{"id":237670,"date":"2022-08-15T10:56:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T14:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/youth-in-co-operation\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:28:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:28:57","slug":"youth-in-co-operation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/youth-in-co-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth in Co-operation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#4B4B4D&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/canada.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/Lettre-oo-cmc.png&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;multiply&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|0px|40px|0px|true|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1200ms&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;3%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||dotted&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;9px||1px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Youth in Co-operation<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/canada.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/circle-background-pattern.png&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/canada.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/cec-logo-01-980&#215;286-1.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;cec-logo-01-980&#215;286&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) highly encourages the participation of youth within the co-operative community through Canada\u2019s Emerging Co-operators (CEC). This committee rallies young co-operators, between the ages of 18-35, and advises the Board of directors of CMC on the point of view of the young Canadian co-operative leaders.<\/p>\n<p>CEC\u2019s goal is to:<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||50px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Understand the needs of new co-operator leaders and how to fulfill them;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Shape the future of leadership within the co-operative and mutual sector in Canada, and;<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Create a space for young co-operators to highlight, increase and celebrate their involvement in the co-operative sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfrmVf8r6fBdCPmlYe9WYZiZWBtEwVFMhfMbY6E9px5Fer2Rw\/viewform&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Become a member of Canada&#8217;s Emerging Co-operators&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;text-align: center !important;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][ba_flipbox front_media_type=&#8221;none&#8221; back_media_type=&#8221;none&#8221; back_description=&#8221;Jason Rivest holds a bachelor&#8217;s degree in history, a bachelor&#8217;s degree in business administration (Innovation, entrepreneurship and business development profile) and an MBA (Diagnosis and organizational intervention concentration) from the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Trois-Rivi\u00e8res.&#8221; animation_3d=&#8221;on&#8221; duration=&#8221;900ms&#8221; main_height=&#8221;600px&#8221; front_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; back_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; back_ct_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|true|true&#8221; front_img_height=&#8221;300px&#8221; front_img_width=&#8221;300px&#8221; back_bg_color=&#8221;#0096D6&#8243; front_bg_color=&#8221;#0096D6&#8243; front_bg_image=&#8221;https:\/\/canada.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/Jason_Rivest_VM.jpg&#8221; front_img_bg_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; back_title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; back_description_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; back_subtitle_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_css_back_desc=&#8221;color: #fff;&#8221; border_radii_front_media=&#8221;on|15px|15px|15px|15px&#8221; border_radii_back_media=&#8221;on|15px|15px|15px|15px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/ba_flipbox][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_4_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||17px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Jason Rivest<\/h4>\n<p class=\"et_pb_member_position\"><strong>Member<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_icon font_icon=&#8221;&#xf08c;||fa||400&#8243; icon_width=&#8221;25px&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jasonrivest\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;side-by-side&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_icon][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][ba_flipbox front_media_type=&#8221;none&#8221; back_media_type=&#8221;none&#8221; back_description=&#8221;Kristen Murray (she) is a community leader and social entrepreneur from St. John&#8217;s, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). 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