Registration is open for CWCF’s 2025 Conference, taking place in Edmonton, Alberta, November 18-20. Check out our draft program and presenter bios and read up on everything else you need to know here. Our early bird rate ends September 26, so register now for all the compelling speakers, engaging workshops, and great networking opportunities!
The Canadian Worker Co-op Federation (CWCF) offers technical assistance grants to 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 … Technical Assistance Grants Help With Co-op Conversions
The Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation (“CWCF”) is a national, bilingual grassroots membership organization of and for worker co-operatives, multi-stakeholder co-ops with substantial worker control, and organizations that support the growth and development of worker co-operatives. CWCF was incorporated in 1992, has approximately 65 member cooperatives and an annual budget of approximately $600,000. Activities and services … Request for proposals: strategic plan revision
All CWCF members are required to pay dues annually, providing an important source of revenue that helps support the Federation’s work. Worker Co-op Members pay dues based upon the wages paid by the worker co-op to its members, employees and/or contractors, limited by both a minimum and maximum amount of dues. CWCF’s membership year matches … CWCF’s Membership Renewal Process Explained
By Hazel Corcoran Conference 2025 Upcoming webinars Co-op education bursaries Membership renewal process Federal election submission Montreal co-op mixer I am pleased to announce that this year’s Conference, taking place November 18-20 in Edmonton, will have the theme: Worker Co-ops Build a Better World: Democracy, Diversity, and Justice. We are currently in the process of … Report from the Executive Director, April 2025
CWCF is pleased to welcome Dr. Lucenia Ortiz as its second Board Equity Advisor. Lucenia currently serves as Chair on the Board of Directors of the Multicultural Health Brokers (MCHB) Cooperative since 2020. From her experience as a newcomer from the Philippines in 1994, she developed a passion and commitment to work with culturally diverse … CWCF Welcomes Dr. Lucenia Ortiz as Board Equity Advisor
By Kenzie Love Martin Van Den Borre of Ripon, Quebec was acclaimed as the Quebec director on CWCF’s board at the AGM in November 2024. He was inspired to serve on the board by his belief in democracy and its importance in the workplace. Van Den Borre sees worker co-ops as part of a movement … Board Member Profile: Martin Van Den Borre
By Kenzie Love Daphane Nelson of Kamloops, BC, was elected to serve on the CWCF Board as the BC/Yukon Director at the AGM in November 2024. Currently a member of CoActive Developments Worker Co-op and Secretary of the CoopZone board, Nelson’s interest in co-ops began when she became a credit union director. She was excited … Board Member Profile: Daphane Nelson
By Kenzie Love The CWCF Executive Director, Hazel Corcoran, was among those who attended the International Co-operative Alliance’s 2024 Global Co-operative Conference in New Delhi, India this past November. Corcoran was spurred to attend the event, which preceded the UN International Year of Co-operatives (“IYC”) taking place in 2025, after learning there would be a … ICA Conference Reaffirms Value of Co-op Model for CWCF Executive Director
By Kenzie Love Chris Nichols of Woodshop Workers Co-op in Vancouver concluded his term as CWCF’s BC/Yukon director at the AGM in November 2024. Nichols’s journey with CWCF began many years ago when he became aware of the organization as the apex body for worker co-ops in Canada. He was impressed by CWCF’s work and … Chris Nichols Sees Hope for Worker Co-op Movement