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Sun Certified Builders Coop is hiring Journeyperson Framing Carpenters

September 21, 2023

September 21, 2023 Sun Certified Builders Co-op (SCBC) is looking for a Journeyperson carpenter. Are you interested in a career opportunity in high-performance new construction and renovations? Would you like to participate in a democratic business structure as a co-op member? SCBC is an employee-owned worker co-op offering competitive wages ($29.43-$36.42/hr depending on experience), training … Sun Certified Builders Coop is hiring Journeyperson Framing Carpenters

CWCF Welcomes New Intern

September 19, 2023

CWCF is pleased to announce Aniqah Rahman as our new JEDDI Business Conversions project intern, supported by the CreateAction youth employment program. Based in Toronto, Aniqah is an artist, program facilitator, and researcher. The common thread that connects these endeavours are a curiosity and appreciation for the ways in which people shape and communicate their experiences; … CWCF Welcomes New Intern

CWCF Welcomes New Atlantic Region Director

September 17, 2023

CWCF is pleased to announce the recent addition of Leslie Brown to its board of directors, representing the Atlantic region. Leslie is Professor Emerita in the Sociology Department , Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, where her work has involved teaching, research, policy analysis, and knowledge dissemination. She credits her doctoral thesis on “New Wave” retail … CWCF Welcomes New Atlantic Region Director

CWCF Welcomes New Executive Assistant

September 17, 2023

CWCF is pleased to announce the hiring of Chloë Williams as our Executive Assistant. Based in Montreal, Chloë first got involved with the co-operative sector as a worker-member and co-founder of the Hive Cafe Solidarity Co-operative at a student-run multi stakeholder co-op at Concordia University, where she is currently an active board member. She recently … CWCF Welcomes New Executive Assistant

Employee Ownership Trusts Are Not the Only Solution to Succession Planning

September 14, 2023

By Kenzie Love Momentum is growing in Canada behind the idea of Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs), variations of which already exist in the US and UK. The UK model, which is the more similar of the two to the one the federal government has slated to take effect in 2024, promotes employee ownership by … Employee Ownership Trusts Are Not the Only Solution to Succession Planning

Report from the Executive Director, September 2023

September 14, 2023

By Hazel Corcoran CWCF Conference/Staff Retreat and Transitions/JEDDI Project/New Director/National Day for Truth and Reconciliation As we enter into the fall, CWCF staff and board are hard at work preparing for our 2023 Conference, “Stronger Together”. While there’s more information about this event in the separate article in this newsletter, it will contain a great … Report from the Executive Director, September 2023

Apply now to CWCF’s Worker Co-op Academy

September 14, 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 … Apply now to CWCF’s Worker Co-op Academy

CWCF Conference 2023: Stronger Together

September 14, 2023

Today, we are facing many challenges: the climate crisis, systemic racism, growing income inequality, and others. While the problems are clear, the solutions may not always be readily apparent. But there is one constant: we can best address these issues if we do so together. That’s why “Stronger Together” is the theme of this year’s … CWCF Conference 2023: Stronger Together

August 2023 newsletter

August 31, 2023

Our August 2023 newsletter is available here.

Young Voices Are Critical to the Worker Co-op Movement —Kenzie Love

August 21, 2023

Youth today, particularly those who belong to other equity-denied groups, are often subject to social and economic marginalization. But perhaps as a result of the injustices they face, they are also more open than older generations to alternative forms of economic organization, among them worker co-ops. The worker co-op model certainly has much to … Young Voices Are Critical to the Worker Co-op Movement —Kenzie Love