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Agricultural Renewal Co-op
Work 393889 Concession 2 RR 1 Durham Ontario N0G1R0 work
Work Phone: 519-369-3578work
Work Email: agriculturalrenewalcoop@gmail.comINTERNET
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An ecologically-friendly, biodynamic mixed farm and worker co-op. Agricultural Renewal Co-operative is a co-operative of people united in diversifying the farm for the betterment of the land and its surrounding community. A varying number of adults, teenagers and children live here on a short or long-term basis. We work with many young apprentices from many different countries, predominately Europe. It is a friendly, welcoming and lively place, dedicated to stewardship of the land for present & future generations.
Arise Architects Co-operative Corporation
Work 360 Woolwich St Guelph Ontario N1H 3W6 work
Work Phone: (519) 823-2441work
Work Email: studio@arisearchitects.comINTERNET
Aster Group Environmental Services Co-operative Ltd.
Work 28 High Marsh Rd Sackville New Brunswick E4L 1K2 workWork Moncton New Brunswick work
Work Phone: (506) 536-1260work
Work Email: info@astergroup.caINTERNET
Website: http://www.astergroup.ca
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English: The Aster Group Environmental Service Co-operative provides a variety of environmental consulting services, is developing benefits and health plan options for non-profit organizations, and is working towards a trust fund that will provide funding to environmental and sustainability projects in New Brunswick.
Français: L’Aster Group Environmental Service Co-operative offre une variété de services de consultation en environnement, développe des régimes d’assurance santé pour les organisations à but non lucratif, et travaille à créer un fonds fiduciaire qui permettra de financer des projets environnementaux et de développement durable au Nouveau-Brunswick.
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CanTrust Hosting Co-operative provides managed Linuz hosting for Co-ops, non-profits, NGOs and organizations working for positive social change. Our speciality is Drupal, WordPress, and other PHP CMS hosting. We host everything from simple blogs to complex community information systems.
Our private cloud is operated on our own servers, which are co located in Vancouver, Toronto, and Seattle data centres. For Canadian clients, we offer solutions that are 100% Canadian hosted, including all backups. Co-operatives, check out our website for discounted rates.
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English: We are the planet’s only co-operative sex store. Democratically run, worker owned and operated, our approach to sexuality is one of respect, openness, humour, communication and responsibility. We are service and community oriented; accessible and disability-positive.
Français: Jouets sexuels, magasin de livres et vidéos; le site contient du matériel adulte pour les plus de 18 ans.
Developmental Services Worker Co-operative
Home Ottawa ON K2L 1R2 home
Website: https://dswcoop.ca
Biography
We are professional developmental services workers who strive to deliver person directed support services where, when and how you want them with reliability, commitment and integrity at a fair price. Our goal is a cooperative work environment where both people with disabilities and their workers thrive.
Drivers Coalition Worker Co-op
Contact: Hassan Artan
Work 37 – 4204 139 Ave Edmonton Alberta T5Y 2Z7 work
Work Phone: 780-919-1399work
Work Email: artan101@gmail.comINTERNET
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The Ecosystem Collective is a federally incorporated multi-stakeholder cooperative of individuals and organizations who are mission-driven to fight climate change. The Ecosystem Collective supports the development of low-carbon rural business solutions, coordinates area-specific efforts in the green economy, creates jobs for individuals who want to work in this sector, and increases individual and collective impact of members through increasing the amount of opportunities to which members are exposed.
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EnerGreen Builders Co-operative has seven members, each bringing unique construction experience and skills. EnerGreen is committed to building and maintaining high quality sustainable buildings and we endeavour to use environmentally friendly building materials and practices.
Based in the Tantramar region of southeast New Brunswick, we are committed to using the local trades people and goods produced in this region. However, in order to make high quality renewable technology available to customers, we are agents for North American suppliers as well.
Eyemole Arts and Technology Co-operative
Contact: Yana Pertels
Work Vancouver British Columbia work
Work Email: hello@eyemole.ioINTERNET
Website: Website
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Eyemole is a worker co-operative that produces digital media and provides consulting services to values-aligned clients.
Fogo Island Co-op Society
Work PO Box 70 Seldom Come By, NL Seldom Island in Newfoundland and Labrador A0G 3Z0 work
Work Phone: (709) 627-3452work
Work Fax: (709) 627-3495workfax
Work Email: philbarnes@nf.aibn.comINTERNET
Website: http://www.fogoislandcoop.com/
Biography
English: Operating five seafood processing plants; pioneered quality initiatives in the industry through dockside product grading systems; exports crab and groundfish to the U.S., Japan, Taiwan, Sweden, Germany and Canada.
Français: Opèrent cinq usines de transformation de fruits de mer; ont développé des programmes de qualité dans l’industrie avec des systèmes de classification de produit au quai; exportent le crabe et du poisson de fond aux États-Unis, au Japon, au Taiwan, en Suède, en Allemagne et au Canada.
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The Fourth Pig fulfills contracts in sustainable building design, education and construction, natural building materials design and installation, and renewable energy installation. Fourth Pig provides consultation and training for clients in the green building and alternative energy sectors.
Work 5896 Spring Garden Rd Halifax NS B3H 0A6 Canadawork
Work Phone: 902-407-5715work
Work Email: glitterbeancafe@gmail.comINTERNET
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Glitter Bean Cafe rose as an alternative to having to work in an unfair work environment. Workers who lost their jobs banded together and formed a worker owned co-op that brought life back into our much loved. cozy cafe. We remain unionized with SEIU 2, a victory won by cafe workers in 2013. We are working to create a community space that will provide a safer space for queer, two-spirit, and trans people in K’jipuktuk (Halifax).
Work PO 189 St.Peter\’s Nova Scotia B0E 3B0 work
Work Phone: (902) 535-3129work
Work Fax: (902) 535-3398workfax
Work Email: cdixonnightingale@ns.sympatico.caINTERNET
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English: The Greenhouse Co-op is a bedding plant and garden centre that operates as a seasonal business in St. Peter’s, Nova Scotia. The business produces a wide range of bedding plants (flowers and vegetables), hanging baskets, and planters. In addition, it carries a large variety of nursery items: trees, shrubs, soil conditioners, and fertilizers. Three founding members established the Co-op in 1987 as a worker co-op.
Français: Cultivateurs de plantes, détaillants.
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English: Publishers of two city magazines in Saskatchewan: Regina’s Prairie Dog and Saskatoon’s Planet S.
Français: Les éditeurs de deux revues urbaines en Saskatchewan: à Régina, Prairie Dog, et à Saskatoon, Planet S.
Hypha Worker Co-operative Inc.
Work #1308 – 1403 Royal York Road Etobicoke Ontario M9P 0A1 work
Work Phone: 437-887-6936work
Work Email: hello@hypha.coopINTERNET
Website: Website
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Hypha is a tech worker co-operative based in Toronto offering web design, digital product development, research, and strategy services. With members located in Ontario, we seek to cultivate collective growth and meaningful livelihoods through learning and building technologies together.
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English: Culturally diverse team serving a wide variety of ethnic food Saturdays (May thru early Oct) at the James Bay Community and Moss Street Markets in Victoria.
Français: Une équipe culturellement diverse qui dessert une grande variété de mets ethniques, tous les samedis de mai jusqu’en octobre.
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English: Just Us! is Canada’s first Fair Trade coffee roaster, founded in 1995. It is built on the three pillars of quality products, social and environmental responsibility. We are proud to be a worker owned cooperative. Our mission is “People and the planet before profits.” We are primarily a wholesale coffee roaster, but also carry tea, sugar and chocolate products – all Fair Trade and organic.
Français: Café et thés biologiques du commerce équitable.
La Ferme Coopérative Tourne-Sol
Work 1025 Chemin St-Dominique les Cedres Quebec J7T 1P5 work
Work Phone: 450-452-4271work
Website: http://www.fermetournesol.qc.ca
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Their interest in good food, social justice and the environment led them to start Tourne-Sol co-operative farm in the fall of 2004. They run their business as a worker co-operative. By farming together, they have built a democratic, diversified and sustainable enterprise. They produce vegetables, flowers, herbs, herbal teas, seedlings, and seeds in Les Cèdres, Quebec. Everything they grow is certified organic by Ecocert Canada following Quebec and Canadian organic standards.
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English: Fair trade organic “Camino” chocolate bars, candy bars, hot chocolate, sugar, juices; sourced from co-ops of family farms in developing countries. La Siembra Co-operative was founded in 1999 with the goal of reconnecting consumers with farmers in a sustainable manner. Our name La Siembra means “sowing” or “planting time” in Spanish. It is also a symbol for the seeds of change that our co-operative is sowing through its fair trade, educational and co-operative activities.
Français: Cacao et chocolat organique «Cacao Camino» du commerce équitable; obtenus de coopératives de cacao et de fermes familiales de production de sucre en pays en voie de développement.
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The London Brewing Co-operative was established to bring to market an eclectic style of beers that are brewed in extremely small batches. We are a nano-sized brewery producing single barrel batches of beer that reflect a long tradition of brewing and all that Southwestern Ontario has to offer. Our small batch sizes mean we can take risks and utilize a wide range of in-season ingredients and brewing techniques that would not be possible with larger volumes.
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MOSS Digital is a worker’s co-operative based in London, Ontario that specializes in crafting custom websites, mobile applications, and content management systems (CMS). Our services also include digital marketing and branding consultation.
Multi-Cultural Health Brokers Co-op
Work 9538 -107 Ave Edmonton Alberta T5H 0T7 work
Work Phone: (780) 423-1973work
Work Phone: (780) 407-6659work
Work Fax: (780) 428-2748workfax
Work Email: mchb@mchb.orgINTERNET
Website: http://www.mchb.org/
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English: A multi-cultural health broker is a bilingual and bicultural member of the community who: provides linguistic interpretation and cultural clarification; helps families access services and resources within the health and social service system; connects families to cultural community groups and resources; and supports community development.
Français: Les services prénataux et d’autres services de santé, livrés à une diversité de communautés d’immigrants.
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English: Natural Cycleworks strives to promote positive transportation choices by making appropriate technology and resources available for individuals to live healthier lives. Natural Cycle is composed of a number of enterprises including a bicycle retailer, a bicycle mechanic service, a bicycle component fabrication and design company, and a bicycle components distribution company.
Français: C’est le but de la Coopérative Natural Cycle d’appuyer le transport durable en améliorant l’accès aux véhicules humains, c’est à dire, des bicyclettes!
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English: Organic Planet Worker Co-op is committed to supplying Winnipeg with fresh produce, groceries, gluten-free goods, non-toxic health and beauty products, and providing an organic and vegan deli.
Français: Magasin d’aliments naturels.
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ParIT provides information technology services using software that everyone can share and modify. The professionals at ParIT take a collaborative approach, working with you to understand the bigger picture. How do you do what you do? What would a smooth operation look like? Combining our experience with yours, we can provide a solution that’s just right for you.
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Planet Bean began roasting coffee in downtown Guelph in 1997. Planet Bean has two coffee bars serving all kinds of excellent coffee beverages created by our highly skilled team of baristas. Fresh roasted coffee beans are also available. Our company also has a thriving wholesale business which supplies cafes, restaurants, gourmet and speciality grocers, businesses, churches, universities and schools.
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RED2I is a not-for-profit organization which collaborates with industry, academia, government, and other NPOs in its mission to integrate research, education,design, development and innovation to drive technological advancements in Canada and worldwide.
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Send It Courier’s goal is to support Toronto’s thriving local businesses and residents. Whether you’re a bakery, design firm, clothing store or anyone with any desire, we’ve got you covered for all of your delivery needs.
Send It Courier seeks to provide a safe and harassment-free space for women, non-binary and LGBTQ peoples, people of colour, Indigenous peoples, disabled peoples, and other equity-seeking groups and individuals. We recognize that creating inclusive safe spaces is an ongoing process, and we are actively engaged in efforts to promote and respect the diversity, safety, and inclusion of minorities and equity-seeking groups.
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SHIFT Collaborative is a registered cooperative that helps people make progress on tough social and environmental challenges together. Drawing on our experience designing and facilitating collaboration and engagement for systems change, we harness leading thinking and practices for new results. These enable us to build a better future together by tackling systems, not symptoms, and fostering collaboration between sectors.
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Shift Delivery Co-op is a worker co-operative that uses zero emissions cargo trikes to replace delivery trucks in the Vancouver downtown core.
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Sun Certified is a multi-stakeholder coop specializing in energy efficient new home construction and super insulated retrofits. We work on both residential and small commercial projects and also provide consulting services on efficient design.
Sustainability Solutions Group Workers’ Cooperative
Work 11 Alex Cox Rd. Tatamagouche Nova Scotia B0K 1V0 workWork 128 West Hastings Vancouver British Columbia V6B 1G8 work
Work Phone: (250) 213-9029work
Work Phone: (604) 828-6660work
Work Email: info@ssg.coopINTERNET
Website: http://www.ssg.coop
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English: Sustainability Solutions Group provides high-quality, innovative sustainability consulting services. These include sustainability audits, review of current practice, strategic and implementation planning, and research. The co-op’s mission is to create and engage in inspired endeavours that are of net benefit to humanity and the ecosystems in which we are embedded.
Community planners for action on climate change
We understand sustainability as a process, rather than a static outcome. We consult for local and provincial governments, research organizations and others on climate change, energy policy and sustainable development.
Français: Fait de la consultation en développement durable.
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The Allium is an elevated plant-based restaurant focusing on ethical, local, creative food and libations.
Thetis Island Farm Co-operative
Work 90 Pilkey Point Road Thetis Island BC V0R 2Y0 work
Work Email: info@habitatfarm.caINTERNET
Website: Website
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Thetis Island Farm Co-operative is a multi-stakeholder, producers’ co-op set up to create meaningful food production and livelihood opportunities for Island residents; increase Island food production; and ensure greater food security by creating a market-hub for residents and visitors around food and community well-being.
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English: Bike shop for commuters, couriers and other urban cyclists.
Français: Magasin de vélo pour des banlieusards, pour les messagers et pour d’autres cyclistes urbains.
Vancouver Artists Labour Union (VALU) Co-operative
Contact: Catherine De Montreuil
Work 886 12 ST E North Vancouver BC V7L 2K9 work
Work Email: info@valucoop.caINTERNET
Website: http://valucoop.ca
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The Vancouver Artists Labour Union Co-operative is a unionized workers’ co-operative with a mission to transform labour practices within the arts and cultural sector. We produce high quality, artist-produced campaign materials and creative services within our production studio. Developed by and for artists, we are a value-drive initiative that empowers artists and workers through fair, flexible, secure, wage-based employment.
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The Vancouver Renewable Energy Co-op (VREC) is a registered cooperative. Our mandate is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, other pollution and non renewable energy by installing affordable renewable energy systems in the greater Vancouver area.
Village Grocery Workers’ Co-op
Work PO Box 39 St. Peter’s Nova Scotia B0E 3B0 work
Work Phone: (902) 535-2277work
Work Email: village1@seaside.ns.caINTERNET
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A for-profit service co-op for small businesses, freelancers, and gig workers to provide a variety of management supports for success, offering both online and live local events and services.
West Arm Woodworking Co-op
Work Nelson British Columbia Canadawork
Work Phone: 250-354-8535work
Work Email: info@wood.coopINTERNET
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West Arm Woodworking Co-op is built by woodworkers, for woodworkers: providing accessible & affordable shop space, workshops and wood ordering services.
Wood Shop Workers Co-op
Contact: Chris Nichols
Work 1245 Glen Drive Vancouver British Columbia V6A 3M8 work
Work Phone: 778-899-5353work
Work Email: hello@woodshop.coopINTERNET
Website: www.woodshop.coop
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Wood Shop Workers’ Co-op makes and sells wood furniture, performs custom installations, and offers workshops to DIY enthusiasts, all out of 90% reclaimed, reused and upcycled lumber in and around Vancouver BC. It strives to be a strong voice in the cooperative movement and seeks to form partnerships and strengthen communities of like-minded organizations, all while providing meaningful employment to its worker-owners.
Regional Federations
Federation of Paramedic Cooperatives of QuebecLa Fédération des Coopératives des Paramédics du Québec
Work 155, boul. Charest Est, bureau 190 Québec Quebec G1K 3G6 work
Work Phone: (418) 622-1001work
Work Email: info@ressources.coopINTERNET
Website: http://www.fcpq.coop
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English: Paramedic cooperatives in Quebec come together within the Federation of Paramedic Cooperatives of Quebec (FCPQ). The mission of the FCPQ is:
- To represent its member cooperatives in any area of interest to paramedic cooperatives;
- To provide services to them;
- To support the development and implementation of projects related to health.
Français: Les coopératives de paramédics du Québec sont regroupées au sein de la Fédération des Coopératives des Paramédics du Québec (FCPQ). La mission de la FCPQ est de:
- Représenter ses coopératives membres dans tout domaine d’intérêt pour les coopératives de paramédics, auprès de toutes instances;
- Leur offrir des services;
- Soutenir l’émergence et la réalisation de projets reliés au domaine de la santé.
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English: Réseau seeks to promote the development of worker co-ops in Quebec, notably by promoting the model, providing experience to youth, and supprt to co-operatives. Our services include: training and advisory services, networking and mentoring, referral to resource people, government relations, etc. We are a coordinator of one of the most dynamic projects in youth co-operative entrepreneurship: the Youth service co-operatives.
Français: Vise à favoriser le développement des coopératives de travail du Québec, notament par la promotion du modèle, l’expérimentation par les jeunes et le soutien aux coopératives. Nos services: formation et services-conseils, réseautage et mentorat, référence à des ressources spécialisées, représentation politique, etc. Le Réseau est également l’initiateur et le coordonnateur d’un projet d’entrepreneuriat coopératif jeunesse les plus dynamiques du Québec, les coopératives jeunesse de services.
Quebec Federation of Forestry Co-operativesLa Fédération québécoise des coopératives forestières
Home 3188, chemin Ste-Foy – bureau 200 Québec Québec G1X 1R4 home
Work Phone: (418) 651-0388work
Work Fax: (418) 651-3860workfax
Website: http://www.fqcf.coop/
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English: The Québec Federation of Forestry Cooperatives gather and represent, in shared interest areas, the totality of forest workers cooperatives, worker-shareholder cooperatives and solidarity cooperatives present in the forest sector of Québec.
Français: La Fédération québécoise des coopératives forestières (FQCF) regroupe et représente dans des domaines d’intérêts communs l’ensemble des coopératives forestières de travailleurs, les coopératives de travailleurs actionnaires et les coopératives de solidarité actives dans le milieu forestier, et ce dans toutes les régions du Québec.
Associate Members
Biography
English: CHF Canada is the nation-wide umbrella organization for co-op housing and Canada’s link with co-op housing around the world. The organization exists to unite, represent and serve the co-op housing community across Canada.
Français: La FHCC est l’organisme national qui chapeaute les coopératives d’habitation et elle est aussi le lien du Canada avec les coopératives d’habitation dans le monde entier. L’organisme existe pour unir, représenter et servir la communauté des coopératives d’habitation à travers le Canada.
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La CDR-Acadie est un regroupement d’associations coopératives francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick qui s’unissent afin de promouvoir et soutenir l’entrepreneuriat collectif sous forme coopérative.
The CDR – Acadie is a group of francophone co-operative associations in New Brunswick who unite to promote and support collective entrepreneurship using the co-operative model.
The Agency for Co-operative HousingL’Agence des coopératives d’habitation
Work 190 O’Connor Street, 6th floor Ottawa Ontario K2P 2R3 work
Work Phone: (613) 234-4557work
Website: http://agency-public.coop/
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The Agency for Co-operative Housing is the not-for-profit administrator of federal co-operative housing programs in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Prince Edward Island.
L’Agence est le organisme sans but lucratif qui gère les programmes fédéraux de coopératives d’habitation de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard, de l’Ontario, de l’Alberta et de la Colombie-Britannique.