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It's International Development Week in Canada!
This year's International Development Week runs from February 5-11, 2012 and focuses on the empowerment of women and girls. CLICK HERE for ways to get involved and visit the Canadian International Development Agency for more information.

Our mission

The Canadian Co-operative Association provides leadership to promote, develop and unite co-operatives and credit unions for the benefit of people in Canada and around the world. Our members come from many sectors of the economy, including finance, insurance, agri-food and supply, wholesale and retail, housing, health, and the service sector.

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Telephone: 613-238-6711

Features

Co-ops in the Commons

Saskatchewan Conservative MP Ray Boughen urged his colleagues to support the International Year of Co-operatives in a statement in the House of Commons on February 6. Click the Read More link to read Mr. Boughen's remarks.

Prime Minister brings greetings to IYC launch

Prime Minister Stephen Harper added his voice to the thousands of Canadians who participated in the January 12 Canadian launch of the International Year of Co-operatives. In a message that was read out during the live webcast, the Prime Minister said that "the existence of co-operatives across all sectors of the economy speaks to the influence and relevance of the co-operative movement". Click the Read More link to read the full message.

Co-operative enterprises build a better Canada

CCA President Claude Gauthier was one of some 30 co-operative leaders from around the world whose hopes for the International Year of Co-operatives were published in the Co-operative News. Click the Read More link to read his New Year's message.

Legacy projects for the International Year of Co-operatives

CCA's November 29 Lobby Day on Parliament Hill provided an opportunity to talk to MPs and Senators about the co-op sector's proposed legacy projects for the International Year of Co-operatives. Click the Read More link to find out about the initiatives CCA would like to see the government implement in 2012.

Read our blog: The View From Here

The Canadian Co-operative Association sent 23 credit union coaches and mentors to Ghana, Malawi and Uganda from January 23 to February 2. Experience their mission with our international development blog, The View From Here. It offers a unique insight from volunteers working on the frontline of development through their photos, words and videos. To see the blog and follow the coaches' posts, click the Read More link below.

Co-operative enterprises build better communities!

Just in time for the Canadian launch of the International Year of Co-operatives, the Ontario Co-operative Association has erected some 40 billboards across the province promoting co-ops. This one is located on St. Laurent Boulevard in Ottawa, a major commercial thoroughfare in the east end of the city.

For more information on the January 12 launch events, click the Read More link.

CCA Volunteer Coordinator profiled in alumni magazine

Sarah Feldberg, who coordinates coaching missions and other volunteer activities for CCA's International Development program, was the subject of a profile in the Winter 2012 issue of the Bishop's University alumni magazine. Find out more about Sarah and CCA's work in international co-operative development.

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Edited by Debra Brown, President and CEO of Brown Governance Inc, Governance Matters e-newsletters and e-toolkits throw the spotlight on key governance issues imperative to the co-operative leader. Governance Matters is published up to four times a year and is available by subscription to anyone interested in governance issues.

Keep up-to-date on what's happening around the 2012 International Year of Co-operatives in Canada and around the world. This e-newsletter will be sent out monthly, leading up to and during the International Year.