CWCF is thrilled to announce the 2025 winners of the Mark Goldblatt Merit Award and the Worker Co-op Best Practices Award, which will be presented at the Mixer and Award Night at our Conference in Edmonton. The Mark Goldblatt Award goes to Colin MacDougall of Sustainability Solutions Group for his leadership and contributions to the … Announcement of CWCF Awards!
By Kenzie Love Stocksy was founded as a multi-stakeholder platform co-operative in Victoria in 2013 with the goal of putting power back in the hands of contributing artists in the stock photo industry. The founders, veterans of this industry who wanted to create a new space by using the co-op model, began with 220 contributing … Co-op Stands Out In Stock Photo Industry
By Kenzie Love The title of Ludovic Viger’s new book The Great Canadian Reset says it all. Faced with a series of interlocking political, economic, and environmental crises, the current system isn’t sustainable and can’t be fixed with some minor tweaks. Instead, a full “reset” is required. The subtitle of his book is clear on … Author Envisions Co-operative “Reset” for Canada
CWCF is pleased to feature members of Sunflower Facilitation and Counselling Co-op as presenters of Co-regulation & Co-operation – How we grow our capacity to practice democracy at its 2025 Conference. Taking place Tuesday, November 18 from 3:30 – 5 pm, the session will explore how participants can come into safe connection with themselves and … 2025 Conference session spotlight – Sunflower
by Danny Parys Sound the alarm! Bank of Canada officials say Canada is in a productivity emergency and according to Statistics Canada it’s getting worse. That’s because labour productivity declined by 1 per cent in the second quarter of 2025. The sharpest decrease since 2022. Though this should come as no surprise. Labour productivity has … Productivity: Canada Needs More Worker Co-operatives
By Kenzie Love Ablaze Services began in 2019 in New Westminster, BC, the brainchild of two women who’d initially come together through the Feminist Campaign School, an organization designed to support candidates for municipal office. The founders subsequently began to take on more project-based work, and with the addition of a third member to their … Co-op Sets Conventional Thinking Ablaze
The Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives’ 2024 Top Co-op Issues Survey Report contained many of the same issues from years past in the top spots, with lack of awareness once again in the lead. Further down the list, however, was a newer issue, one that while not cited by as many people, has … Federations Have a Critical Role to Play in Building the Co-operative Ecosystem
By Hazel Corcoran Conference/ Board Nominations, and Award Announcement Ablaze Services strategic plan revision Capital Gains tax exemption for business sales to worker co-ops Upcoming What Is a Worker Co-op? sessions As we head into the fall, CWCF is busy preparing for our 2025 Conference in Edmonton, November 18-20. We are excited to have confirmed … Report from the Executive Director, September 2025
Registration is open for CWCF’s 2025 Conference, taking place in Edmonton, Alberta, November 18-20. Check out our draft program and presenter bios and read up on everything else you need to know here. Our early bird rate ends September 26, so register now for all the compelling speakers, engaging workshops, and great networking opportunities!