CWCF has hosted a series of mixers over the spring and summer this year, informal social events with the purpose of building stronger relationships with CWCF’s co-op membership, and stronger regional networks in the co-op sector generally.

Nominations for the Worker Co-op Best Practices Award, and the Mark Goldblatt Worker Co-op Merit Award are due September 12, 2023.

Interested co-ops are asked to submit an initial Expression of Interest (EOI) with a summary of their financial information, the length of time the co-op has been in operation, and the rationale for the application via this link.

CWCF has made four recommendations in advance of the 2024 federal budget.

Sandra Allen, a member of Shift Delivery, served as CWCF's BC/Yukon director from February 2021 until earlier this year. CWCF offers thanks for her great service and wishes her well in her future endeavours!

When the Victoria sewing shop's owner decided she was ready to sell, the employees talked it over and decided they were ready to buy.

Lorsque la propriétaire de cet atelier de couture à Victoria a décidé qu'elle était prête à vendre, les employé.e.s en ont discuté et ont décidé qu'ils et elles étaient prêt.e.s à acheter.

• Glitter Bean’s workers turn to crowdfunding to save queer-centric co-op cafe.
• Cooperative Cleaners of Ontario: Transforming Lives through Co-op Power webinar, August 23 6:30 p.m. ET.
• What's a Co-operative Model and Why Should Business Owners Consider It?

• Global Innovation Co-op Summit 2023 September 27th-29th, Montreal
• Grassroots Economic Organizing's August newsletter.
• There is a new edition of Work Together, The Global Newsletter for Cooperatives active in Industry and Services, focusing on the topic of care. It includes an interview with Danielle Turpin, founder of Home Care Workers’ Cooperative in Peterborough.
• Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la publication d'une nouvelle édition de "Work Together", le bulletin d'information mondial des coopératives industrielles et de services, qui se concentre cette fois sur le thème des soins. Nous avons eu la chance de nous asseoir avec Danielle Turpin, fondatrice de la Home Care Workers' Co-operative à Peterborough.