pracademic”, Dr. Julia Fursova balances theory with practice—ensuring that research informs real-world solutions, and practice shapes evidence-based strategies. Thus it was fitting that Fursova, a member of the nonprofit consulting co-op Transform Practice, was inspired by her experience with the co-op to dig deeper into the systemic issues that … Research Project Seeks to Strengthen Network of Co-ops Led By Equity-Denied Groups


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Report from the Executive Director: June 2026

By Hazel Corcoran Capital Gains Tax Exemption for sale of businesses to worker co-ops Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada  2026 Congress and Awards Update on CWCF Co-Executive Director search process and looking to the fall Appreciation for outgoing CWCF Executive Assistant Chloë Williams, welcome to temporary, part-time replacements, Sarah Leeson-Klym and Hannah Rackow My few weeks … Report from the Executive Director: June 2026


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The New Incentive to Convert to Worker Co-operatives

The Canadian government has recently made amendments to the Income Tax Act (ITA) to exempt the first $10 million of a business owner’s capital gain from the sale of their existing business to a worker co-operative. Co-op lawyer Brian Iler summarizes the amendments and their implications.


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