Co-op Week 2024
Co-operative and Mutuals Canada (CMC) is excited to once again celebrate Co-op Week! From October 13 to October 19, 2024, CMC will highlight this important week with the theme of “Innovating the Co-operative Way.” This theme will help us highlight co-operatives from across Canada and the innovative ways in which they help serve their communities.
“Every day, co-operatives from coast to coast to coast find clever solutions to the issues surrounding their communities,” explains Hugues Bourgeois, CMC’s Executive Director. “Throughout CMC’s 2024 Congress, we learned about the different ways some co-operatives have navigated change. It was an incredible display of how innovation is at the heart of the Canadian co-operative movement.”
To showcase the innovation within the sector, CMC will be hosting three webinars to introduce you to co-operatives that think outside of the box. Each webinar will be a 45-minute presentation, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.
On Tuesday, October 15th, at 1 p.m. EST Glenn Valliere, a representative of the Governance and Member Relations Team, will present how Arctic Co-operatives Limited innovates using the UN Sustainable Development Goals along with Indigenous models of sustainability.
Arctic Co-operatives Limited is a service federation that is owned and controlled by over 30 community-based co-operative businesses that are located in Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon. This federation was also the proud recipient of CMC’s 2022 Large Co-operative of the Year Award.
On Wednesday, October 16th, at 1 p.m. EST, Radish Cooperative, the winner of CMC’s 2023 Small Co-operative of the Year Award, will present how they created their innovative co-operative platform in Montreal, Quebec. Radish Cooperative is an online meal delivery technology co-operative offering technological solutions for the food service industry.
On Thursday, October 17th, at 1 p.m. EST, Retournzy coop, the recipient of CMC’s 2024 Environmental Initiative of the Year Award, will present their unique journey in creating a co-operative that uses the circular economy model to offer a sustainable containers solution for the catering, event, corporate and institutional sectors. Discover their new exciting projects and their innovative approach to sustainability.
CMC wants to encourage co-operators to participate in the three webinars during the 2024 Co-op Week! To participate in this contest, you only need to register and attend one or all the webinars throughout the week.
A winner will be drawn from the list of participants of all the webinars and the winner will receive a $100 certificate to their favourite co-operative.
Learn more about the rules of the contest here.
We invite you to download our media kit to celebrate and promote Co-op Week 2024! Please reach out to Aline Porrior-Richard, Senior Communications Advisor, if you have any problems.
