Co-op Links
On this page, you will find links to other co-operative associations and resources, as well as sites related to the co-operative sector.
PROVINCIAL CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS
- Alberta Community & Co-op Association
- British Columbia Co-operative Association
- Conseil de la cooperation de l'Ontario (CCO)
- Conseil de la cooperation du Quebec
- Manitoba Co-operative Association
Federation des caisses populaires du Manitoba - New Brunswick Co-operative Enterprise Council
- Nova Scotia Co-operative Council
Conseil cooperative acadien de la Nouvelle-Ecosse - Saskatchewan Co-operative Association
conseil de la cooperation de la Saskatchewan - Prince Edward Island Co-operative Council
Conseil de developpement cooperative de l'ile-du-Prince-Edouard - Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Co-operatives
CANADIAN CO-OPERATIVE LINKS
- The Canadian Co-operative Association (CCA). Canada's umbrella organization of anglophone co-operatives.
- le Conseil Canadien de la Cooperation et de la mutualité (CCCM). CCCM is the national association representing the francophone co-operative movement in Canada.
- The Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation. Promoting co-op principles, democracy and worker ownership and control.
- CoopZone provides tools, co-op development resources and advice on starting and growing co-operatives.
- Co-op Tools
- Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
- Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Credit Union Central of Canada
- Central 1 Credit Union
- Concentra Financial
- The CUMIS Group
- Canadian and U.S. Food Co-op Directory
- Co-ops for Students. Helpful links from CHF for finding co-op housing at Canadian universities.
INTERNATIONAL LINKS
- International Co-operative Alliance (ICA). ICA is an independent, non-governmental association which unites, represents and serves co-operatives worldwide
- Mondragon Corporacion Cooperative
- New Zealand Co-operatives Association
- .coop. Register for .coop domain name
GOVERNMENT LINKS
- Co-operatives Secretariat of the Government of Canada. Co-ordinates the interaction between government and the co-operative sector.
- Co-operative Development Initiative. A Government of Canada program supporting co-ops through advisory services, innovative co-op projects and research and knowledge development.
- Co-operative Corporations Act
- Statistics Canada
- Innovation Guelph
- Canada Business
- Province of Ontario
- Government of Canada
CED LINKS
- Community Futures Development Corporations in Ontario
- The Canadian CED Network (CED Net)
- The Centre for Community Enterprise
CO-OPERATIVE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH LINKS
- The Social Economy Centre of the University of Toronto
- Association of Co-operative Educators (ACE)
- The Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation (CASC)
- The Centre for the Study of Co-operatives at the University of Saskatchewan
- The Society for Co-operative Studies, United Kingdom
- The Centre for Co-operative and Community-Based Economy, University of Victoria
- Center for Cooperatives, University of Wisconsin
- Rural Cooperatives Center, University of California, Davis
- Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia
- European Community of Consumer Co-operatives (Euro Coop)
- Overseas Coop Development Center, United States
- Centre for Co-operative Studies, University College Cork, Ireland
- Japan Institute for Co-operative Research
CO-OP RESOURCE LINKS
- Cultivate.coop. A wiki dedicated to gathering co-op knowledge and resources.
- Jeunes Coopérateurs / Young Co-operators. A group established to help promote Co-ops and Credit Unions to the youth of Canada.
- Young & Free Ontario. Libro Financial Group and United Communities Credit Union's online effort to give the 17-to-25 crowd in southwestern Ontario a voice, a head start and useful information.
- Bankerspank. A series of videos starring a bank, a credit union, and general hilarity.
- Co-ops Rock. A short visual introduction to co-ops, and why you should care about them.
- Zippitydodog. Financial information for youth, from Nelson & District Credit Union in BC.
- My Co-op Rocks. A video contest for co-op members in the United States to demonstrate the many reasons their co-ops rock.
