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A joint conference with ICA CCR, CASC and ACE
May 27, 2019 | Montréal, Québec
CMC Congress 2019 - Quebec City
Jun 18, 2019 | Quebec city, Quebec

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CMC congratulates Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Rural Economic Development

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Fall Economic Update

André Beaudry, Executive Director of Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada

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André Beaudry appointed Executive Director of CMC

Community

Join Canada's Emerging Co-operators Committee!

International News

The United Nations International Day of Co-operatives

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Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada presented four Awards at Co-operative Congress 2018

The Farmers' Bank of Rustico - the First Credit Union in North America?

The concept of a cooperative was not yet well known, as the first cooperative was the one in Rochdale, Great Britain. For the Francophones, the concept appeared a few years later in France. There was obviously no legislation on the subject yet. Nevertheless, according to the testimonies and writings of historians, it operated according to the major modern cooperative principles.

La Banque des fermiers de Rustico – La première Caisse populaire en Amérique du Nord ?

La notion de coopérative n’était pas encore bien connue, car la première coopérative était celle de Rochdale en Grande-Bretagne. En français, la notion est apparue quelques années plus tard en France. Il n’y n’avait évidemment pas encore de législation sur le sujet. Néanmoins, selon les témoignages et écrits d’historiens, elle fonctionnait selon les grands principes coopératifs modernes.

Des producteurs biologiques manitobains s'associent pour vendre leur production

La ferme Adagio Acres, située à Lundar au Manitoba, veut partager son expertise dans la transformation de l'avoine aux autres petits producteurs. Avec la création d'une coopérative agricole, elle promet un acheteur pour leur production afin d'assurer la rentabilité de la transformation des récoltes.

Le projet pilote d'Uber élargi à Eva, un concurrent

Le gouvernement Legault autorise la jeune coopérative québécoise Eva à exercer ses opérations sous le projet pilote qui encadre déjà les activités d'Uber depuis 2016. Dévoilée par Le Soleil vendredi matin, la nouvelle a été confirmée au cours de la journée par le ministre des Transports, François Bonnardel.

$8.9M in Funding Announced for New Hay River Fish Plant

The co-operative will be responsible for the plant's operating costs, paid out of the revenues from the fish products.The territorial government will be working with the fisherman's federation through its Tu Cho Fishers Cooperative, to run the plant alongside the FFMC. The plant is expected to employ up to 24 seasonal employees.

The Cooperative Conversion Option

Co-operative conversions do more than save jobs — co-operatives create decent work. Their democratic governance structure gives workers a real stake in their companies. They invest in personal and professional development for their members.

CENet

The Cooperative Educators Network (CENet) is a hub for educational resources and materials for teaching and learning about cooperative enterprises.

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Guides on Starting a Co-operative Enterprise

Guides to founding different types of co-operative enterprises.

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The Co-operative Difference in Canada

Led by the Canadian Co-operative Association in partnership with four Canadian universities, the research network was funded to conduct research on the social, economic and environmental impacts of co-operatives on Canadians and their communities. The project was live from 2010 until 2015.

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Co-operative Branded Promotional Items - from The Flag Shop

The Flag Shop is the source for offical Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada and ICA Co-op Marque branded products!

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