May 20 – Co-op Connections: Canadian Cooperative Governance Dashboard

Our next Co-op Connections free online zoom will be on May 20 from noon – 1:00 pm.

This month we will be chatting about the Canadian Cooperative Governance Survey and Dashboard administered by the Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives at the University of Saskatchewan.  We will be joined by Stan Yu and Josie Ward, administrators of the survey who will explain about the survey and dashboard.  Then we will be joined by Murray Dehn of Red River Co-op in Winnipeg who will share his first hand experience participating in the survey.  We will have lots of time for Q&A and conversation following their presentations to learn more about this tool and how it could work for you and your co-op. 

Click here to register for free and to get the login details.

2025 Co-op Awards Nominations are now open

We are currently accepting nominations for our 2025 Co-op Awards Program.  The nomination deadline is May 31, 2025.  Visit the Awards Page of this website for more information and to download the nomination forms.

Calling all Co-op Youth Leadership Alumni

We, the Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, and co-op camp programs across Canada are conducting a short survey to ask you about past experiences as a participant and/or counsellor at camp and how much currently engage with cooperatives, as a member, consumer, employee, leader, or otherwise!

Whether you participated 1 year ago or 20 years ago, if you can take a few minutes of your day to participate in this survey, we would be most appreciative.

Use this link to participate in the survey: https://bit.ly/CoopCampAlumniSurvey

The deadline to participate is May 1, 2025.

Manitoba Co-op Profiles

In 2021, MCA developed a series of Manitoba Co-op Profiles highlighting to achievements and accomplishments of some Manitoba cooperatives.  Be sure to check out the profiles below:

March 24, 2021 – “Diversification, Remaining Local and Giving Back to the Community” – a profile of Red River Co-operative

March 31, 2021 – “Lateral Networks – Rebuilding the Food System” – a profile of Fireweed Food Co-op

April 7, 2021 – “A Stay That Feels Like Home” – a profile of the Manitoba Bed & Breakfast Marketing Co-op Inc

April 14, 2021 – “Sewing With a Purpose – A Newcomer Co-op Model” – a profile of Hand in Glove Community Co-op Inc

April 21, 2021 – “What it Means to be a Worker Co-op” – a profile of Organic Planet Worker Co-op

April 28, 2021 – “A Truly Local Farmers’ Market” – a profile of Le Marché St Norbert Farmers’ Market

May 5, 2021 – “Providing for and Supporting the Communities of Southwestern Manitoba” – a profile of Westman Communications Group

May 12, 2021 – “Serving the Communities of Canada’s Remote North” – a profile of Arctic Co-operatives Limited

May 19, 2021 – “Providing Safe and Affordable Housing for Members” – a profile of Village Canadien Housing Co-operative

May 26, 2021 – “Providing a Safe, Reliable and Inclusive Carsharing Program” – a profile of Peg City Car Co-op Ltd

June 2, 2021 – “It Takes a Village to Raise a Child” – a profile of Village Co-op of Care (In Development)

June 9, 2021 – “Engaging the Community in Cooperative Health and Wellness” – a profile of NorWest Co-op Community Health

June 16, 2021 – “What a Credit Union was meant to be” – a profile of Rosenort Credit Union

June 23, 2021 – “Dedicated to Building Certified Energy Efficient Buildings in Manitoba” – a profile of Sun Certified Builders Cooperative Ltd.

June 30, 2021 – “Meeting the community’s needs as a successful hardware business” – a profile of Pollock’s Hardware Co-op Ltd.

July 7, 2021 – “Providing financial services for the wellbeing and resilience of members, employees, communities and environment” – a profile of Assiniboine Credit Union