The Latest News From Canada's Worker Co-op Sector
July 2022 Volume 14 Issue 7
In This Issue

  • Report from the Executive Director, by Hazel Corcoran
  • Rapport de la directrice générale, par Hazel Corcoran
  • Save the Date: CWCF's 2022 Conference
  • CWCF Welcomes New Executive Assistant, by Kenzie Love
  • CWCF Call for Nominations and Resolutions
  • Appel aux résolutions de la FCCT et appel à candidatures au conseil d'administration
  • CWCF Seeks Award Nominees
  • CWCF Among Organizations to Receive Funding to Deliver the Investment Readiness Program
  • Oasis Lavenders Cooperative Treats the Senses and Nourishes the Soul, by Kenzie Love
  • Oasis Lavenders régale les sens et nourrit l’âme, par Kenzie Love
  • Co-ops Can Lead the Race to Zero, by Kenzie Love
  • Canadian Co-op News and Events - Round-up
  • Impact of Covid-19 on Canadian Co-operatives and Mutuals
  • L’impact de la COVID-19 sur les coopératives et les mutuelles canadiennes
  • Survey on the ICA Statement on the Co-operative Identity
  • Enquête sur la déclaration de l'ACI sur l'identité coopérative
  • How Employee-Owned Businesses Could Shake Up Canada's Business Scene
  • Review of BC's Co-operative Association Act
  • International Co-op News and Events - Round-up
  • USFWC 2022 Conference
  • TESA Collective's 10 Reasons Co-ops Rock
  • Social and Solidarity Economy on Agenda of Recent International Labour Conference session
  • How a Worker-Owned Business Model in Spain is Keeping Inequality in Check
  • Co-operative Development Institute Seeks Interim Executive Director
Report from the Executive Director
By Hazel Corcoran

  • Welcoming New Executive Assistant
  • CMC Congress
  • Upcoming CWCF Conference
  • Worker Co-op Academy Launch



Rapport de la directrice générale
Par Hazel Corcoran

  • Accueil de la nouvelle adjointe à la direction
  • Congrès de CMC
  • Prochain congrès de la FCCT
  • Lancement de l’Académie des coopératives de travail
Save the Date

CWCF's 2022 Conference will take place Nov. 17-19 in Vancouver, BC. The theme is Collective Power: Mutual empowerment to build the Solidarity Economy, with Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
CWCF Welcomes New Executive Assistant
By Kenzie Love

Based in Calgary, Rebecca Smyth brings a wide range of experience in the nonprofit sector to a role in which she'll help with a variety of tasks.
CWCF Call for Nominations and Resolutions

Now is the time to submit resolutions and nominations to the board in advance of CWCF's AGM in Vancouver, November 18, 2022.


Appel aux résolutions de la FCCT et appel à candidatures au conseil d'administration

Seeking Worker Co-op Award Nominations

CWCF is seeking nominees for two awards: the Worker Co-op Best Practices Award, and the Mark Goldblatt Worker Co-op Merit Award. 
CWCF Among Organizations to Receive Funding to Deliver the Investment Readiness Program

This CWCF project will provide a pathway through which underrepresented groups can buy out viable businesses from existing owners and convert them into social purpose organizations (SPOs) owned by and serving local equity-deserving groups. The main goals of this project are to identify potential social acquisition opportunities and reach out to equity-deserving groups to share these opportunities; and provide information about resources to facilitate the social acquisition process and ensure these projects are ready for scaling up and future investment.
Oasis Lavenders Cooperative Treats the Senses and Nourishes the Soul
By Kenzie Love

Oasis Lavenders Cooperative is a working farm, but as its name would suggest, it’s also a refuge of sorts.


Oasis Lavenders régale les sens et nourrit l’âme
Par Kenzie Love

La coopérative Oasis Lavenders et une ferme agricole, mais comme son nom l’indique, c’est aussi un refuge, en quelque sorte.

Co-ops Can Lead the Race to Zero
By Kenzie Love

At the recent CMC (Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada) Congress in Calgary, delegates approved a resolution committing Canada’s co-operative sector to adopt the UN’s Race to Zero, a global pact which mandates signatories to achieve net zero in emissions by 2050 at the latest, and to commit to at least a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030.

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Canadian Co-op News

  • Impact of Covid-19 on Canadian Co-operatives and Mutuals. In association with Institut de recherche et d’éducation pour les coopératives et les mutuelles de l’Université de Sherbrooke and the International Centre for Co-operative Management of Saint Mary’s University, CMC is proud to present the results of a survey report, which outlines the impact of COVID-19 on co-operatives and mutuals within Canada during the first 18 months of the pandemic.
  • L’impact de la COVID-19 sur les coopératives et les mutuelles canadiennes. En association avec l’Institut de recherche et d’éducation pour les coopératives et les mutuelles de l’Université de Sherbrooke et le Centre international de gestion des coopératives de Saint Mary’s University, CMC est fière de présenter les résultats du sondage qui souligne l’impact de la COVID-19 sur les coopératives et les mutuelles canadiennes pendant les 18 premiers mois de la pandémie mondiale.
  • Survey on the ICA Statement on the Cooperative Identity. In 1995, the International Cooperative Alliance adopted the Statement on the Cooperative Identity. Subsequently recognized by many governments and multilateral organizations, and incorporated within the ICA’s own statutes, the Statement defines the cooperative business model, makes explicit the cooperative and ethical values on which it is founded, and sets out seven universal operating principles applicable to cooperatives of all kinds.
  • Enquête sur la déclaration de l'ACI sur l'identité coopérative. En 1995, l'Alliance coopérative internationale a adopté la Déclaration sur l’identité coopérative. Reconnue par la suite par de nombreux gouvernements et de nombreuses organisations multilatérales et inscrite dans les statuts mêmes de l’ACI, la Déclaration explicite la coopérative et les valeurs éthiques sur lesquelles elle est fondée et énonce sept principes de fonctionnement universels applicables aux coopératives de tous genres.
  • How Employee-Owned Businesses Could Shake Up Canada's Business Scene.
  • Recently, The Ministry of Finance launched a review of British Columbia's Co-operative Association Act, the legal framework for incorporating and governing a co-operative. To help co-operatives function efficiently, the province seeks input into the Provincial Co-operative Association Act from our members and the larger BC co-op community on any problems, gaps, uncertainties, or inconsistencies in the Act, as well as any ideas on modernizing or reforming the legislation.
International Co-op News

  • The US Federation of Worker Co-ops is excited to host the 2022 Worker Co-op Conference in Philadelphia this September 9th and 10th.
  • TESA Collective's 10 Reasons Co-ops Rock.
  • For the first time, the Social and Solidarity Economy was on the agenda of the International Labour Conference at its 110th session CWCF Executive Director Hazel Corcoran participated.
  • How a Worker-Owned Business Model in Spain is Keeping Inequality in Check.
  • The Co-operative Development Institute, based in Massachusetts, is seeking an Interim Executive Director.


The Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation (CWCF) is a national, bilingual grassroots membership organization of and for worker co-operatives, related types of co-operatives (multi-stakeholder co-ops and worker-shareholder co-ops), and organizations that support the growth and development of worker cooperatives. CWCF's e-newsletter is available free of charge to anyone with an e-mail address and an interest in worker co-operative developments in Canada. Please send any comments and suggestions, or news about your co-op, to:  

Kenzie Love
Editor of CWCF Newsletter 
Fo.(403) 276-8250