Conferences
CWCF AGM News
By Kenzie Love CWCF held our 2022 AGM on November 18, and as always it was an important exercise in fulfilling our commitment to the second co-operative principle of democratic member control. Evan Proven was acclaimed to a second term as director for the Prairies/NWT/Nunavut region, while the seat for the Atlantic region remains vacant. … CWCF AGM News
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Conference 2022 Overview
By Kenzie Love Note that the available Conference presentations can be found at this link. CWCF was excited to hold our first in-person Conference since 2019 from November 17-19 in Vancouver, BC. We were fortunate to have a beautiful setting, great weather, and most importantly, the chance to connect after so long apart. Although the … Conference 2022 Overview
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Reflections on CWCF’s Annual Conference
By Joy Emmanuel Once again, CWCF’s annual conference was a source of inspiration and renewal, bringing co-operators together from across the country to focus on the multiple ways we can work in our co-ops and our communities to support the growth and health of the worker co-op sector. From east to west there was representation … Reflections on CWCF’s Annual Conference
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Wood Shop Workers’ Co-op Receives Worker Co-op Best Practices Award
CWCF’s Worker Co-op Best Practices Award is presented by the board to to a worker co-operative which has demonstrated best practices in governance and/or operations, including in upholding the values and principles of the co-operative movement within their co-operative, and has shared, or is willing to share their experience and learnings with other … Wood Shop Workers’ Co-op Receives Worker Co-op Best Practices Award
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2022 AGM Documents
Annual Report 2022 Report on Strategic Plan 2019-2022 AGM 2022 Agenda AGM 2022 Slides AGM 2021 Minutes Audited Financial Statements 2021-22 Current year budget 2022-23 Candidate statement for Evan Proven – Prairies By-law Amendments-resolutions for discussion only Form and process for late resolutions
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Change to Hybrid Nature of CWCF Conference
By Hazel Corcoran CWCF had planned to hold a fully hybrid Conference in Vancouver next month, with something at nearly every time slot to be available virtually as well as in-person. We regret to announce that we have realized that a hybrid Conference to the degree we’d planned is beyond our capacity, at least this year. We … Change to Hybrid Nature of CWCF Conference
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Register Now for CWCF’s 2022 Conference!
We’re offering an early-bird Conference registration rate of just $175 for our members until September 29, so don’t delay – reserve your spot now! The past two years have been challenging ones for Canada’s worker co-op sector. But they’ve also demonstrated the courage, resilience and innovation our members possess. With these assets in hand, … Register Now for CWCF’s 2022 Conference!
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Seeking Worker Co-op Award Nominations
CWCF is seeking nominees for two awards: the Worker Co-op Best Practices Award, and the Mark Goldblatt Worker Co-op Merit Award. The Worker Co-op Best Practices Award goes to a worker co-operative which has demonstrated best practices in governance and/or operations, including in upholding the values and principles of the co-operative movement within their co-operative, … Seeking Worker Co-op Award Nominations
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Call for CWCF AGM Resolutions and Board Nominations
Call for AGM Resolutions Resolutions for the CWCF AGM in November are due September 19, 2022. Please see the CWCF Resolutions process, including the Resolutions Form on the last page, at this link: https://canadianworker.coop/cwcf-agm-resolutions-process/. Please submit any resolutions to Resolutions Committee members Jessica Provencher and Frank Bezanson-Harris, copying Executive Director Hazel Corcoran. Call for … Call for CWCF AGM Resolutions and Board Nominations
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