By Kenzie Love Local Investing YYC, an associate member of CWCF through its participation in Common Good Capital, was incorporated in the fall of 2017. Its founders were looking for ways that all types of investors could invest into the local economy in businesses having a positive environmental or social impact. Travis Inlow, the Co-op’s … Local Investing YYC Looks Beyond the Bottom Line
By Kenzie Love Although it goes by a variety of different names, the ethos of co-operation is a constant across Asian cultures. May, being Asian Heritage Month, offers an opportunity to recognize and reflect not just on how Asian diaspora communities have co-operated in the past, but the lessons this offers for a more co-operative … The Co-operative Ethos of the Asian Diaspora
By Kenzie Love When discussing the ideal environment for worker co-ops, Spain’s Mondragon and the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy are often held up as models. But while its worker co-op sector isn’t as strong as in these areas, there’s another point of comparison closer to home: the province of Quebec. With over 200 worker … Quebec’s Worker Co-op Sector Offers Lessons for the Rest of Canada
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
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
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
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
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
By Kenzie Love As in many other BIPOC communities, Indigenous people in Canada have a long history of co-operativism. As Mark Intertas and James Thunder note in their paper Indigenizing the Co-operative Model: “While the co-operative is a relatively new construct in the context of European history, Indigenous peoples exhibited the characteristics and principles of … Learning and Listening Will Help Canada’s Worker Co-op Sector Build Relationships With Indigenous Communities