Kenzie Love - Canadian Worker Co-op Federation

Neechi Co-op

March 28, 2018

An Ignite presentation by Neechi Co-op from the 2013 CWCF Conference.

We, the Multicultural Health Brokers (http://mchb.org), reach into our communities, working hand-in-hand with those we serve, responding to the heartbeat of their daily realities: their struggles and their aspirations.

LEAP! Learning Tools: Revenue streams with Chris Nichols (Woodshop Co-op)

March 28, 2018

This video is part of the curriculum of LEAP!, an eight-week accelerator program for brand new start-up social entrepreneurs in rural B.C. LEAP! (Local Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program) is delivered by SFU Community Economic Development in partnership with local organizations.

Why cooperatives promote a dignified life of freelancers and informal workers by SMart Chile

March 28, 2018

Under the worldwide campaign, WE OWN IT for the promotion of youth cooperative entrepreneurship, cooperators all around the globe are sending us video messages. This one is about SMart Chile created to give a solid and efficient response to the growing precariousness within the workplace. A worker cooperative designed to support the administrative, financial … Why cooperatives promote a dignified life of freelancers and informal workers by SMart Chile

1947-2017: Bruno Roelants on the past and future of CICOPA

March 28, 2018

As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of CICOPA, the Secretary General of CICOPA shares some memories and his hopes for the future of the cooperative movement.

Archived March 20, 2020 – Be Part of Creating a Strategy to Grow Canada’s Worker Co-op Movement

February 8, 2018

by Russ Christianson Over the next few months, Dominique Bernier, Cathy Lang and I will be working with CWCF board members and staff, members of worker co-operatives and co-op developers to co-create a strategy for scaling Canada’s worker co-op movement. In addition to CWCF insiders, we will engage key opinion leaders inside and outside of … Archived March 20, 2020 – Be Part of Creating a Strategy to Grow Canada’s Worker Co-op Movement

Archived March 20, 2020 – Creating Connections

January 24, 2018

The Canadian Poverty Institute, in partnership with Co-operatives First and CoopZone is pleased to invite you to Creating Connections: A Workshop on Exploring Cooperatives. This free workshop is designed for community leaders interested in how the co-operative business model can be used to capture opportunities in their communities. When: February 7th, 2018 from 9:00 am … Archived March 20, 2020 – Creating Connections

Winter 2018 Newsletter

January 18, 2018

Our winter 2018 newsletter can be found here.

Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy (ECWD) 2017

January 11, 2018

By Tommy Allen The Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy (ECWD) was an inspiring demonstration of how much engaged citizens and workers care about their community. There were hundreds of participants, and the program was 36-pages long. Canada’s worker co-op community is less than a quarter of the size in comparison, but if you compare that … Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy (ECWD) 2017

CWCF Conference 2018

December 14, 2017

CONFERENCE of the Canadian Worker Co-op Federation and CoopZone Theme: Co-operation in the Changing World of Work November 1 – 3, 2018, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Humphry Inn & Suites Hashtag: #cwcf2018 Thanks to all who attended! Powerpoint presentations from the conference are posted here. Conference AGM materials as well as the draft strategic plan can be found here. … CWCF Conference 2018