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 include an RRSP-TFSA program for members, an annual conference, webinars, the Worker Co-op Academy incubator, an investment fund, newsletters and other communications, outreach and advocacy efforts, and a Racial Justice Action Plan.
CWCF has extensive relationships with other co-operative organisations and associations in Canada. CWCF developed a strategic plan for 2018-2022, which was fine-tuned for 2022-2026. CWCF has a stable membership. CWCF has ambitions of further growing and supporting the worker co-operative movement in Canada, an ambition which will require new approaches and strategies beyond those that are currently being employed in the current budgetary context.
It is a core mandate of CWCF to be a strong voice in the advancement of social and economic justice in Canada. CWCF seeks to build Justice, Equity, Diversity, Decolonization, and Inclusion (“JEDDI”) in the worker co-operative movement. We encourage submissions from members of Equity-Denied Groups. Equity-denied groups include but are not limited to members of BIPOC communities, LGBTQ2S+ people, people with disabilities, women, and youth.
CWCF is seeking proposals to engage staff, board members, members, and allies in an innovative and stimulating process to revise its strategic plan, focusing on increasing revenues and prioritizing support for the plan’s implementation.
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