Advocacy - Canadian Worker Co-op Federation

Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations 2025 Federal Budget

September 13, 2024

From the Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation (CWCF) Solidarity Works / La Solidarité nous réussit 2 August, 2024 Recommendations: I. That the Government of Canada implement the tax incentives announced for workerco-operatives in harmony with incentives provided to Employee Ownership Trusts.II. That the Government support CWCF’s Building Community Resiliency Program to maintainand create jobs and businesses, … Submission for the Pre-Budget Consultations 2025 Federal Budget

CWCF Response to Finance Cda consultation July 2024

September 13, 2024

DELIVERED BY EMAIL to QI-consultation-PA@fin.gc.ca 15 July 2024Qualified Investment Consultationc/o Director General, Tax Legislation DivisionDepartment of Finance Canada90 Elgin StreetOttawa ON K1A 0G5Dear Sir or Madam Re: Worker Co-ops and Registered Plans We are writing in response to the first question in your consultation on Qualified Investments for Tax-Advantaged Savings Plans, i.e.: 1) Should … CWCF Response to Finance Cda consultation July 2024

How CWCF Is Addressing the Challenges of the Worker Co-op Model

July 17, 2024

By Kenzie Love and Hazel Corcoran As Simon Kinsey observes in his recent case study, Value and Challenges of the Worker Co-op Model, the value of the worker co-op model, in offering workers the power to be collectively self-employed and to be able to disengage from the exploitative wage labour market, is clear. It’s also … How CWCF Is Addressing the Challenges of the Worker Co-op Model

Indivisible Reserve

November 15, 2014

CWCF: Indivisible Reserve What is an Indivisible Reserve? An indivisible reserve in a worker co-op is property owned by the co-operative/the co-operative movement which can never be divided among members. It is created by allocating a set percentage (e.g., 20% or 40%) of annual surpluses to the indivisible reserve. Who “owns” the capital in the … Indivisible Reserve

CWCF’s Lobby History and Priorities 1991 – 2020

August 21, 2014

Federal lobbying in support of worker co-op development and expansion has been an important part of the work of the CWCF, and similarly the making of applications to federal programs. The first document provides a history from 1991 to mid-2019 of the CWCF’s lobbying activities. The second explains what CWCF’s 2020 priority asks/ offers are … CWCF’s Lobby History and Priorities 1991 – 2020