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Truth and Reconciliation Day
In observance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30 will now be a statutory holiday. This day coincides with Orange Shirt Day, which began in 2013, and involves wearing orange shirts to honour Indigenous children who were forced to leave their...
Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada is Getting Ready for Co-op Week 2021
Dear Co-operator, We are pleased to let you know that this year’s Co-op Week will be celebrated from October 17 to 23, 2021. Every year during Co-op Week, co-operatives like you celebrate Canada’s co-operative movement...
CMC welcomes Marie-Pier Duquette, Manager, Member Engagement
CMC is very pleased to welcome Marie-Pier Duquette, Manager - Member Engagement, to its team. Marie-Pier is a bilingual professional with expertise in stakeholder relationships, service delivery, project management, quality assurance and finance. She is a resourceful...
CMC Recognizes Award Winners at their Virtual AGM on June 17, 2021
Each year, Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) honours individuals and organizations working in the Canadian co-operative and mutual sector to recognize their outstanding contribution to the sector. Each year, a CMC Awards Committee reviewed the list of candidates...
Getting Back to “Normal” Life
Since the beginning of the new year, we’ve been hoping to get through these unprecedented times. As more people are getting vaccinated, we have more reason to hope we’ll be able to be close to one another again. As we prepare ourselves to “get back to normal life,”...
Boosting the Co-operative Identity Online
Co-operatives have unique development tools and because the co-operative business model is a major differentiating feature, it deserves to be integrated in the brand identity strategies. And one way to promote the co-operative difference is by using a strong identity...
CMC is creating Canada’s most comprehensive database
Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada is creating the most comprehensive database, map and online directory of co-operatives, credit unions and mutuals in Canada. The directory is searchable by name, location, co-op type, co-op sector, and more. Over the course of the...
New CMC Study: Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Canadian Co-operatives
Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) is pleased to announce that on behalf of its members, we are launching a 2.5-year study on the impacts of the COVID pandemic on non-financial and financial co-ops in Canada. This study will be advanced by the above...
One Co-op / Every Co-op
To wrap up Co-op Week, CMC held a National Town Hall titled One Co-op, Every Co-op. This event brought together Canadian co-operators and mutualists to reflect on solutions to better protect the interests of co-operative members and preserve the democratic principles...
Co-operatives around the world
The international co-op movement was solidified in 1895 in London when the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) was founded. This first congress brought together representatives of the co-op world from Germany, Australia, the United States, India, and...
Financing your Co-operative Business
Being a co-op means being part of a mutually supportive community that seeks to cultivate the values of sharing and mutual aid without borders. It’s also benefiting from access to advantageous financing from investment institutions and networks. Without capital, it’s...
Co-op values in 2020
The spring of 2020 will go down in history. No matter how you spend your time, all our lives were turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic that has devastated the entire world. Health networks were overwhelmed, and the economy suffered greatly: the downturn, the...
