If you have or know of a group of three or more members and a concept for a worker co-op, CWCF’s Worker Co-op Academy wants to hear from you! Our next cohort is beginning May 8, and applications are due two weeks prior. The Academy is an online training program that coaches start-up groups through … Calling all groups interested in launching a worker co-operative!
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 … Covid-19 Financing: CEBA Loan Repayment Support
Black lives matter. We acknowledge that while racism and oppression have come to the forefront again recently in the United States, Canada has its own historic and present day systemic racism towards Black, Indigenous and Peoples of Colour. Anti-Black racism in Canada dates back to the social, economic, and structural exclusion of Black people who … Black Lives Matter
Do you have a group of at least three people and a concept for a worker co-op? If so, we want to hear from you! The CWCF Worker Co-op Academy, an online training program that coaches start-up groups through the process of developing and launching their worker co-op enterprises in a supportive cohort, with the … CWCF Worker Co-op Academy Accepting Applications
The Canadian Worker Co-op Federation (CWCF) offers grants to assist worker co-ops that are, or agree to become, members of CWCF to hire a co-op developer or other professional to help with a challenge that the co-op is facing. Assistance can be sought in any area needed such as marketing, financial administration, governance, conflict resolution, … Update on Technical Assistance Grants
By Kenzie Love CWCF reprised its successful pre-Conference session on Business Conversions to Social Purpose Organizations for Equity-Denied Groups on February 9 in the form of a webinar which over 30 participants attended. The webinar began with a land acknowledgement by CWCF’s JEDDI Business Conversion Project Coordinator, Janielle Maxwell. Janielle invited participants to look at … CWCF Hosts Webinar on Business Conversions to Social Purpose Organizations for Equity-Denied Groups
CWCF is pleased to announce Nasreen Omar as our second BIPOC board advisor. Nasreen is the Chair of the Multicultural Health Brokers Co-op in Edmonton. She migrated to Canada 47 years ago. She has been with the Co-op for the last 25 years. She retired as a Multicultural Program Coordinator from Alberta Health Services (University … CWCF Welcomes Nasreen Omar as BIPOC Board Advisor
CWCF is pleased to offer a series of free webinars over the coming months. The schedule for these is as follows: What is a Worker Co-op? Wednesday February 1st, 12 pm ET. Worker Co-op Finance 101, Wednesday, February 8th, 12 pm ET. Converting Businesses to Social Purpose Organizations for Equity-Denied Groups, Thursday, February 9th, 1 … Upcoming CWCF webinars
By Hazel Corcoran 2023 Conference / JEDDI Social Acquisition Project / CWCF Board Officers 2023 / Young Adult Arts and Culture Grant/ Worker Co-op Academy As we begin a new year, I hope everyone had a safe and restful holiday season. Our Collective Power Conference in Vancouver last November was definitely one of the year’s … Report from the Executive Director, January 2023
Growing Slow, a short film focusing on Vancouver Island’s Island Flower Growers Co-operative, is now available to watch on YouTube. Director Nick Ogden was the recipient of CWCF’s 2021 young adult arts and culture grant, which he used to help produce the film.