CWCF is exploring the possibility of offering ghostwriting services to our members on a fee-for-service basis, bringing your co-op’s voice and story to life by sharing your ideas with the world and growing your audience. To this end, we would like to gather some information about how such a service might be useful. Answering this … Bring Your Words to Life With CWCF
Mariel Edwards-Carreau will be interning with CWCF over the coming five months as part of the Venture for Canada program. Mariel brings experience in communications, engagement, fundraising and program coordination in the nonprofit, international development and co-op sectors. Passionate about co-operatives, community development and the social economy, she is currently pursuing a Master of Management, … CWCF Welcomes Student Intern
By Kenzie Love Most worker co-ops in Canada are small and centralized in their operations. For many people, this is an appealing feature of the model: they can feel confident that a given worker co-op’s members care about their customers’ community because it’s their community as well. At the same time, however, few of the … SSG Charts a New Course for Worker Co-ops In Crossing Borders
By Kenzie Love Founded in 2022, Clinique d’Acupuncture Sociale d’Hochelaga reflects its founders’ vision of an acupuncture clinic rooted in accessibility, affordability, and solidarity. Located in Montreal, the clinic is a trailblazer in Quebec, as the first community acupuncture clinic in the province and also its first acupuncture clinic established as a worker co-op. “We … Montreal Clinic Makes Acupuncture Accessible
CWCF’s Board of Directors recently approved a change in the organization’s management structure. Former Operations and Member Services Manager Kaye Grant will serve as Co-Executive Director alongside new Co-Executive Director Christine Clarke, with planning ongoing about how to divide the Executive Director’s responsibilities. The Board congratulates Kaye on this promotion, which recognizes the important role … CWCF’s New Co-Leadership!
Registration is open for CWCF’s 2026 Conference: Building Resilient Worker Co-operatives taking place November 4-5. We’re excited for this opportunity to share, learn, and connect on the challenges and opportunities facing the worker co-op sector today. Here are some highlights you can expect from attending. In keeping with our practice of alternating between in-person and … Register Now for CWCF Conference 2026: Building Resilient Worker Co-ops
A Final Word, and a Torch Passed Forward, by Hazel Corcoran When I first became involved with this Federation, as a 29-year-old law student, I found a torch lit by visionaries who were gathered in Antigonish, Nova Scotia in 1991 with little more than conviction, a shared belief in worker ownership, and the courage to … Executive Director’s Report: August 2026
By Kenzie Love Amidst all the recent hype surrounding AI, there’s reason to believe that some of the claims surrounding it have been overblown. It hasn’t thus far led to huge productivity gains and suggestions it has started a “jobs apocalypse” within white collar work also appear to be inflated. While the technology is certainly … Study Concludes a Co-operative Alternative to Big AI Platforms Is Both Necessary and Feasible
By Kenzie Love The founders of Besties Cooperative Farm came together last year, drawn in by a simple mandate: as their website states, “We’re just a few friends who want to feed you!” The Co-op’s three members — Michael Gavin, Curtis Reynolds, and Nicole Boere — had met in 2022 through the Young Agrarians, a … Besties Cooperative Farm Celebrates Friends and Food