Education
CMC offers educational resources, events, seminars and webinars. Historically, these have covered a wide range of topics aimed at helping co-operative and mutual participants establish and maintain thriving enterprises in Canada.
Co-operative Education Programs in Canada
The following educational institutions offer programs or research centres specifically related to co-operatives:
Centre for the Study of Co-operatives (University of Saskatchewan)
Co-operative Management Studies, Saint Mary's University
Co-operative Management Certificate Program (Schulich School of Business, York University, in partnership with the Ontario Co-operative Association)
BBA in Co-operative Enterprises program, University of Winnipeg
IRECUS: Institut de recherche et d'éducation pour les coopératives et les mutuelles (Université de Sherbrooke)
The Coady International Institute at St. Francis Xavier University offers programs related to international co-operative development and microfinance.
Non-academic training programs related to the Canadian co-operative sector are offered by:
CoopZone Developers' Network Co-operative
Other Canadian research centres and networks deal with co-operatives within the broader context of the social economy:
BALTA: BC-Alberta Research Alliance on the Social Economy
ARUC-ÈS: l'Alliance de recherche universités-communautés en économie sociale (Université de Québec à Montréal)
Primary Canadian academic associations for the study of co-operatives and the social economy:
Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation (CASC)
Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (ANSER)
ACE: Association of Cooperative Educators (North America)
Co-operative Education Programs Outside Canada
Centre for Co-operative Studies (University College Cork, Ireland)
UK Society for Co-operative Studies
University of Wisconsin Center for Co-operatives (US)
Latest News
Upcoming Events
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Spring Forum: Towards a More Co-operative Economy
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Virtual National Congress 2021
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Latest Publications
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Release of the Study on the Economic Impact of the Co-operative Sector in Canada
During Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC)’s National Congress 2019, Scott Banda, Chief Executive Officer of Federated Co-operatives Limited and...
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Annual Report 2018-2019
Download the Annual Report President and Executive Director’s MessageA transitional year for Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) This past year...
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Annual Report 2017-2018
The Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada Annual Report 2017 - 2018 can be downloaded in PDF.