By Hazel Corcoran This month: Conference 2023 JEDDI Business Conversions Project New Staff Lobbying Update Conference 2023 As we head into the summer, CWCF is busy preparing for our upcoming Conference this November. Our Conference theme of Stronger Together will explore challenges many worker co-ops are currently facing, such as burnout and conflict management, … Report from the Executive Director, June 2023
SEED Winnipeg is seeking an experienced Administrative Coordinator to provide in-person reception and administrative services, primarily for the Business Development Services department as well as front desk reception (apply by June 19). Complete job description
The federal government’s Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) program offered interest-free loans of up to $60,000 to small businesses and not-for-profits at the height of the pandemic, a program that several CWCF members participated in. For eligible CEBA borrowers in good standing, repaying the balance of the loan on or before December 31, 2023 will … Call for expressions of interest for a CEBA loan from Tenacity Works fund
By Kenzie Love Local Investing YYC, an associate member of CWCF through its participation in Common Good Capital, was incorporated in the fall of 2017. Its founders were looking for ways that all types of investors could invest into the local economy in businesses having a positive environmental or social impact. Travis Inlow, the Co-op’s … Local Investing YYC Looks Beyond the Bottom Line
By Kenzie Love Although it goes by a variety of different names, the ethos of co-operation is a constant across Asian cultures. May, being Asian Heritage Month, offers an opportunity to recognize and reflect not just on how Asian diaspora communities have co-operated in the past, but the lessons this offers for a more co-operative … The Co-operative Ethos of the Asian Diaspora
By Kenzie Love When discussing the ideal environment for worker co-ops, Spain’s Mondragon and the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy are often held up as models. But while its worker co-op sector isn’t as strong as in these areas, there’s another point of comparison closer to home: the province of Quebec. With over 200 worker … Quebec’s Worker Co-op Sector Offers Lessons for the Rest of Canada
CWCF’s Worker Co-op Academy is an online incubator program that coaches start-up groups through the process of developing and launching their worker co-op enterprises in a supportive cohort, with the help of experienced co-op developers. CWCF has run two cohorts through the program and is planning to launch the third cohort this May. Members of … Worker Co-op Academy Participants Offer Testimonies in Support of Program
Highlights Co-op Mixers Worker Co-op Academy New Member Orientation Lobbying CEBA Loans JEDDI Project Spring is in the air across Canada, and CWCF is gearing up for a busy stretch as the days get warmer and longer. One highlight of this period has been our co-op mixers, which have already taken place in Toronto and … Report from the Executive Director, April 2023