By Hazel Corcoran Executive Director Succession Conference Upcoming JEDDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Decolonization, and Inclusion) webinar Common Good Capital program Capital gains tax exemption for sales of businesses to worker co-ops As I write this, CWCF is in the process of searching for a new Co-Executive Director. This search comes as a significant change … Report from the Executive Director — April 2026
The Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation is currently searching for its next Executive Director. This recruitment is part of a planned leadership transition. Our current Executive Director will remain in the role for approximately six months to support onboarding and continuity as CWCF moves into its next phase. This role offers the opportunity to help shape … A Thoughtful Leadership Transition at CWCF — Executive Director Search Is On
By Kenzie Love With the recent round of cuts to the Washington Post, attention has been drawn once again to the ongoing challenges facing North America’s news media. While the role of a free press is as vital as ever, a shrinking number of understaffed news outlets is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a … Co-op News Outlets Seek to Address Crisis Facing the News Media
By Kenzie Love In 2020, a group of facilitators and mediators, located in Vancouver, Toronto and Nova Scotia but sharing common interests and methodologies in their work, began meeting online weekly amidst the pandemic. Organizational clients were coming to them, at a loss for how to deal with the relationship fallout from internal conflicts around … Conflict Engagement Worker Co-op Lives Its Values through the Model
By Kenzie Love When he settled in BC’s Lower Mainland as an immigrant from Nigeria, John Atoyebi knew he wanted to get back into farming. A farmer in his country of origin, as well as a lawyer, Atoyebi had the experience and the desire to resume his trade, but he needed farmland, a relatively scarce … African Canadian Agricultural Producers Cooperative Helps Diaspora Plant New Roots
By Kenzie Love Community Savings Credit Union was founded in 1944 by members of the International Woodworkers Association union. These workers were denied fair access to financing by traditional banks, so they built their own cooperative financial institution. Community Savings has a social purpose, “to unite working people to build a just world”, meaning every … Community Savings Fills a Niche in Credit Union Sector
By Kenzie Love In recent years, there’s been a growing consensus that infinite economic growth, the basis for the capitalist economy, is inconsistent with the finite resources of a fragile planet, one in which a dramatic reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is urgently needed. But as Hettie O’Brien noted in a 2023 article, “there are … Worker Co-ops Can Play a Key Part in Doughnut Economics
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