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Worker Co-op Academy Participants Offer Testimonies in Support of Program

April 24, 2023

CWCF’s Worker Co-op Academy is an online incubator program that coaches start-up groups through the process of developing and launching their worker co-op enterprises in a supportive cohort, with the help of experienced co-op developers. CWCF has run two cohorts through the program and is planning to launch the third cohort this May. Members of … Worker Co-op Academy Participants Offer Testimonies in Support of Program

Report from the Executive Director, April 2023

April 24, 2023

Highlights Co-op Mixers Worker Co-op Academy New Member Orientation Lobbying CEBA Loans JEDDI Project Spring is in the air across Canada, and CWCF is gearing up for a busy stretch as the days get warmer and longer. One highlight of this period has been our co-op mixers, which have already taken place in Toronto and … Report from the Executive Director, April 2023

Calling all groups interested in launching a worker co-operative!

March 31, 2023

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!

Covid-19 Financing: CEBA Loan Repayment Support

March 24, 2023

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

Job Posting: Intern, CWCF Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDDI) Business Conversion Project

March 23, 2023

This position has been filled View full job posting >> Job title: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDDI) Social Acquisition Project Assistant (or “JEDDI Project Intern”) Project: JEDDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Decolonization, and Inclusion) Social Acquisition Project Reports to: JEDDI Project Coordinator, Executive Director, and/or Communications and Member Services Manager … Job Posting: Intern, CWCF Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDDI) Business Conversion Project

JEDDI Business Conversion Project Update, March 2023

March 21, 2023

Since our Justice,Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Social Acquisition Project began in September 2022, the CWCF has been working diligently towards the completion of project tasks and communication objectives. To this end, we have participated in three main outreach events, and have completed several online (and print) educational and awareness materials, for members of Equity-Denied Groups … JEDDI Business Conversion Project Update, March 2023

Black Lives Matter

February 26, 2023

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

CWCF Worker Co-op Academy Accepting Applications

February 24, 2023

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

Update on Technical Assistance Grants

February 23, 2023

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

CWCF Hosts Webinar on Business Conversions to Social Purpose Organizations for Equity-Denied Groups

February 23, 2023

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