{"id":248821,"date":"2025-10-26T21:17:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/?p=248821"},"modified":"2025-10-29T09:31:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T13:31:09","slug":"co-op-week-2025-a-celebration-of-collective-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/co-op-week-2025-a-celebration-of-collective-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-op Week 2025: A Celebration of Collective Leadership\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This year\u2019s Co-op Week<\/strong>, on October 12 to 18 2025<\/strong>, carried special significance as the world celebrates the International Year of Cooperatives.<\/strong> Canada\u2019s co-operatives and mutuals used the week to showcase their community impacts and the highlight the ways people and communities can be at the heart of economic progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across the country, members, partners, and allies engaged in a week of events and storytelling that underscored how co-operatives are redefining what success looks like \u2014 balancing prosperity with purpose, and growth with shared value. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Ottawa, co-operatives received meaningful recognition<\/a> at the national level. Senator Lucie Moncion took the floor in the Senate to spotlight Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) and extend a message of strong support for co-operatives as  essential contributors to Canada\u2019s social and economic well-being. Earlier this fall, Senator Moncion and Senator Mary Coyle co-hosted CMC\u2019s Co-operative Networking Breakfast<\/a> on Parliament Hill, bringing parliamentarians and leaders together to discuss how co-operatives can help build a more resilient and inclusive economy. Their leadership and advocacy reaffirm what CMC and its members know well \u2014 that co-operatives play a vital role in shaping a more democratic, sustainable, and equitable future for all Canadians. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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This year\u2019s Co-op Week was marked by powerful moments that celebrated the strength and impact of Canada\u2019s co-operative movement.  A full-page ad supported by Co-operators<\/a> in The Hill Times<\/a> shone a national spotlight on CM50<\/a> \u2014 a global network of leading co-operative and mutual organizations driving sustainable growth, inclusive prosperity, and resilient communities.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The celebration continued as Gay Lea Foods<\/a> announced that the Gay Lea Foundation<\/a> is marking Co-op Week and the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives 2025 with more than $1 million in community impact grants<\/strong>, a remarkable demonstration of co-operative values in action.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The week concluded on a high note at the Cercle canadien<\/em><\/a> in Montr\u00e9al where leaders from Desjardins<\/a>, Agropur<\/a>, and Sollio Groupe Coop\u00e9ratif<\/a> came together for an inspiring discussion on the economic power of co-operatives and their essential role in building a more sustainable and equitable future. Together, these milestones underscore the collective leadership and growing momentum of Canada\u2019s co-operative and mutual sector \u2014 at home and on the world stage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One standout highlight of the week was the Alberta Community and Co-operative Association<\/a>\u2019s \u201cBusiness NOT As Usual: Own Your Future<\/a>\u201d \u2014 a national virtual event that captured the imagination and ambition of a new generation of change-makers. As part of the broader Business Not As Usual<\/strong> campaign and with the participation of co-op associations across the country, the event explored bold new ways to think about work, housing, and ownership \u2014 rewriting the rules and showing what\u2019s possible when we choose to do business differently. Rooted in co-operative values, it challenged several hundred Gen Z participants to envision a future that isn\u2019t out of reach, but one that can be built collectively, through innovation, collaboration, and shared ownership.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Throughout the week, CMC actively celebrated and promoted our members<\/strong>, sharing updates, impact stories, and community initiatives from across the country. In total, more than 10 member events<\/strong> were featured and promoted, reflecting the vibrancy and diversity of Canada\u2019s co-operative economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-op Week 2025 concluded with a defining moment: the public release of the Declaration on the Occasion of the International Year of Cooperatives<\/a>, formally adopted by CMC\u2019s members at our 2025 Annual General Meeting<\/strong>. CMC\u2019s Declaration builds on those of CQCM<\/a> and Desjardins<\/a>, reaffirming the collective leadership of Canada\u2019s co-operative and mutual sector \u2014 and its shared commitment to advancing democracy, sustainability, and equity in the years ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-op Week 2025 was a powerful reminder of what we can achieve together. As the national voice of Canadian co-operatives, CMC showcased our members from coast to coast to coast and celebrated our collective vision. Together, we\u2019ve shown that co-operatives are not just doing business differently \u2014 we\u2019re leading the way toward a more resilient and equitable Canada. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This year\u2019s Co-op Week, on October 12 to 18 2025, carried special significance as the world celebrates the International Year of Cooperatives. Canada\u2019s co-operatives and mutuals used the week to showcase their community impacts and the highlight the ways people and communities can be at the heart of economic progress.  Across the country, members, partners, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":248824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[133,710],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-248821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-semaine-de-la-cooperation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248821"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248864,"href":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248821\/revisions\/248864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}