Membership Meetings
On Co-op GMM 2010
On Co-op facilitates general members' meetings (GMM) for its membership, which are often also attended by co-op sector stakeholders. The Board and staff present an update on the Association's activities and programs, and provide information on the budget and other financial items. Members vote on resolutions as required. Time is always set aside for co-op networking and sharing. In addition, as mandated in the Co-operative Corporations Act, On Co-op holds and Annual General Meeting (AGM) where the Board of Directors is elected, general business is transacted, and speakers are brought in to discuss matters of importance for the co-operative movement in the coming year.
Only On Co-op Members may vote at members' meetings. Supporters and Friends may attend the meetings, and participate in discussion, but cannot vote on motions and resolutions, run for election to the Board of Directors, or elect board members.
PRIOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MINUTES AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. On Co-op's most recent Annual Report can be found in the "Related Documents" on the upper right of this paget. A link to our archive of past annual reports back to our first year in 2002, and to our financial statements back to 2005 can be found at the bottom of this page.
GENERAL MEMBER MEETING
The most recent GMM was held Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the offices of Credit Union Central of Canada.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
June 19, 2012
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- Call for Nominations and Call for Resolutions (combined)
The 2012 AGM will be held at Springfield Golf Course in Guelph on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. The On Co-op membership and sector stakeholders and supporters are invited to attend. An election to the board of directors will be held, and a luncheon served.
In the afternoon, southwestn Ontario co-operatives are invited to take part in a regional information meeting, beginning with a joint luncheon (combined with the AGM above).
More information on the AGM and the southwestern Ontario regional meeting will be posted shortly.
June 14, 2011
On Co-op's Annual General Meeting took place at The Guelph Country Club on June 14, 2011.
Glenn Valliere, Ontario Natural Food Co-op, was elected as a director-at-large, and Amy Skeggs of Rochdale Credit Union was elected as the youth director. The appointments to the board of Lisa Gugliettie, The Co-operators and Dave Sitaram, Central 1, were ratified by the membership. Director Donna Bailey had reached her board term limit and retired from the board.
A resolution to allow electronic membership meetings and voting was approved.
Two additional resolutions empowered On Co-op, through its Regs and Legs committee, to begin discussions with FSCO on changes to the Co-operative Corporations Act to repeal the 50% rule for all Ontario co-operatives except for Worker Co-ops and Housing Co-ops, and to retain the par value provisions of the Act.
An IYC Ontario task force meeting followed the AGM.
June 22, 2010
A tied vote during an election to the On Co-op board of directors during the AGM caused a rare second ballot, and sent organizers in search of additional ballots for the unprecedented show of democratic participation.
The election was part of the 8th Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Co-operative Association, held Tuesday June 22 at the Springfield Golf and Country Club in Guelph. 66 people attended the meeting.
In addition to the business meeting and election, the On Co-op AGM agenda included a number of presentations. A well-known co-operative champion, Karen Farbridge, Mayor of the City of Guelph, presented On Co-op and the membership with the opportunity to work with City officials to designate Guelph as a Centre of Co-operative Excellence.
Professor JJ McMurtry, Director of the Co-operative Management Certificate Program, presented an overview of the Certificate Program, which recently graduated its first cohort. After a virtual tour of one of the e-learning course modules, Professor McMurtry announced the beginning of the application process for the second cohort of the Co-operative Management Certificate Program.
June 23, 2009
44 On Co-op Members, Supporters, Friends and sector stakeholders took part in the 7th Annual General Meeting, held Tuesday June 23, 2009 at the Victoria Golf Course West, in Guelph.
The business session took approximately 1 hour, and included a riveting presentation by board chair Donna Bailey and a brief PowerPoint presentation on the year in review.
Following the business session, a group discussion took place on On Co-op's proposed Youth Engagement Strategy. The room divided into breakout groups to discuss one of the four recommendations. A networking Lunch was held from 12-1pm, with cross-sector mixing and mingling.
In the afternoon, participants attended one of two Workshops: The Recession and Your Co-op, or The Green Energy Act: New Horizons for Ontario.
June 20, 2008
The 2008 On Co-op Annual General Meeting was held June 20, 2008 at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Guelph. The guest speaker was Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon - award winning author of The Ingenuity Gap and The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity, and the Renewal of Civilization. A presentation on the 2007 Co-op Census was given by David Lasby and Mark Ventry. Two workshops were held in the afternoon.
June 15, 2007
66 people attended On Co-op’s Annual General Members Meeting, held Friday, June 15, 2007 at the Cutten Club in Guelph. Of note was a moving speech from MPP Ted McMeekin, restating his support for the creation of an Ontario Co-operatives Secretariat, and the passing of Bylaw Article VI, Section 6.01, which stipulates designated Board seats for members paying in excess of $25000.00 in dues. An election was held for positions on the Board of Directors, and immediately following the AGM a board reorganization meeting was held. Highlights of On Co-op's programs and activies from the previous year were showcased in a spirited PowerPoint slide show. A new video promoting the Co-operative Young Leaders Program was unveiled during the luncheon.
As part of the business session, a panel discussion was presented on 'Vision 2020: Where will the co-operative sector be?' Panel speakers included: Howard Bogach, CEO of Credit Union Central of Ontario; Kathy Bardswick, CEO of The Co-operators Group Ltd; André Thibert, Chair of Conseil de la cooperation de l’Ontario; and Sonja Carrière, CYL Co-ordinator of Ontario Co-operative Association. Brian Iler, Partner in Iler Campbell LLP, moderated.
Two workshops were presented in the afternoon (summaries/presentations below). These included The Guide to the Ontario Co-operative Corporations Act with Jennifer Heneberry of Ontario Co-operative Association; and Seven Disciplines of Governance Excellence with Ralph Kikkert of Strive!
June 9, 2006
The On Co-op AGM was held Friday June 9th. For the first time ever, On Co-op and the Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA) held their separate AGMs in the same location and on the same day as part of a two-day national co-operative congress. The meeting was chaired by Ralph Dietrich of Gay Lea Foods Co-operative, and included a 5 minute audio-visual presentation on the year in review, as well as 9 brief presentations on the future of On Co-op and the Ontario co-operative sector.
June 14, 2005
Fifty-six members, supporters and visitors attended On Co-op's third Annual General Meeting, held June 14 at the Cutten Club in Guelph. The meeting included a business session, CDI update and CYL sponsor presentations.
After lunch, participants attended themed workshops on Board Governance Without Interference and The Direction of the Co-op Sector.
June 2, 2004
More than 60 people, representing 26 co-ops attended the AGM. As always, the meeting provided a chance to learn about happenings with On Co-op. The day consisted of presentations from On Co-op's auditor, BDO Dunwoody, and from three CDI recipients, African Diaspora, Circle Sun Farms and Sky Dragon Co-operative. There was also an election of a new Board member, Richard Edwin from African Diaspora Community Co-operative.
