The Latest News From Canada's Worker Co-op Sector
August 2022 Volume 14 Issue 8
In This Issue

  • Glorious Organics Values Co-operation, Communication, and Community, by Kenzie Love
  • Public Awareness of Co-ops a Complex Issue, by Kenzie Love
  • L’enjeu complexe de la visibilité des coopératives, par Kenzie Love
  • Update on 2022 Young Adult Arts and Culture Grant Recipient
  • CWCF Call for Nominations and Resolutions/Appel aux résolutions de la FCCT et appel à candidatures au conseil d'administration
  • Seeking Worker Co-op Award Nominations
  • Upcoming CWCF Events
  • Reminder: CWCF Job Board
  • Canadian Co-op News and Events - Round-up
  • BC Government Announces Funding for Co-ops
  • Canadian Co-operative Governance Survey
  • Webinar on Investment Readiness Program, including grants
  • International Co-op News - Round-up
  • Introducing the Co-op Conversation Guidebook from iMOVe!
Glorious Organics Values Co-operation, Communication, and Community
By Kenzie Love

One of the first certified organic farms in BC's Fraser Valley, Glorious Organics was a trailblazer that continues to lead the way.
Public Awareness of Co-ops a Complex Issue
By Kenzie Love

Lack of awareness is often cited as a major barrier for the co-op movement, on matters ranging from post-secondary education to co-op conversions, which makes it worthwhile to dig a little deeper into the issues at hand.



L’enjeu complexe de la visibilité des coopératives
Par Kenzie Love

Le manque de visibilité est souvent cité comme un obstacle majeur au mouvement coopératif, parmi d’autres comme l’éducation postsecondaire et la conversion en coopératives; il vaut donc la peine de creuser davantage les problèmes qui se posent.

Update on 2022 Young Adult Arts and Culture Grant Recipient

CWCF is pleased to announce that the group which received the 2022 Young Adult Arts and Culture Grant has completed its work: translating the co-operative anthem “Bi Hanka” (originally written in the Basque language) into English.

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. 
Upcoming CWCF Events



Note: All of the webinars will begin at 12 p.m. ET.

Image courtesy Molly Graham, artist
Reminder: CWCF Job Board

CWCF welcomes notifications of employment opportunities from worker co-ops and affiliated organizations on our Job Opportunities page. If your co-op has an employment opportunity you’d like posted, or is looking for additional members, please contact Communications and Member Services Manager Kaye Grant at communications@canadianworker.coop
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Canadian Co-op News

  • The provincial government of British Columbia has announced a $2 million investment to support the development and growth of co-ops. More information is available on the BCCA website. Congratulations to BCCA!!
  • Co-operatives and credit unions across Canada are invited to participate in Wave 2 of the Canadian Co-operative Governance Survey - a national survey that aims to gather data on governance practices in Canadian co-operatives, including board composition and procedures, remuneration, and diversity.
  • Join Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) for an hour and a half webinar August 25 at 11 a.m. Eastern Time on the Investment Readiness program and learn how you can apply for funding for your co-op through the program.
Introducing the Co-op Conversation Guidebook!

iMOVe (In My Own Voice Arts Association) of Halfax is working on building inclusive economies with unique, culturally-appropriate learning opportunities about how co-operation and the co-op model can be used to solve problems in marginalized and racialized communities. iMOVe has recently developed the Co-op Conversation Guidebook is an introductory level guide, designed specifically to be culturally appropriate for a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Persons of Colour) audience. You can read it here. 
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 
(403) 276-8250 

The Canadian Worker Co-op Federation (CWCF) gratefully and respectfully acknowledges the traditional, ancestral, unceded territories of Indigenous peoples on whose territories we live and work. CWCF recognizes that land acknowledgements are not enough. See this link for CWCF’s Racial Justice Action Plan.